I've got 2 buddies that can really hear it well. Like over 150 yards away well. It helps them a ton in the turkey woods. I can hear it but only much closer.
They will hear birds drumming on the roost that didn't gobble and then we will kill them when they fly down. It's crazy how far they can hear it. It's an awesome sound.
That's cheating
! No telling how many more birds I would have killed over the years.
I can only assume that something in my hearing has changed, but I'm thrilled to be able to now hear those fascinating sounds. I only wish whatever changed had happened earlier in my hunting career.
I have had very good hearing, thankfully, but just could not hear the drum for whatever reason. Mine changed when I had a gobbler come down a logging road 5 steps behind me, as I was facing the field. He hadn't gobbled for a bit, and I just knew he would come down the field edge
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He drummed right behind me, and I felt and heard it. I was ecstatic that I had finally heard it. Since them I have for sure heard it maybe 4-5 other times. But, I cannot tell direction, and they have to be close. But, like you, I'm just glad that I can now hear it occasionally, and I know what it sounds like.
Seriously, for those who can't hear it, get a set of good headphones and watch Catman's video I linked above on a PC or phone with the volume up. If you can't hear it there, then there probably isn't any hope. Be sure to take the headphones off before he shoots!