I’ve been turkey hunting for just shy of 30 years. For the first half of that time, everyone hunted turkeys pretty much the same way, using hen calls and woodsmanship to get a gobbler to within range.
When a turkey hunt goes perfectly, it’s so simple that it seems anyone could do it. Yelp at a tom, listen to him gobble, sit next to a tree, spot him strutting toward you and then watch him stand ...
Some of us opt to hunt turkeys by setting up in a ground blind, usually watching a field, spiced with a plastic decoy or two. It sure is nice having a roof during the rainy spring gobbler season of ...
Hunters who enjoy traveling in the spring to pursue wild turkeys know excellent opportunities can be found in various states across the country. Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, ...
The Nebraska spring shotgun turkey season begins this Saturday, and hunters of all ages will be in the field to bag a spring turkey. Probably the most used hunting technique for spring turkeys is to ...
April 1 is the opening day of spring turkey season in north-central Wyoming. In other parts of the state the season starts on April 8. Regardless of the opening day, there is little time to get ...
Tucked away in the woods, hidden in camouflage and alert to any movement, John Wilbrecht kept hearing a semi-truck. It sounded far away, a distant drumming. He tried ignoring it until the truck ...
PUEBLO — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) will set up at the Pueblo Hunter Education Building (2600 West Mesa Ave) from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4, to teach wild turkey hunting tips.
The very best turkey decoys today are more like works of art than pieces of hunting gear. They are incredibly realistic, and if you love turkeys like I do, then they’re nothing short of beautiful. But ...
The future of fall turkey hunting isn’t optimistic. As national hunter participation numbers continue trending downward, some traditions are fading faster than others. Hunting wild turkeys in the fall ...
Mid-morning or afternoons are great times to get kids in the field to turkey hunt. There are tactics for hunting turkeys at all times of the day. Photo courtesy of Julie Geiser / NGPC By Julie Geiser ...