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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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Gobbler Groceries: A Professional Hunter’s Guide to Wild Turkey Nutrition

Turkeys aren’t very picky eaters. They can eat a wide array of both plant and animal (insect) food and have adapted to survive on what’s most abundant at any particular time of year. Here we’ll help you build the right nutritional calendar to ensure big turkeys at hunting season.

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Tackling Tardy Toms

Birds that aren’t culled out early wise up quickly and their once eager response to our plaintive pleadings soon ranges somewhere between reluctance and indifference. As the days grow longer, the randy toms’ breeding instincts start to wane, making them even harder still to hunt.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession, How-To

Hunting Tricky Field Gobblers

I would wager that just about everyone that has pursued turkeys for any length of time can tell you a story or two of a big field turkey getting the best of them. I want to go over a few different tactics you can employ to try and wrap a tag around that bird’s leg this spring.

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Gamekeeper: Traditions Forged Centuries Ago

What is the meaning of a Gamekeeper? Learn about the gamekeepers' history and traditions that were forged centuries ago and their duties today!

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Gear Review: Stevens by Savage 301 Turkey

Savage/Stevens has brought a shotgun to market that is going to create some interest on several fronts - the new Stevens 301 Turkey. Your first thought is probably, “What are they thinking? A .410 for turkey?”

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4 Early Season Turkey Tactics

Hunting turkeys in the first part of the season is quite a bit different than hunting birds at the tail end. Here are 4 of my favorite early season tips and tricks to talk ole tom into range.

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4 Steps To Make Your Property Poacher Proof

If you already own property and fight trespassing battles, do your best to control access, create habitat edges on property boundaries, maintain relationships with adjacent landowners and when poacher interactions do happen, make certain they will not return to your property.

Deer, Turkey, Fishing, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

The Differences Between Turkey Subspecies And How to Manage Each

Ask most any experienced turkey hunter and they can quickly rattle off the names of the four subspecies or races of wild turkey recognized by The National Wild Turkey Federation for purposes of their Grand Slam. A fair number could probably add a fifth for the North American Slam and a sixth for the World Slam. For those not already familiar with them, they are as follows:

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Allen’s Shocker Series Turkey Products Improve Your Hunt

For a turkey hunter to fine tune their skills and achieve a high level of success, it seems that they develop a desire to find new gear that not only makes the hunt easier, but also more enjoyable. To put it quite simply, they yearn for products that make them a better hunter. The folks at Allen Company have come up with a product line labeled the Shocker Series.

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Mossy Oak GO Now Streaming Season 1 of Avian-X TV

Mossy Oak GO is now streaming the 2018 season of “Avian-X TV.”

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.410 Turkey Hunting: Shotguns, Loads, Chokes, and More

In today’s turkey gun market, the diminutive .410 has taken a seat on the front row when it comes to a turkey hunter’s bucket list, and the gun manufacturers have responded by introducing a number of new and exciting .410 models specifically made for turkey hunting.

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NWTF Announces NWTF TV Sponsored by Mossy Oak

NWTF TV sponsored by Mossy Oak is your new home for turkey hunting and conservation content 24/7/365. Stream on your computer, smartphone or smartTV. Watch Now at tv.NWTF.org.

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Bobby Sears of JEBS Chokes Achieves Single Season Turkey Slam with .410 Handgun

Bobby Sears, co-owner and CEO of JEBS Choke Tubes, the world’s most trusted choke tubes, set out in spring 2018 to tackle a modern day turkey hunting challenge. Bobby knew if he could accomplish this slam with his .410 handgun, it would not only bring more credibility to their line of small bore chokes, but it would also give them more insight into their sustainability of today’s market.

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Q and A: Champion Turkey Caller Billy Yargus

Most hunters know that Missouri native Billy Yargus is one of the best turkey callers in the country. Yargus is not only good at sounding like turkeys, he is also extremely good at hunting them. Continue reading to find out what makes him such a success.

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Mississippi’s NEW Game Check System for Turkey Harvests

With over a quarter of a million birds, Mississippi has consistently produced one of the largest turkey populations in the country. By hunters reporting their turkey harvest with the NEW Game Check System, they will aid in the future of wild turkey conservation.

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