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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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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.

Big Game, Deer, Turkey, Camping, How-To

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.

Deer, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

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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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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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.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Gear, Firearm

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.

Turkey, How-To

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.

Turkey, Conservation

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.

Turkey, How-To

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!

Turkey, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Turkey Hunting Public Land: A How-To Guide

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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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.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession

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.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Obsession, Gear

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.

Turkey, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Firearm

What to Do When You’ve Lost Your Merriam’s Gobbler to Hens

Often the Merriam’s gobbler will have a flock of hens with him when he goes to the roost. If those hens fly down with the gobbler and are able to take that tom away from you and your decoy, what do you do?

Turkey, Firearm