We’re all familiar with a raspy hen yelp and a thundering tom gobble. But wild hens and gobblers make many turkey sounds beyond these two vocalizations. Each of these sounds express specific meanings.

In addition to the familiar gobble of the male, wild turkeys produce a wide vocabulary of sounds, each communicating something exact to other turkeys in the area. (Watch and listen to the accompanying ...

BLACKHAWK — Phil Martinelli planted his feet firmly under a stand of tall oak trees, popped a plastic disc in his mouth, and blew a call of the wild. “Yelp. Yelp. Yelp.” The crisp morning air echoed ...