Copycat and cover calling will put more toms on the ground than any creative sounds you might conjure up to close the deal. Getting a boss hen hopping hot and heading your way is a
It started the day before Thanksgiving 2025 with a report to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) of a mature bull elk found shot dead and left to rot inside the wildlife refuge at the
You expect a little unpredictability with spring in Illinois. What you don’t expect – what nobody quite plans for – is a youth pheasant hunt that feels like it ought to come with sunscreen and
Illinois’ place as a top whitetail state was reestablished – at least for a few days – by an event that appears to have gained a second breath of its own.
But just as
How much to call and how loud to call is a question many turkey hunters face. It’s one of the most hotly-debated topics in the sport.
If you want to get a red-faced dose
An interesting but not surprising fact about the Illinois spring turkey season: Hunters don’t like to mess around.
The first day of the first-season segment has by far produced the biggest harvest the past
Expert turkey hunters like Tony Hudak of Noxen, Pa., insist that scouting is crucial for success when hunting spring gobblers. They also tell you that when hunting you need to set up in advantageous positions
The beginning of 2026 has been relatively mild, causing outdoorsmen to get antsy about spring activities.
As we prepare for 2026 and the adventures we will seek out, care must be taken to ensure
The benefits of trail cameras in the deer woods are undeniable at this point.
Yet many of those same whitetail hunters would never consider using a digital scouter to pinpoint turkey activity in the
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