This is the second part of a two-part series covering the basics of turkey hunting, including specialized gear and safety. In Part 1, we covered the rules and tactics.
The Gear
Calls
Mouth diaphragm…
A 12-gauge shotgun with a 3-inch chamber is probably the favorite of most turkey hunters, but a 20-gauge will also do a good job at reasonable ranges, and its lighter weight and recoil make it better…
Turkey hunting is one of the most exciting pursuits that a sportsman can undertake. But specialized clothing is needed to fool a sharp-eyed gobbler and lure him into shooting range. Here is what you…
Turkey hunting is for the patient and stout of heart.
If you've ever spent much time in the turkey woods, you know that the only thing you can expect is the unexpected. Turkeys like nasty weather,…
Know the area you'll be hunting turkey for greater success.
What is the best tip I can give you to help you become a successful turkey hunter? Know the area you will be hunting them.
That may sound…
Things to do before heading out into the turkey woods.
Before you head out to the turkey woods, be sure and pattern your gun. I don't care how long you have hunted with it, you still need to pattern…
Rumblings of boisterous, lovesick, wild turkey gobblers are not the only raucous sounds being heard in the Ozarks turkey woods these days. Hunters have grumbled and mumbled the last few seasons about…
Seems like everyone is planting food plots these days; and for good reason. Wildlife of all kind benefit from them and they make for great deer hunting. Food plotters spend endless hours pouring over…
A turkey shotgun is more rifle than it is shotgun. Sure, a shotgun is designed to throw as many pellets as possible in a 30-inch circle to hit flying birds or fast moving small game — the exact…
Women's hunting clothing has come a long way over the last two decades. We've gone from virtually no options to a quite large collection of styles and patterns of hunting wear designed specifically…
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.…
After over 20 years of guided hunting and fishing trips in five states, five provinces and the Caribbean, I thought I knew all the right questions to ask before I book a trip with an outfitter.…
