Grant tests a turkey load from Winchester called Long Beard XR.
In this episode of GrowingDeerTV: advice to improve deer hunting and habitat on a 100 acre property (8:28 to 11:50), a look at what…
I was contacted by the Outdoor Dream Foundation in early February to guide one of the participants on a turkey hunt at Shady Groves Plantation, located in Orangeburg, S.C. Ten hunters were chosen for…
A few years ago, on the opening morning of spring turkey hunting season, I forgot to bring a box of 20 gauge shotgun shells. I was standing by our truck arranging turkey calls in my vest when the…
I didn't know him. But when word came from my wife that a neighbor less than a mile up the road had been fatally shot, it was like a stiff punch to the gut. Another hunter had shot him when he…
Spring turkey hunting season is also breeding season. Are you ready for it?
If you’re as excited about the start of the season as those of us at Bass Pro Shops, you’re probably busy with all sorts…
Spring turkey season allows hunters to practice their observation skills while in the field and to establish a deeper connection with the outdoors. Filling your turkey tag is what drives one to rise…
There weren't any turkey hunting experts around when Ray Eye first began turkey hunting. "I believe many hunters develop bad calling habits from listening to videos by the experts," Eye lamented. "…
I was a young hunter, and he was an old gobbler, and the lesson he taught me has stuck to this very day.
I had what I felt was a good setup on the side of an open hardwood ridge. I'd heard the turkey…
Feb. 14-16, I was in Nashville, Tenn., for the NWTF National Convention. Lots of folks had a tough time getting there because of the major snow storm back east.
This year, I was honored to emcee the…
Spring gobbler season comes earlier here in Tennessee than on the east coast. But being prepared, wherever you live, will tilt the scale in your favor for taking your limit on turkey this season. I…
Sometimes Eastern wild turkeys can be as hard to get as pulling hens' teeth. Renowned turkey hunter Ray Eye learned, through decades of turkey hunting, how to consistently kill wild turkeys under the…
The following sequence occurs all too often on popular public hunting areas...
At dawn, a longbeard begins gobbling with anxious frequency. Several hunters hear him, race to the bird,…
