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
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,
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
Some lucky deer hunter eventually will shoot a whitetail with antlers bigger than those atop the buck that Milo Hanson killed Nov. 23, 1993, near his Saskatchewan farm.
No hunter will ever tell a
Pheasant Fest 2026 featured lots of sporting dog attractions, as usual.
On the Bird Dog stage, Dr. RuthAnn Lobos, senior veterinarian at Purina, dispensed reams of preventative wisdom during a seminar at the Minneapolis
“Deer and other wildlife know the difference between ‘low grade hamburger’ and ‘prime ribeye,’ ” J. Wayne Fears said. “Your food plots need to be prime ribeye to attract and hold critters.”
Many people
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