Turkey Fight - Gobbler Crosses Creek To Get To Us

Have you ever used aggressive turkey calling by imitating two turkeys fighting? If you want to pull a stubborn longbeard into range, understanding why aggressive turkey calling works is a game changer for your spring season.

While soft yelps and clucks are standard, imitating a turkey fight taps into the natural social hierarchy and territorial instincts of wild turkeys. When two hens engage in a physical confrontation, they create a specific soundscape known as the fighting purr. These aggressive hen calls signal a high-stakes dispute over dominance, which often draws the attention of nearby gobblers and other hens.

A dominant tom is biologically programmed to investigate a turkey fight. From his perspective, a hen fight means a potential breeding opportunity or a shift in the local pecking order that he needs to oversee. By using your turkey calls to mimic these loud, agitated sounds, you are creating a scenario that a boss gobbler find irresistible. This tactic is especially effective when a tom is hung up or refuses to leave his current strut zone. The sudden shift from passive calling to intense, overlapping fighting purrs can break his concentration and force him to commit.

To master this turkey hunting strategy, you should focus on the cadence and volume of your calls. Using a slate call or a mouth diaphragm to produce rapid, rhythmic purrs while flapping a dried turkey wing against your leg or the ground adds a layer of realism that most hunters overlook. This combination of audio and motion mimics the sound of wings beating during a real scuffle. Integrating these aggressive turkey hunting tactics into your woodsmanship will help you fill your tag when the birds are being tight-lipped. 

Whether you are hunting pressured public land or a private farm, learning how to call turkeys by recreating the drama of a hen fight is a powerful tool for every hunter's arsenal.

The Mossberg Turkey Shotgun Used In This Video.