Turkey Hunting Archives - Page 17 of 28

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To find gobblers on public lands, hunt off the beaten path.

How to kill WMA turkeys — seek isolation

March 15, 2015 John J. Woods

The gobbler was sounding off in earnest, and he was not that far away. I started slipping quietly down the ridge, just below its peak where I hoped I would not be seen. […]

With biologists predicting a good spring turkey season in 2015, hunters have a fair chance at carrying home a gobbler.

Open land

March 15, 2015 John J. Woods

Hunters working gobblers on public lands must realize that the property is open to anybody that wants to use it. That includes both hunters and other people enjoying other forms of recreation. […]

Mark Boyd finds success by chasing turkeys deep in the woods of the Homochitto National Forest and its two WMAs. He believes it’s key to go past where other hunters will go.

Defeating the public aspect

March 15, 2015 John J. Woods

Our magazine’s own Mark Boyd is a well-versed public lands turkey hunter and he beats the public odds often. […]

One good public land strategy is to hunt as often as possible on weekdays, avoiding the weekend crowds.

2015 turkey forecast: Good, but not as good as 2014

March 15, 2015 John J. Woods

It is just as difficult, if not more so, to offer up any kind of a prediction to what the coming hunting season is going to be like when it comes to wild turkeys as it is for white-tailed deer. […]

Have a safe turkey season

March 10, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

Of all the hunting seasons in Mississippi, the safest may be exactly the one that often puts hunters in the most dangerous situations. […]

Early errors can haunt hunter all spring

March 9, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

Mississippians chasing turkeys during the youth season could run into a situation that could prove detrimental long-term during the rest of the spring gobbler season. […]

In Mississippi, youth aged 15 and under get a week of hunting before the regular spring season opens.

‘Necessories’ can make/break novice turkey hunt

March 5, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

While many die-hard turkey hunters might turn their noses up at decoys and folding pop-up blinds, they are a necessary when guiding a youngster. […]

Avian-X

March 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

The next generation of Avian-X LCD decoys are lighter, easier to pack and less aggressive to real hens. Add the increased texture and detailed feather lines and they look even more realistic. […]

Cover: March 2015

March 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

The after-deer season lull is over. So learn everything you need to know to lay the hammer down on a spring gobbler. […]

Mississippi’s abundant public lands offer numerous opportunities to get a great gobbler.

Top turkey tracts — Mississippi’s best turkey-hunting WMAs

March 1, 2015 John J. Woods

It is a blessing to live in a state offering so much quality public hunting land. Whenever I get the chance to brag, I let my out-of-state hunting friends know that Mississippi is the place to come for deer hunting, small game hunting, and even some of the best fishing in the country, especially crappie. […]

While the old run-and-gun tactic was once popular, it seems to have died off in favor of more-patient hunting methods.

‘Run-and-gun’ is dead and gone

March 1, 2015 John J. Woods

Turkey tactics, strategies and methods of hunting have come and gone over the years. One can still hear heated debates around the campfire during deer season about how to best hunt a wild turkey gobbler. Some say to use this call or that, hunt morning roosted birds or afternoon lovesick toms, use decoys, and so forth. […]

Jeffery Hutchison (right) felt a little bad after killing this rare turkey that his father, David (left), had come close to killing three times before the son got a shot.

Hunter bags rare white gobbler

May 30, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Jeffery Hutchison was standing next to a tree on March 27, with his shotgun up and his focus clearly on one of three gobblers approaching his position along a logging road in Attala County. […]