Barry Forbes lives on Route 116, five miles east of Middlebury and eight miles south of Bristol. He's a turkey hunter, and he's good at it.

In celebration of the season of turkeys — and catching them, and eating them — Barry Forbes talks us through the art of calling turkeys.

This interview was produced for the ear. We highly recommend listening to the audio. We’ve also provided a transcript, which has been edited for length and clarity.

Barry Forbes: You work each bird as an individual. Usually, when I'm calling, I'll give, you know, your yelp, the few clucks, then he'll gobble. If I call him, and he's waiting a half minute before he gobbles back. OK, that's telling me that, yeah, he's probably gonna come, but he's taking his time.

If I call and he immediately cuts me off and comes b

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