Turkey Hunting Archives - Page 9 of 28

May 25, 2026

Lone gobblers whose hens are nesting are likely to be doing a lot of traveling, especially late in the morning and early in the afternoon, when they can be fooled and killed.

Be patient, stay late for late-season turkeys

April 25, 2019 Craig Holt

Turkey hunters find at the end of turkey season that most “easy” turkeys have been killed, and the remaining ones are more wary and won’t come to calls. […]

The slumbering long-beard sits in a logging road with his head tucked away underneath his wing.

A sleeper at Canemount WMA

April 18, 2019 Andy Douglas

Lincoln County hunter Ricky Case harvested a sleeping gobbler on Canemount WMA. While cleaning the turkey, he discovered two shotgun pellet wounds in its breast area. […]

Flatten the turkey breast with a mallet to render it thin enough to roll it into a ball.

Turkey Cordon Bleu (almost)

April 15, 2019 Jerry Dilsaver

Put that wild gobbler’s breast to work in a big, delicious way with this turkey recipe. […]

It’s time for hunters to get ready—the best hunting lies ahead. Hunt hard till the end.

Mississippi approaching peak of turkey season

April 9, 2019 Andy Douglas

The very best of prime time Mississippi turkey hunting is almost here. If you’ve hoarded vacation time, it’s time to schedule it and get out in the woods. It’s time hunt and hunt hard ‘til the end. […]

Lori Kennedy got her first gobbler ever on the ground at 8:10 a.m. just a few days after the season opener.

No fooling for April Fool’s Day

April 9, 2019 Andy Douglas

Lori Kennedy of Crystal Springs killed two gobblers, one being a huge double-bearded tom, on her first two turkey hunts ever. […]

Brenda Valentine loves turkeys and talking turkey hunting

April 1, 2019 Michael O. Giles

Veteran hunter Brenda Valentine, one of the nation’s leading female hunters, shares her passion and tactics for turkey hunting. […]

Bring on the toms! Mississippi’s 2019 spring turkey season

March 15, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

The outlook for Mississippi’s spring wild turkey season is promising across the state, with some regions expected to have an awful lot of gobblers to try and fool this season. […]

Turkey season opens Friday

March 13, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

After a successful week of youth-only hunting, Mississippi’s regular spring turkey season opens Friday to hunters of all ages. It will continue through May 1. […]

Turkey season cancelled at NWR

March 12, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge closed to turkey hunting for the season due to high water. […]

Paizley Kendall, 5, of Grenada, killed her first gobbler on the opening morning of the youth turkey season Friday in Tallahatchie County.

Girl, 5, nearly limits on opening weekend

March 11, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Paizley Kendall, 5, of Grenada, killed her first gobbler on the opening morning of the youth turkey season Friday in Tallahatchie County. […]

Hunters under age 16 get a head start on their adult brethren this month as spring wild turkey season arrives in the Magnolia State.

Kids get first shot at gobblers

March 4, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Only children ages 15 or younger can shoot during Mississippi’s youth turkey season. A child at least 12 years of age and under 16 years of age must have a certificate of satisfactory completion of a hunter education class to hunt alone during the season. […]

Prescribed burning is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve wildlife habitat, and winter is the prime time to set a controlled fire in the woods.

Winter perfect for prescribed burning

February 21, 2019 Jeff Burleson

February is a great month to prepare available spring/summer habitat for wild turkeys, and one of the most-overlooked and cost-effective habitat modification techniques is prescribed burning. […]