
A pattern and plan for early-season wild turkey hunting
Weather, food, and calling vocalizations will play huge roles in bagging a gobbler during April.
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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

Easter weekend finally brought the weather I was looking for, and I sprang into action on the chore list. After all, turkey season was only a month away (shorter for the youth weekend) and there’s

Illinois youths harvested 664 turkeys, down from last year’s opening weekend total of 776.

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.
Buy a few different options and start working on them.
The decoy type you choose is up for debate, but writer a firm believer in having two at all times.

There may be more truth in an off-the-cuff comment by a Midwestern turkey hunting guide who said he could help anyone be a better turkey hunter with three simple recommendations. Get a blind. Use a
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