Video: Predator Hunter Calls in Two Fall Longbeards Using a Rabbit Distress Call

Wild turkeys by nature are curious. And spooky. And likely the most paranoid bird on the planet. They occasionally do some unexpected things in the woods. Call a couple of wary adult gobblers into range with a dying rabbit distress call? Unlikely, right? Wrong.

Predator calling sometimes consists of making sounds of a dying prey species. Fair warning. This YouTube post by "dunkintn" does just that. The loud wailing is pretty much something out of a horror movie soundtrack. Go ahead and wear headphones as I did to listen in, but do so at your own personal tolerance. Maybe there was something to the squealing hen call after all.

Did he call in a coyote? Nope, no predator of any sort approaches the calls looking for a quick meal. What strides right up and lingers there as he calls? Two fine-looking longbeards.

All we can gather is the fall season for turkeys must not have been open in his state.

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Editor's note: This Realtree.com turkey blog post was first published Sept. 8, 2015.