Turkeys typically only receive passing mentions when folks discuss their favorite fall pursuits. And with spring being a distant memory and other seasons in full swing, that’s understandable. And ...

The day had started slowly, my search for turkeys so far fruitless. I’d scouted before the season and had a good idea where I might find some birds, but now that the season was open they just weren’t ...

Shane Simpson is not one to hold back. Ask him a question about hunting and he’ll tell it like he sees it, even if it goes against popular opinion. And in the turkey woods, he’s not afraid to speak up ...

The future of fall turkey hunting isn’t optimistic. As national hunter participation numbers continue trending downward, some traditions are fading faster than others. Hunting wild turkeys in the fall ...

There are thousands of turkey calls on the market, and just about any of them will work fine for yelping up a gobbler. Designating one call as being “better” than another is tricky. A pot call’s sound ...

TO HUNT wild turkeys is to be immersed in a realm of sounds and a language that belongs to the birds. In springtime the big gobblers are impressive and strike a commanding presence, but in the autumn ...

The future of fall turkey hunting isn’t optimistic. As national hunter participation numbers continue to trend downward, some traditions are fading faster than others. Hunting wild turkeys in the fall ...

The future of fall turkey hunting isn’t optimistic. As national hunter participation numbers continue trending downward, some traditions are fading faster than others. Hunting wild turkeys in the fall ...