Turkey

Pennsylvania gobblers difficult when locked in with real girlfriends

The week ended without a shot fired, the big birds content with the company they were already sharing.

Cicadas may help turkey poults in southeastern Pennsylvania survive

Perhaps those big insects will help boost poult recruitment in problem areas this spring.

Talking turkey in Pennsylvania: Plenty of choices for calling all toms

You never know when you will need to offer a gobbler a different sound.

Learn to call wild turkeys from the masters

And by “masters,” the author means listen to, then mimic, the calling of actual hens and toms.

Hunting tips: Prepping for your spring turkey hunt

Turkey hunting can be as simple or complex as you make it. Here are some things to get you started in the right direction for your spring hunt.

Trail cameras and the spring turkey connection

Hint: Hang your cameras where you suspect high gobbler traffic, like field corners and logging roads

Declining turkey populations prompt hunting changes in Pennsylvania

Game Commission may ban the use of rifles during the fall turkey season in Pa.

Fall turkeys worth hunters’ attention in Pennsylvania

They can be a lot of fun to hunt, and they’re out there for the taking.

The most fun you’ll ever have turkey hunting: busting up a flock in the fall

It’s hard to get folks to ditch other October pastimes to try this technique, but one busted flock done right is all it takes to understand the fun of fall turkey hunting.

Wild weather week for wild turkey hunting

It made for difficult first week of spring gobbler hunting in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania spring turkey woods are teeming with life

Turkey hunter recounts his experiences chasing spring gobblers.

That commitment moment from spring gobblers

Let wild turkeys settle into the decoys before taking your shot.

Pattern your turkey gun before it’s too late

Heading afield in coming days and weeks for spring longbeards? First invest some time in understanding where your gobbler loads are going to land.

Wild turkey scouting with trail cameras starts now

Not just for whitetails anymore, trail cameras can provide keen insight into wild turkey spring haunts and habits.

Coaxing the soaked wild turkeys of autumn 2019

Finding fall birds when the weather is anything but average demands a new and improved hunting strategy.

Spring fever: Off-hours prime tom turkey time

We all love sunrise fly-down, but the best hunting hours to call in a boss gobbler often occur with the sun high in the sky.

Better turkey timing via trail cameras

Employing a simply trail-cam strategy can improve planning for your first spring gobbler hunt.

Change to start of firearms deer season approved

Season will kick off the Saturday following Thanksgiving instead of the Monday after.

Turkey blinds: best features for the spring bowhunter

A smart hunting blind strategy can help you score a big tom or respectable jake this gobbler hunting season.

Thanksgiving weekend offers more than just turkeys for Pennsylvania hunters

There are multiple game birds and waterfowl worth pursuing for Pennsylvania hunters during their time away from work and school.

Old gobbler hunter tries new approach

I sat against the base of a large hemlock last Monday. To my front was a wide limb of another hemlock that had broken off and fallen long ago, its desiccated short branches along the main stem providing perfect cover…

Optimism surrounds 50th anniversary of spring gobbler hunt

Turkeys are coming through a relatively mild winter, and they again had a tremendous acorn crop last fall to help them with winter survival. And a light fall harvest sparked by greater supplies of fall foods and fewer hunters afield also has helped kindle increased expectations for the spring hunt.