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
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
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 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
“In many cases, improvements are visible within days or weeks,” said Brad Heidel, executive director of the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA). “Far sooner than with many other types of habitat restoration. Opportunities often come from
It was a little over an hour into Minnesota’s 2025 spring turkey season when two toms gobbled from about 100 yards away through the aspens.
I had sat tight in this spot since daylight,
The day’s hunt was just one more unanswered turkey call from ending. Air temperatures were soaring toward their forecasted high in the 80s and mosquitoes were everywhere. In short, conditions were miserable. My mind weighed
Once easily visible in large winter flocks scratching in picked crop fields along timber edges for waste grain, Iowa’s wild turkeys will seemingly disappear into the landscape as the days lengthen and temperatures warm.
Over the years, I have made every mistake in the book while pursuing wild turkeys, plus I invented several that nobody knew about.
Now that I’m an expert on all the ways you can
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