MY EARLY TRAINING WITH THE TURKEYS 11 



day. This is the time to be in the depths of the 

 forest in quest of the wild turkey, and one 

 should be near their roosting place if possible, 

 quietly listening and watching every sound and 

 motion. If in the autumn or winter you are 

 near such a place, you are likely to hear, as day 

 breaks, the awakening cluck at long intervals; 

 then will follow the long, gentle, quavering call 

 or yelp of the mother hen, arousing her sleeping 

 brood and making known to them that the time 

 has arrived for leaving their roosts. If in the 

 early spring, you will listen for the salutation of 

 the old gobbler. 



