![Maybe the bugle of a rutting bull elk rivals it, but the sound of a male wild turkey gobbling is one of nature’s vocalizations which make spring a special time. (Scott Shindledecker/Valley Press)](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2021/04/11/0414_montana_wild_turkeys_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Maybe the bugle of a rutting bull elk rivals it, but the sound of a male wild turkey gobbling is one of nature’s vocalizations which make spring a special time. (Scott Shindledecker/Valley Press)
April 14, 2021
Stories this photo appears in:
![Spring gobbler season open; black bear begins April 15](
https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2021/04/11/0414_montana_wild_turkeys_t160.jpg?773850a9d7421baff2f792d5b4bd28ce20373d52
)
April 14, 2021 midnight
Spring gobbler season open; black bear begins April 15
Montana’s spring male turkey season opened April 10...