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Turkey Whisperer — Proven turkey-hunting tips

March 1, 2013 John Flores

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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Briars trophy potential

March 1, 2013 John Flores

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

March 1, 2013 David Hawkins

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

March 1, 2013 David Hawkins

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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First-Day Feathers

March 1, 2012 Michael O. Giles

Mark McPhail set up quickly beside a large tree under the cover of darkness in the spring woods. As the night sky slowly melted into day with an orange glow rising on the horizon to the east, he sent a few soft tree yelps in the direction of an old gobbler that he had roosted the night before. McPhail was met by a lusty gobble that indicated the old monarch was game and meant business.

A few minutes later, the gobbler pitched out of the tree and landed a mere 7 to 8 yards away. Before the gobbler had a chance to make another move, McPhail’s shotgun roared and another Eastern gobbler met its maker. […]