Turkey Hunting Archives - Page 23 of 28

The author carries his prize eastern along the road beneath a canopy of upland hardwoods.

Turkey Whisperer — Proven turkey-hunting tips

March 1, 2013 John Flores

Sitting dejected with my chin touching my chest, the realization of blowing it started to sink in. Replaying the whole affair in my mind it seemed surreal. It happened way too fast for me to grasp and was something totally unexpected.

After seeing an for a package turkey hunt at the elegant Briars Bed and Breakfast in Natchez called “Gobblers and Gardenias,” I felt there was no way I could go wrong with a shindig like that.

Or so I thought. […]

In an effort to develop habitat that attracts turkeys and promotes conservation, Atkins plants chufa peanut-like tubor.

Best turkey-hunting loads and chokes

March 1, 2013 John Flores

Turkeys are big birds, soe tight patterns from shotguns and hard-hitting loads are imperative. Shots can range from point blank to out to 50 yards in some cases. […]

This turkey killed by Jerry McCrory at the Briars could have been the top one or two turkeys ever taken in the state of Mississippi.

Briars trophy potential

March 1, 2013 John Flores

Jerry McCrory booked his Gobblers and Gardenias hunt for later in April 2011 for he and his wife. Like the author, the 60-year-old Metairie, La., resident had never killed a turkey. Set up in a popup blind, the turkey gobbled one time and was very close to Atkins and McCrory. […]

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.” […]

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. […]