
Steve Piatt: Nightmares of spring a prelude to turkey hunting season
They are all the same, from one year to the next, well ahead of the opening of the spring gobbler season, and I’m not sure what triggers their timing.

They are all the same, from one year to the next, well ahead of the opening of the spring gobbler season, and I’m not sure what triggers their timing.

That’s something to keep in mind as the 2024 season arrives April 8 in the south zone and April 15 in the north zone.

Patience kills turkeys. That is a fact. Even so, there are those times when running and gunning is the best way to kill a bird. But for the purpose of this week’s feature, I’ll stick

New York’s youth turkey hunting weekend is just a month away – taking place April 20-21. Across the state, sportsmen’s groups and other volunteers are doing their part to help prepare young hunters ages 12-15

To call Jeff Budz a turkey hunting fanatic is a serious understatement. He has more than 35 years of experience hunting, guiding, writing, and filming hunts all over the world.
To Budz, who lives

Minnesota’s youth turkey season begins April 17, the kickoff to six weeks of excitement as the spring woods come alive.
These days, youth turkey hunts have become a common gateway experience to other hunting

Michigan’s 16,614-acre Barry State Game Area is set to expand by a little more than 200 acres thanks to a property donation that is expected to be accepted by Department of Natural Resources director M.

Last year, I turkey hunted with a 28 gauge. I shot a bunch of doves, a pheasant or two, a few ducks, and a pair of Canada geese with 28s as well.
The 28

Pennsylvania is known for having some of the best turkey callers and turkey hunters in the country.
So it’s perhaps not surprising that the Keystone State is also home to some of the best
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