How to Use gobbler in a Sentence

gobbler

noun
  • Two gobblers stood no more than 30 feet in front of his blind.
    — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Sometimes a gobbler will come to the strangest sounds.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
  • For this reason, all shots at gobblers should be aimed at the head and neck.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The bullet had plowed a small hole through the gobblers’ body, high in the back.
    — Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Hanging on one wall of his office is the fan of a huge gobbler.
    — Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Most other hunters will be out of the woods by then but those gobblers are still out there.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Sometimes a gobbler will fly down and come charging right in.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The gobblers were ready for romance, and someone in our group should be lucky.
    — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
  • My gobbler had seen that white cloth instantly.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Sometimes though, a gobbler might not be close enough or fired up enough to respond to your hoot.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Just then a heavy gobbler made the mistake of trying to cross a small clearing.
    — Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 12 June 2025
  • Any public land gobbler that seems too good to be true, probably is.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That noise attracted the gobbler, who walked over to see what was going on.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
  • After an hour of calling and many replies, the gobbler stopped just out of shotgun range.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Suddenly the gobbler peeked out from behind the tree, let out a loud pert, and ran back over the ridge.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Excessive calling will often cause a gobbler to hang up well out of range.
    — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Hens make a combination of clucks and yelps when calling to a gobbler.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Sometimes midday gobblers that have lost or bred their hens are the easiest ones to kill.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The next day, 10-year-old Hero Hojara had to work for his gobbler.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The Gators have a frontcourt with four 6-foot-9 or taller rebound gobblers.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
  • With all the excitement of a gobbler strutting into range, many shooters fail to get their head down on the gun.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The gobbler’s notes made an exciting background.
    — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Tiptoe to within 100 yards of the roost and there’s a good chance the gobbler will fly down right in your lap.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Spring is the breeding season for wild turkeys, with gobblers gobbling to attract hens.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Spring gobbler hunting is one of the few situations in which a hunter strives to become the hunted.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
  • This gives the hunter the impression that the gobbler is making tracks to another part of the forest.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
  • That bird was apparently killed less than a quarter-mile from the ridge where my pal had wounded his gobbler in the left side.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Clucks and yelps are essential, and anyone who can make these two calls can eventually call up a gobbler.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
  • But with record-breaking cases of avian flu spreading to 46 states, will there be a gobbler shortage this year?
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The law allows a hunter to take another gobbler inside the wildlife management area.
    — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026

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