
Not giving up on a tough spring turkey
If you bowhunt longbeards, pay attention to your gobbler-recovery efforts after marginal hits.

If you bowhunt longbeards, pay attention to your gobbler-recovery efforts after marginal hits.

In 1978, Minnesota held its first turkey hunt in modern history. During that season, 420 hunters drew permits. Last spring, some 50,000 turkey permits were issued.

Using a blind is not a guarantee for bagging a gobbler, but at least hunters get to spend some time in the woods.

PHOENIX — Arizona wildlife officials are asking spring turkey hunters to consider donating a part of their kill for research. The Arizona Game and Fish Department said that it has been monitoring the state’s wild

And other simple things to remember as we begin another season in the turkey woods.

Weather, food, and calling vocalizations will play huge roles in bagging a gobbler during April.

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

While turkey numbers are clearly driven primarily by production in the spring and Mother Nature, there are other factors playing into the decline.

Pare down your selection for this spring hunting season to maximize your gobbler conversations.
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