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. […]
“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. […]
Another tactic Lee Garvin, aka the Turkey Man, has utilized is to use a gobble exclusively when working a late-season bird. […]
Sometimes a bird will get close, but doesn’t willingly commit to moving on in to range. That’s when being flexible with calling becomes really important. […]
Data on Mississippi’s wild turkey reproduction has been trending down since the 2003 data report. Reported as the average poults per total hens ratio, the data has been collected by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks since 1994. […]
Stories of turkey success increased in number and in excitement this week, as hunters shared their reports. […]
South Carolina call-maker John Tanner gets ideas for some of his custom-made calls from interesting places, but none any better than his deer stand. […]
The mere mention of trying to go after a wild turkey on public land scares off most turkey hunters, even the veterans. […]
Maybe it was the erratic weather, or perhaps, Mississippi’s gobblers just weren’t in a talking mood during the first two weeks of the spring turkey season. […]
The Shake-N-Jake is the first ever full body, full motion turkey decoy. MOJO has teamed up with world champion turkey caller Preston Pittman to develop this realistic looking decoy that not only attracts game, but diverts attention away from the hunter. […]
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