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SUCCESSFUL TURKEY SEASONS START HERE.

The wild turkey is an elusive bird. To get the gobbler, get the know-how. Strategies, management and gear for the hunt can all be found right here.

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Gear Drop: TriStar Viper Max Shotgun

Reliable, functional and hardworking, the Tristar Viper Max Shotgun is a 3 ½” gas operated, semi-automatic shotgun. This shotgun looks great in Mossy Oak Blades and bronze.

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Surviving in the Wild: What to Do When You’re Lost in the Woods

While you wait for a rescue, keep calm, assess your resources and decide to strike out on your own or stay put.

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Chris Kirby on Hunting Northern Gobblers

You have to be on full alert at this time of the year and use all your senses to try and determine if a gobbler is close to you and not gobbling.

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Hunting Mentorship: How to Prepare in the Offseason

Mentoring a young or even just a new hunter is the best way to pass on the sport and the best practices of the sport.

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The Hunter Chef: Wild Turkey Pot Pie

This recipe is perfect for any leftover turkey meat you might have. Trust us—it’s absolutely delicious.

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Roasted Wild Turkey with Goat Cheese, Morel Mushroom, and Wild Leek Stuffing

The Hunter Chef is a great friend of Mossy Oak, and we love to eat his cooking. Better than that, we love to use his recipes to cook up our own harvest. Here he explains how to eat naturally and eat good--from your turkey harvest to your mushroom harvest.

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How to Debone a Wild Turkey

Butchering a wild turkey is the same as butchering a chicken or duck, except it is a little larger. You can practice on chickens using the same method.

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Wildlife Artist Profile: Ryan Kirby

Ryan Kirby, wildlife artist hailing from Boone, North Carolina, says “I’ve always approached my paintings like the first time you see a turkey come out on the hillside, strutting into focus. You’re not looking at the squirrel 20 yards to the right—you’re laser-focused on him.”

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Wild Turkey Populations in the South

For many years the intensity of management required to maintain stable or increasing wild turkey populations was likely low. The land itself carried much of the burden. Due to the aforementioned changes in the landscape, we as gamekeepers must meet Mother Nature halfway.

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The Best Trees For Wildlife

Adding mast-producing trees for wildlife on your property will not be a “quick fix,” but in the long run will go a long way toward providing what critters need to not only survive but prosper.

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The Importance of Flexibility for Outdoorsmen & Outdoorswomen

Flexibility enhances mobility, posture and coordination. Including stretching in your offseason workouts ensures you hit the trails in great shape.

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All About Trees: 10 Q&A with Expert Dudley Phelps

As a kid, I’d pick up tree seeds like acorns to look at them. I’ve been fascinated with it since I was really young. In general, I just like growing things.

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Turkey Hunting Q&A

One of the number-one keys to having a successful turkey hunt and going with a gobbler is that you absolutely have to be comfortable when you sit down to call a turkey.

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What About Bugs When You’re Turkey Hunting?

Since turkeys have such keen eyesight, one of the most important aspects of turkey hunting is that the hunter not move when a gobbler’s coming to his or her stand site.

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Importance of Woodsmanship When Hunting Turkeys

Learning all you can about the woods you’re hunting can and will help you take a turkey easier during the season. Turkeys have certain tendencies.

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