Springtime is when songbirds are singing, bees are buzzing, and love hangs over dew-soaked valleys like a wet blanket. Hunting turkeys during this time of year is all about adapting your hunting behavior to turkey behavior, more specifically their reproductive...
The popularity of spring turkey hunting has increased across the country over the last three decades. Much of the interest is likely due to expanding turkey populations in the 1990’s and early 2000’s. Restoration efforts paid off and turkeys rapidly filled habitat....
The HuntNestled into my usual midday spot, leaning against a 14-inch black oak, calling every 10 minutes hoping to strike up a gobble to chase. It was April in Kansas and the morning had started with several gobblers sounding off on various sycamore limbs across our...
KING TOMWhen it comes to wild turkeys, North America is king. Indigenous people on this continent regarded turkeys as deity, spirit beings, and used them as clan animals in some cultures. Turkey folklore and stories have been passed down through generations such as...
By: Colton Heward Many “purist” turkey hunters will argue that turkeys are meant to be hunted with a shotgun and only a shotgun. Personally, I respectfully disagree. Have I shot turkeys with a shotgun before? Absolutely, and I fully intend to shoot more. However,...
A tom in full strut, circling your decoys is often a chip shot with modern and even older shotguns and turkey shells. Applying the basic aiming principle of “high it dies” gets great results with your scattergun, but for the archery hunter, sending an arrow can be a...
For hundreds-of-years, the hearts of men have ached for western lands. In the 17th century Christopher Jones led his band of religious outcasts west across the Atlantic Ocean to establish colonial America. During the 18th century, Daniel Boone traveled the Warriors...