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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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Testing the Franchi Affinity 3.5 12-Gauge Shotgun For The Hardcore Turkey Hunter

The Franchi Affinity 3.5 turkey gun performed at a high level for me when patterning for turkey hunting. I love the feel of this gun.

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Two Different Styles of Turkey Hunting – Running and Gunning and Sitting and Waiting

Mossy Oak Pros Chris Westen and T. R. Pate have two different styles of turkey hunting they each have been successful with and that fit their personalities and styles.

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How Alabama Mentors New Turkey Hunters

The Alabama Adult Mentored Turkey Hunting Program I attended recently had expert help from two Mossy Oak Pros on what equipment turkey hunters needed. Mossy Oak Pro T.R. Pate of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is the classic example of why there’s a need for an adult mentoring program to learn how to hunt turkeys.

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3 Ways To Get A Gobbler Back From Hens

Mother Nature may have to take a back seat to a dedicated turkey hunter who is willing to put in the time and effort to bag a lovestruck tom.

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Wild Turkey Truths

Following are other facts about wild turkeys you may not know. Good luck in the turkey woods. May your grapefruit-sized brain prevail!

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How to Turkey Hunt Public Lands

If I’m hunting public lands, and I hear another hunter calling to the gobbler that I’m planning to call, I back off that turkey and go look for another gobbler to call.

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Henned-Up Gobblers and Biting Bugs

I’m probably more aggressive with my calling than many hunters. I start calling loudly with cutting sounds and yelping, while reminding myself that I have to get in the mind of a turkey.

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How to Take a Gobbler You Can’t Hear and What Equipment to Use

If you’re sitting in a spot, and the gobbler doesn’t come in for 20-30 minutes, what do you do next?

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Paul Butski Hunts New York Turkeys

In the 1960s, I started hunting during fall turkey season because at the time, New York didn’t have a spring turkey season. I live in one of the most beautiful areas of New York.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Turkey Hunting Gear

What do I need to get started turkey hunting? Turkey Hunting can quickly become a gear-head sport, but there’s no need to get a million things when you’re just starting out.

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The BEST Turkey Vests of 2021

Turkey vests are your absolute, number one must-have in the turkey gear world. Whether you’re shooting turkeys with a gun or a bow, you’ll be ready to take on the adventure in one of these vests.

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How to Hunt Merriam’s Canyon Gobblers

Sometimes, I think that Merriam’s gobblers in the mountains like to try to wear their hunters out.

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Kayser Prefers Mid-Morning Hunting to Find and Take Merriam’s Turkeys

Why do you prefer to hunt in the mid-morning or late morning as opposed to the early morning when you’re hunting Merriam’s gobblers?

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Developing Shotgun Patterns

By knowing what your gun shoots best, you can have confidence when the moment of truth comes and you squeeze the trigger.

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How Mark Kayser Hunts Creek Bottom and Open Prairie Country for Merriam’s

I like to hunt Merriam’s in creek bottoms because that’s most likely where the turkeys will roost – generally in cottonwood trees - in the morning before they move out into open prairies.

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