Minnesota Mixed Bag: Metro Muskie Tourney is June 10
Staff Report
May 25, 2023
A mix of outdoors stories from across Minnesota and neighboring states published in the May 26, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Turkey
Knowing where turkeys dine will help fill a late-season tag
Site Staff
May 24, 2023
Turkeys are truly opportunistic feeders. They’ll survive all winter long in harsh northern climates by eating grains and hard mast, then switch to a protein-heavy diet throughout the summer that consists of all kinds of
Stick it out for your late-season Ohio turkey
Joe Martino
May 23, 2023
Are you still trying to find a way to put a notch in your turkey tag on this last weekend of the Ohio season? Well, don’t fear. The waning days of the season can be
Illinois DNR’s turkey brood surveys taking online approach
Kaleigh Gabriel
May 22, 2023
As we step further into the second decade of this millennium, many DNR programs and projects are switching to online-based features in an effort to better promote eco-friendliness, reduce wasted postage, and more importantly, increase
Early mornings, late nights: Turkey hunting and hockey playoffs collide
Steve Piatt
May 22, 2023
May is typically a whirlwind of activity, nearly all of it revolving around spring gobbler hunting, with some basic hygiene and household chores tossed in. Sleep comes more in the form of what would generally
Ohio’s wild turkey kill is up as spring season nears its end
Mike Moore
May 19, 2023
As turkey season is winding down around Ohio, harvest numbers compared to last year are witnessing a bit of an uptick.
Harvest numbers supplied by the ODNR Division of Wildlife (DOW) through May 14
Water holes as a turkey magnet? You bet
Gene Kroupa
May 19, 2023
As the minutes passed, the talkative gobbler stood his ground 60 yards from the water hole. An hour had gone by before he finally decided to take a closer look at the “hens” getting a
Minnesota’s turkey harvest numbers bounce back after slow start
Brian Mozey
May 17, 2023
About two weeks remain until the spring wild turkey season closes on May 31, and while license and harvest numbers were down early, they bounced back during seasons C and D.
Aaron Hebeisen, Backcountry
Pro Hunting Tip of the Week: Run-and-gun or sit-and-get approach for turkeys?
Aaron Hebeisen
May 17, 2023
My hunting camp has conversations similar to other turkey camps: To “sit and-get” or to “run and gun?” In other words, when to wait and when to go after a tom.
