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Hunting TIPS
You made it to the full library — real advice from people who are actually out there doing it. Whether you’re patterning a shotgun, calling in waterfowl, working on your bow accuracy, or figuring out deer sign for the first time, JPT’s coaches, captains, and fellow members break down what actually works, hunt by hunt, season by season. Browse what you need below and get ready to fill your tag.
Firearm safety tips to remember
Top 10 Firearm Safety Tips! By JPT Captain, Clay Ellis-Escobar In the off season during the summer months, you may be getting out to the Sporting Clays Course or trap field to work on your wingshooting skills. This is a good time to also brush up on your shotgun safety knowledge. In my last blog, […]
Try Something New, Like a Sporting Clays Course
By JPT Captain Clay Ellis-Escobar What is a Sporting Clays Course? A sporting clays course is a course for shotguns. It involves multiple stations that shoot out sporting clays from a machine. There are a different number of stations for each club that you go to. The easiest way to describe it is, it’s similar […]
Turkey Identification Tips
When you are out turkey hunting, before you take the shot – look for the beard to be sure! From Outdoor News Contributing Writer There are several reasons why turkey hunting is one of the more accident-prone of the field sports: Everyone out there is camouflaged from head to toe; we’re all making sounds like […]
JPT Member’s First Solo Turkey Hunt
My first solo turkey hunt! By Outdoor News Junior Pro Team Member Isaac Chiodo April 2020 It was opening day of the 2020 MN Turkey Season and I set out on my first ever solo turkey hunt. I headed to the blind around 1:00pm and within an hour there was a real nice tom strutting […]
Key to Early-Season Turkey-Hunting Success?
Patience Often the Key to Early-Season Turkey-Hunting Success Avoid mistakes by watching, listening and adapting By Josh Lantz Most turkey hunters believe the opening days of the spring turkey-hunting season offer the best chances at taking a bird. It’s probably true. Gobblers that haven’t been hunted in months can up the odds for success, but […]
Turkey hunting tip: Pattern your gun now before it’s too late
I’ll be honest: I don’t pattern my turkey gun every year. Well, I haven’t in the past anyway. The 12-gauge I use when I’m running and gunning was built for the purpose, and it has treated me well whenever a longbeard has poked his head up within range. Or at least, that was I was […]
