Turkey Hunting Archives - Page 23 of 28

A hunter places a decoy prior to a morning hunt. Decoys can sometimes make the difference in coaxing a wary gobbler into range.

2013 Turkey Forecast — What to expect when turkey hunting begins

March 1, 2013 David Hawkins

The 2012 turkey season was one of strange contrasts. Some of the ample 2011 mast crop was still on the ground when the spring green-up began. Hens nested earlier than normal, and hunters had to adapt to the changes.

Will 2013 see the same sort of issues? Another ample mast crop across much of the state was washed away or soured by the January rains and freezing temperatures. Still, deer hunters reported seeing large flocks of both gobblers and hens, giving promise to the coming season. […]

The right calls

March 1, 2013 David Hawkins

Turkey hunters have a choice of hundreds of call variations. And Hunter’s Specialties has a new “Drummin’ Thunder” kit that has all the tools a turkey hunter needs to call in a spring gobbler in one affordable package. […]

Mossberg reduced-recoil shotgun is right for turkey hunting

March 1, 2013 David Hawkins

Newton’s third law of motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Turkey hunters shooting full-power loads in magnum shotshells might not define it in such scholarly terms, choosing just to say the gun and load is a real “snot knocker.” […]

Federal Mag-Shok Heavyweight turkey load

Best turkey-hunting ammo

March 1, 2013 David Hawkins

Where the Mossberg shotgun left off, Federal has picked up with their 12-gauge Federal Mag-Shok Heavyweight turkey load. […]

A hunter’s dream come true — a strutting gobbler with a brace of hens just outside the blind.

Expert turkey-hunting advice

March 1, 2013 David Hawkins

What is the best approach to getting on some birds as the spring season approaches? Well, avid hunter and call maker Preston Pittman said it’s not blasting the woods with calls. […]

Cover: March 2013

March 1, 2013 Mississippi Sportsman

The 2013 turkey season is upon us: What can you expect when you hit the woods? […]

For every turkey-hunting success by hunters like Port Gibson's Cliff Covington, there are hundreds of stories about gobblers just too tough to kill.

Toughest gobbler: I have a nomination

February 22, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Every turkey hunter has run into a tough gobbler. […]

Carolina Cradle

September 1, 2012 Mississippi Sportsman

The Carolina Cradle can be affixed to the stock of your favorite turkey gun and allows you to work any 3 5/8-inch call with minimal movement. Your friction calls can be changed from slate, to glass, to any of the popular calls on the market today on a moment’s notice. […]

Rusty Ellis with the Mirriams turkey that sealed his double slam this spring.

Clinton dad shares double slam with sons

July 18, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

To achieve a double slam on turkeys in a season is a grand accomplishment for any hunter. […]

Huner Amanda Coutch killed her first turkey, this four-bearded gobbler, on the last day of the season.

Warren County hunter nabs four-bearded gobbler

May 3, 2012 John J. Woods

The outdoors was always where Amanda Brock Coutch would rather be. Working in the yard to deer hunting or fishing with her granddad were her favorite things to do. […]

Bill Tanner is 96 years old, but that hasn't stopped him from killing his limit of turkeys during the past 30 or so hunting seasons.

Smith County hunter ends early three-turkey limit at 96 years old

April 13, 2012 Rob Hays

Bill Tanner was at home on Good Friday, tending his massive urban garden and taking care of a few other chores — including deboning and preparing a turkey breast for the freezer.

“My season is over,” Tanner said matter-of-factly. “That there in the sink is my limit turkey. My third gobbler this season.” […]

Turkey hunting ground blinds allow hunters to hunt well concealed and close.

Blind as a bat

April 1, 2012 John J. Woods

Turkey hunting can sure seem like hunting blind sometimes. Gobblers can appear out of thin air as though in a vision. Hens pop up behind you with peering eyes picking up on every out-of-place detail in the woods. […]