When it comes to killing turkeys, Revel Rawlings of Ridgeland is one of the best.
Even then, the former president of the Mississippi Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation knows he needed all the help he could get when his two sons started chasing gobblers with him. […]
Quite often an unorthodox turkey-hunting tactic breaks the stalemate with a hung-up gobbler. Over the years, I have heard of many unexpected tricks to lure a gobbler to the gun. […]
Calling is something every hunter can and should conquer. Let’s get a primer on calling from a couple of veteran hunters. […]
Turkey hunting is fast approaching, and, as a lot of Mississippians can tell you, the birds are already gobbling. […]
A few hours of preseason preparation can save turkey hunters haunting memories for years to come. A little too much, though, can be very damaging. […]
Typical: Score 80.64, Amp Frith, Smith County, April 8, 2005. […]
* There are usually 50/50 hen/jake poults in the hatch. […]
March can be unpredictable, being warm one moment and cold.
No matter the weather, however, the ides of March will usher in the opening of turkey season, and, with it, all the pinnacles of joy and pits of despair that only true turkey hunters can appreciate. […]
News from the 2013 brood survey is not good for Mississippi’s turkey and turkey hunters, according to the biologists who head the program for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]
“I think a turkey hunter, if he’s going to be successful, needs to keep an open mind,” Eddie Salter said. “He needs to be able to run multiple calls, and be able to use a number of calls.” […]
As the season ages, a lot of gobblers will strut and follow the hens almost anywhere almost like they’re on a string. Where the hens go, the gobbler follows. Oh sure, he’ll gobble and strut and spit and drum at you, but he never gets too far from his harem. […]
“I believe less is more during late-season hunts,” Eddie Salter said. “And that old bird had long spurs and was red hot. […]
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