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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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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.

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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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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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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?

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Mountain Merriam’s in the Black Hills of South Dakota

The Merriam’s gobbler is one of the most beautiful wild turkeys in the nation and often gobbles more and louder than any other sub-species of wild turkeys. Knowing Kayser’s success in harvesting these fascinating gobblers, learn how Kayser hunts and takes them.

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Use a Blind, Be Patient, Stay Put and Call Softly and Seldom for Osceolas

This is another reason why I’m a strong proponent of hunting from a blind when you’re hunting in the open ground of south Florida. If a gobbler is with hens, you have so many eyes looking for you that there’s a very good chance they’ll spot you and spook.

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What to Do When You’re on Turkey Time

I’ve sat in one spot for three or four hours before waiting for a gobbler to come back and find me. On other hunts, the gobbler has flown down and landed right in front of our blind.

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Eastern Wild Turkey Super Stocking Project: A Microcosm of National Success

There is something that is visually appealing about a turkey being released into a new area, the way it flies off, awkwardly at first but then with vigor shortly after; it’s representative of the evolution of turkey restoration efforts.

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