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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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Teaming Up for Turkeys

In addition to making for a more enjoyable turkey hunt, having a partner along can sometimes mean the difference between success and failure.

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Bad Birds: When Turkeys Don’t Cooperate

And after more than 40 years of turkey hunting I still find birds that beat me. I cuss them out at first, but when reason returns I bless them for making me a better turkey hunter.

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How to Trap Turkey Predators In Order to Increase Poult Populations

Ongoing predator control is a useful and often necessary tool for successful wildlife management. A regular relationship with a trapper will help you see a big increase in ground-nesting birds.

Turkey, Predator, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak GameKeepers

Food Plots for Game Bird Success

Two aspects of wildlife management that are growing rapidly are the restoration of native habitat and growing crops with game birds in mind. I am of the opinion that “loss of habitat” may be the number one factor (on a list of many reasons) for the steady decline in quail numbers over the past several decades.

Small Game, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, BioLogic, Mossy Oak GameKeepers, Nativ Nurseries

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.

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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

The “gamekeeper” is a centuries-old profession originating across England and other European countries and dating back to sometime in the mid-1600s. Learn more about the history of the gamekeeper 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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Turkey Hunting with a .410: Shotguns, Loads, Chokes, What You Need to Know

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.

Turkey, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak Obsession, Gear, Firearm