Turkey Hunting
The fine art of scouting wild turkeys
Wild turkeys are a spooky quarry. The old saying certainly holds true: “White-tailed deer think every man is a stump, but wild turkeys think every stump is a man.” […]
Turkey Hunting
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Accessorizing properly can help youngsters get gobblers
When Mississippi’s youth turkey season opens Friday (March 8), a veteran hunter who has introduced two sons and many other youngsters to the sport says accessorize for success.
“I’ve learned over the years that there are three things that are vital for success when hunting with children — a blind, decoys and shooting sticks,” said Revel Rawlings of Ridgeland. “I’d rate them in importance in that order, starting with the pop-up-like tent blinds to the shooting sticks. […]
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Your guide to scouting for turkeys
The turkey hunting season opens up later this month, so it’s time to scout out those gobblers. […]
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Best turkey-hunting ammo
Where the Mossberg shotgun left off, Federal has picked up with their 12-gauge Federal Mag-Shok Heavyweight turkey load. […]
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Expert turkey-hunting advice
What is the best approach to getting on some birds as the spring season approaches? Well, avid hunter and call maker Preston Pittman said it’s not blasting the woods with calls. […]
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Cover: March 2013
The 2013 turkey season is upon us: What can you expect when you hit the woods? […]
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Turkey Whisperer — Proven turkey-hunting tips
Sitting dejected with my chin touching my chest, the realization of blowing it started to sink in. Replaying the whole affair in my mind it seemed surreal. It happened way too fast for me to grasp and was something totally unexpected.
After seeing an for a package turkey hunt at the elegant Briars Bed and Breakfast in Natchez called “Gobblers and Gardenias,” I felt there was no way I could go wrong with a shindig like that.
Or so I thought. […]
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Best turkey-hunting loads and chokes
Turkeys are big birds, soe tight patterns from shotguns and hard-hitting loads are imperative. Shots can range from point blank to out to 50 yards in some cases. […]
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Briars trophy potential
Jerry McCrory booked his Gobblers and Gardenias hunt for later in April 2011 for he and his wife. Like the author, the 60-year-old Metairie, La., resident had never killed a turkey. Set up in a popup blind, the turkey gobbled one time and was very close to Atkins and McCrory. […]
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2013 Turkey Forecast — What to expect when turkey hunting begins
The 2012 turkey season was one of strange contrasts. Some of the ample 2011 mast crop was still on the ground when the spring green-up began. Hens nested earlier than normal, and hunters had to adapt to the changes.
Will 2013 see the same sort of issues? Another ample mast crop across much of the state was washed away or soured by the January rains and freezing temperatures. Still, deer hunters reported seeing large flocks of both gobblers and hens, giving promise to the coming season. […]
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The right calls
Turkey hunters have a choice of hundreds of call variations. And Hunter’s Specialties has a new “Drummin’ Thunder” kit that has all the tools a turkey hunter needs to call in a spring gobbler in one affordable package. […]
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Mossberg reduced-recoil shotgun is right for turkey hunting
Newton’s third law of motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Turkey hunters shooting full-power loads in magnum shotshells might not define it in such scholarly terms, choosing just to say the gun and load is a real “snot knocker.” […]