Turkey

News & Tips: Early Season Calling Tactics for Turkeys...
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Early Season Calling Tactics for Turkeys

If early hunting season turkeys are still be bunched up in their wintering flocks or just beginning to break up into smaller breeding flocks, there are a variety of different calls I like to use.…
News & Tips: Turkey Hunting Tips: Hunting Rules and Tactics Part 1...
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Turkey Hunting Tips: Hunting Rules and Tactics Part 1

Any hunter who has ever heard the thunderous gobble of a nearby male turkey knows why turkey hunting is one of the most exciting pursuits that a sportsman can undertake. However, to the newcomer, the…
News & Tips: Traditional Archery: Game Plan for Turkeys...
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Traditional Archery: Game Plan for Turkeys

Here's a confession: I've never taken a wild turkey with my longbow. In fact, I've never even tried. It's not the gear nor the difficulties associated with coming to full draw on a gobbler that have…
News & Tips: Bowhunting for Longbeards
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Bowhunting for Longbeards

Bowhunting takes skill and practice, but if you're ready to ramp up your turkey season, challenge yourself to arrow a longbeard this year! Making a few adjustments in your spring prep work and bow…
News & Tips: Turkey Hunting & Food Plot Tips
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Turkey Hunting & Food Plot Tips

Turkey Hunting & Food Plot Tips: When to Plan Spring Food Plots Hunters across the nation are turning their attention to spring food plots and spring turkey season. Hunters frequently overlook…
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Turkey Hunting 101

When it comes to spring turkey hunting, getting out of bed and into the woods early is critical to your success. Turkeys are most vocal at dawn, so when the light is still dim it is often possible to…
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How to Plan for a Turkey's Primary Defense

Because their great vision is their primary defense, turkeys feel very secure where they can see well and far. They frequently feed in pastures and meadows and gobblers love to strut their stuff out…
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Springtime Means Turkey Time

If turkey season opened tomorrow, would you be ready? Have you been out shooting your bow or making sure your shotgun is patterned? How about your turkey calls, camo clothes, boots, decoys and…
News & Tips: A Buying Guide for Choosing the Best Turkey Hunting Blinds...
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A Buying Guide for Choosing the Best Turkey Hunting Blinds

There was a time when hunting blinds were a luxury. Making a blind was difficult work: building the framework, cutting foliage to match the area and securing the foliage to the frame — not to mention…
News & Tips: Tips for Turkey Hunting
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Tips for Turkey Hunting

Many turkey hunters come home without a gobbler because of silly little mistakes like waiting until the bird was in full view before raising their gun. When the bird is approaching, get your gun up…
News & Tips: Troubleshooting Your Turkey Hunt
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Troubleshooting Your Turkey Hunt

Today's turkey hunters learn quickly. With the mass of media information available through magazines, outdoor TV shows,  DVDs and seminars, gobbler chasers are on top of the latest in tactics and…
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National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Convention & Pre-Season Tips

This past weekend, I was in Nashville, Tenn., for the National Wild Turkey Federation National Convention. Because I am an avid turkey hunter and champion turkey caller, I spent most of my time…