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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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Ernie Calandrelli Belly Crawls to a Turkey

I hadn’t called this turkey at all, so I decided that when the turkey lay down in the grass, I’d belly crawl out into the field where he shouldn’t be able to see me.

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Mossy Oak Featured on the All-New Savage Renegauge Turkey Shotguns

Savage Arms has partnered with Mossy Oak to offer Bottomland and Obsession patterns on the all-new Savage Arms Renegauge Turkey shotguns.

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Primos Mossy Oak GameKeepers Custom Box Call Now Available

Primos has partnered with Mossy Oak GameKeepers on a Special Edition GameKeepers Custom Box Call. The two iconic outdoor brands have teamed up to offer a custom box call that will appeal to turkey hunters, land stewards, and consverationists alike.

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Ernie Calandrelli Hunts the Kentucky Rolling Tom

Patience will kill more turkeys than great woodsmanship or awesome calling will.

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Ernie Calandrelli: The Gobbler that was a Pain

One of the most memorable turkey hunts I ever went on was in Missouri several years ago. This turkey I finally named “The Pain” would gobble all morning long, but he was in an area I couldn’t reach.

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Habitat Improvement is Priority for Turkey Populations

We need to work diligently to recruit new turkey hunters, because those young people are the future of the conservation of turkeys and also of turkey hunting.

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The Future of Turkey Hunting and Conservation

What's the future of wild turkey hunting and conservation? Read this blog to learn how we can bring gobblers back to where they can maintain themselves.

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Of all the fun I have had in and around turkey hunting, there are few things I enjoy more than hearing someone who’s calling sounds terrible actually call in and kill a gobbler.

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The Importance of Reporting Your Turkey Harvest

Several years ago Alabama started a program to require turkey hunters to report the turkeys they took. Has that program seemed to keep up with the number of turkeys being harvested in the State of Alabama?

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Two Problems Resulting in a Decline in Turkey Populations

Dr. James Earl Kennamer is the retired chief conservation officer of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) in Edgefield, South Carolina. He’s spent 60 years hunting and researching the wild turkey.

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How Hogs Have Gone Wild and Hurt Turkey Populations

Feral hog populations have increased across the nation. They damage crops, destroy property, root-up woods and roads and compete with deer and turkeys for food.

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The Cost and Compensation of Trapping

There are many factors that determine the value of fur. The further north that you trap, the better the fur prices will be.

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Turkey Hunting 101: Where Are Osceola Turkeys Located?

Hunters prize Osceola turkeys because their distribution is limited to the southern peninsula of Florida.

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Hiring Trappers to Save Turkeys

If you decide to become a trapper, there are landowners who will pay you to remove nest predators from their properties.

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New Irish Setter Snake Boots in Mossy Oak Obsession

Irish Setter has announced the launch of its newest snake boots, available in Mossy Oak Obsession, the Official Camo of the NWTF.

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