Turkey Hunting
Shake a tail feather
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. […]
Turkey Hunting
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5 calls all turkey hunters should know
Calling is something every hunter can and should conquer. Let’s get a primer on calling from a couple of veteran hunters. […]
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Turkey hunting requires its own safety tips
Turkey hunting is fast approaching, and, as a lot of Mississippians can tell you, the birds are already gobbling. […]
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Don’t ‘over scout’ gobblers
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. […]
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Mississippi State Record Turkeys
Typical: Score 80.64, Amp Frith, Smith County, April 8, 2005. […]
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Turkey Facts
* There are usually 50/50 hen/jake poults in the hatch. […]
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2014 Turkey forecast
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. […]
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Annual brood survey bad news for turkey hunters
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. […]
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The right turkey call
It takes one to know one. That is it takes a guy who builds turkey calls with his own hands from scratch, tests them in the Mississippi woods on live birds and in the process has learned what works best under a wide variety of turkey hunting situations. […]
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Shot size to seize gobblers
Turkey-hunting shotshells come from a wide variety of manufacturers, the most common being Remington, Winchester and Federal. But other brands like Hevi-Shot also make excellent ammunition for turkey hunting. […]
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You can help with annual turkey surveys
Turkey populations in Mississippi are not estimated by random guessing: MDWFP uses two different sources to determine how many birds there are in the state. […]
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Mississippi Sportsman Turkey Hunter’s Pocket Guide
Here’s your sign — Scouting is an important tool for patterning the behavior of wild birds on the land you intend to hunt. It’s best, however, to use your eyes, ears and legs to locate turkey sign — feeding areas, grooming areas, strut zones and roosting sites. Listen for turkeys to gobble early in the morning. […]