Turkey Hunting Tip: Using Funnels It’s often discussed in deer hunting forums about how hunters can use diversions to direct or funnel deer toward particular areas. Turkeys can be directed in the same fashion. Read More Turkey, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers
Running and Gunning For the most part, the last couple generations of turkey hunters have adopted a more aggressive and active hunting style commonly referred to as running and gunning. When things are slow, rather than sitting around waiting for something to happen, you go out and make something happen; at least you try to. And like any technique, it involves certain tactics. Read More Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession, How-To, Firearm
A Passion of Enormous Proportions Twenty-five years ago this spring a fire was sparked inside of me. A fire that would burn hot enough to sustain itself with essentially no fuel for some nine months out of every single year to follow. A passion of enormous proportions. A passion that would consume my thoughts many days and dominate my dreams many nights. Read More Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession
Exercises for Turkey Hunters Chasing long beards is not for the weak. Turkeys are not only fast, agile, and have amazing eyes, but they are able to spread their wings and fly as well. So when it comes to chasing one down, they definitely have an advantage. While we have some ways to improve our odds with Obsession camo, guns, the latest vests and great, new calls, one of the best ways is to ensure we are physically ready Read More Turkey, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Obsession, How-To, Firearm
Tripp’s First Turkey Hunt: Empty Hands But Full Heart Spencer Halford Photo by Dylan Farrell I've often thought about what it would be like to take my son turkey hunting. To be honest, I've worried about it a lot. I’ve worried about whether or not I had the patience to make it fun for him and to help him enjoy it. I've wondered if he would grow up to like it, and I've worried about what our friendship would be like if he didn't. Read More Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession
Making Time, Choosing a Location and Gearing Up for Turkey Hunting Every day I turkey hunt is a blessing, an opportunity to learn, a chance to interact with a wild turkey and a way to experience new places and different birds. That’s enough for me. I don’t measure success or failure by whether or not I take a turkey. At the end of the day, if I know I’ve done the best I can, then most of the time it’s a successful outing. Read More Turkey, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Obsession, Firearm
