When they are sitting on the roost, gobblers tend to be more vocal since they are safe from predators and because they are trying to find the rest of the flock. Timing is everything. In the evenings wait to shock gobble turkeys until the last half hour of daylight.
Why would a turkey gobble at night?
Answer: Only male turkeys, or toms, can gobble, and they mostly do it in the spring and fall. It is a mating call and attracts the hens. Wild turkeys gobble at loud sounds and when they settle in for the night.
How do you get turkeys to gobble at night?
Here are three strategies to adapt for successfully hunting birds in the afternoon.
- Alter your turkey calling approach. Reduce your calling down to soft yelps and purrs. ...
- Match decoys to behavior. After the morning, most aggressive turkey behaviors are diminishing. ...
- Run and gun known turkey areas.
