
When it comes to late-season toms, it’s time to change tactics
What would you do when faced with an attacking force and you are outnumbered six to one? If you are a spring turkey hunter, you’d smile and wait for the leading edge to enter your

What would you do when faced with an attacking force and you are outnumbered six to one? If you are a spring turkey hunter, you’d smile and wait for the leading edge to enter your

When taking a beginner on his or her first turkey hunt, you must fully focus on the new hunter.
It’s a bonus day in the woods for you, but you’re there to provide a

Most turkey hunters have a grasp on the basic vocalizations that real birds make, but they often don’t understand what is being communicated.
Think of it sort of like a preschooler absentmindedly saying words

There’s nothing more exciting to a hunter in the spring than the thunderous gobble of a wild turkey. It’s the reason we drag ourselves out of bed in what is technically the middle of the

When answering a gobbler’s call, sometimes success in closing the deal requires reverse psychology.
The auditory experience afforded by a lusty gobble is electric, intensely resonant and emotionally charged. A hunter’s call in response

Turkey hens pay the price for keeping the ecology ball rolling, so to speak.
A recently published study on female wild turkeys shows how different stages of reproduction influence the survival of hens and

The turkey hunting market is full of good options for shotshells, but some hunters are going to be in for a little sticker shock this spring if they prefer tungsten.

Mostly dry wetland conditions across the U.S. and Canadian prairies could diminish spring duck production without significant precipitation falling over the next few weeks as birds settle across Minnesota and the Dakotas.
That’s the

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
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