
Play the wind to get your gobbler this spring
Perusing the hunting section of a local farm store one spring day, I asked the associate where the scent free soap and sprays were. “Man, you know turkeys can’t smell you, don’t you?” he said.

Perusing the hunting section of a local farm store one spring day, I asked the associate where the scent free soap and sprays were. “Man, you know turkeys can’t smell you, don’t you?” he said.

We’ve all heard aggressive turkey calling – on TV, sitting next to a hunting friend, or sometimes even in the woods just after fly-down as two hens dish out an array of insults toward one

By now, you likely have heard about researchers in Texas reporting last month on a case in which two deer hunters contracted a rare and fatal brain disease after eating venison from deer that may

A quick look at the turkey kill so far shows that as of May 7, hunters had registered 32,417 birds. Zone 1 registrations topped the list with 9,111 birds, with Zone 3 hunters next at
The 2024 spring wild turkey harvest count was at 13,117 toms through Sunday, May 5, according to Nate Huck, Minnesota DNR resident game bird specialist. The turkey hunt had completed three seasons on Tuesday, May

Ohio is nearly smack in the middle of a two-year research project with several other states to study nesting habits of turkeys.
In addition to turkey brood surveys that are conducted annually, the ODNR

After two solid days of hunting from dusk until dawn, another day hunting in the wind and rain, and yet another full day of close calls, it (finally) all came together. And like it often

Ohio’s South Zone turkey hunters took advantage of good weather and an abundant crop of 2- and 3-year-old birds by connecting with 4,367 bearded gobblers and a small number of like-dressed hens. That figure is

There’s a reason you don’t see really good turkey callers shun mouth calls. While it’s possible to cover the turkey’s vocabulary with slates and box calls, the diaphragm call is the best option if you
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