Dan Ladd: Here’s why the first 10 days of New York’s turkey season are my favorite

The first week to 10 days of New York’s spring gobbler season is pretty much my favorite. And for a lot of reasons. The chance for success is surely one of them as – especially in recent years – luck has come my way early on. But it goes well beyond that.
It starts simply with the anticipation and excitement that comes with the beginning of any season. Once I became a dedicated turkey hunter, May 1 was a date that didn’t even have to be circled on the calendar.

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