A Disertation on Gobbling

In every book that I've read about turkey hunting it says, "Never, ever, ever, never, ever gobble", they continue to say that for all intensive purposes there are hunters out there just waiting to shoot wildly at foolish hunters who gobble in the turkey woods. For a long time I didn't gobble because it is important to me to be as safe as possible. I still don't gobble when trying to locate turkeys. I only gobble when I think it will really make a difference and I'm calling in a bird that I can actually see. Still if gobbling is so dangerous, then why is it ok to bugle in an elk. Also, I haven't read many cautions about decoys. It seems to me that a turkey replica is much more likely to get shot at than a hunter gobbling. Third, there are not many hunters in the places that I go, if I only gobble at birds that I can see and I'm trying to call in. The other hunter is more likely to shoot at the bird than me. I could see where a hunter could shoot at a bird without knowing the backstop. I try to mitigate that risk by keeping a close eye out for other hunters and letting people I meet know when and where I'll be hunting. If I see another hunter walking around, I say hello. I've had hunters who see me coming yelp and it really confuses the issue. I wonder, "does that guy know I'm here? Am I in danger walking around this guy?" If I think someone is yelping to announce themselves, I say "hello" and then head the other way.