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Gobbler chasing can often put hunters in dangerous situations. Where you sit, what you wear and how you react to any sound is important.

Gobble call: Proceed with caution

April 15, 2015 John J. Woods

The dangers of using a gobble call without knowing others are around when turkey hunting. […]

Devin Rice of Wesson (left) called up a trio of gobblers that he and friends Kenny McLaughlin of Vicksburg (center) and Aaron Weatherford of Fairhope, Ala., killed simultaneously on private property in Central Mississippi. Weatherford’s turkey was double-bearded, with 11-inch and 9½-inch beards.

Odd call ‘Kee’ to turkey triple

April 9, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Devin Rice called in a crowd of gobblers to the area where he and two friends were hunting early in the Mississippi season, but it wasn’t until he switched calls that the birds got fired up. […]

Chad Bell's first turkey was killed in the Big Black River bottoms north of Canton and sported an impressive 15.25-inch beard.

Bell’s first gobbler true longbeard

April 2, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Chad Bell figures he earned every inch of beard his first gobbler sported, and, at 15.25 inches, that’s a whole lot of work. […]

Veteran turkey hunters know it could take every trick up their sleeve and every call in their bag to kill wily ol’ gobblers. That’s why they often use several calls to take a big bird.

Beginner’s luck — Turkey hunting tactics for the novice

April 1, 2015 John J. Woods

There are simply too many choices of turkey calls, including all the types, materials, configurations, and styles, not to mention brand names, models, and all the marketing hype that goes with it. […]

Todd McTaggart and his son Gage McTaggart, both of Albany, La., with the trophy 4-bearded gobbler the 12-year-old killed on opening morning of the Mississippi youth season March 7 at Homochitto National Forest.

Young hunter gets 4-bearded Mississippi gobbler

March 26, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Opening morning of the youth turkey season turned into a numbers game for 12-year-old Gage McTaggart, who was hunting with his dad Todd and caller Brett Thompson at Homochitto National Forest in Southwest Mississippi. […]

7 tips for killing public gobblers

March 18, 2015 Andy Crawford

Here are Shane Johnson’s top tips to kill a turkey — and these steps work even if you’re a member of a turkey-hunter’s nirvana. […]

Mark Boyd finds success by chasing turkeys deep in the woods of the Homochitto National Forest and its two WMAs. He believes it’s key to go past where other hunters will go.

Defeating the public aspect

March 15, 2015 John J. Woods

Our magazine’s own Mark Boyd is a well-versed public lands turkey hunter and he beats the public odds often. […]

One good public land strategy is to hunt as often as possible on weekdays, avoiding the weekend crowds.

2015 turkey forecast: Good, but not as good as 2014

March 15, 2015 John J. Woods

It is just as difficult, if not more so, to offer up any kind of a prediction to what the coming hunting season is going to be like when it comes to wild turkeys as it is for white-tailed deer. […]

To find gobblers on public lands, hunt off the beaten path.

How to kill WMA turkeys — seek isolation

March 15, 2015 John J. Woods

The gobbler was sounding off in earnest, and he was not that far away. I started slipping quietly down the ridge, just below its peak where I hoped I would not be seen. […]

With biologists predicting a good spring turkey season in 2015, hunters have a fair chance at carrying home a gobbler.

Open land

March 15, 2015 John J. Woods

Hunters working gobblers on public lands must realize that the property is open to anybody that wants to use it. That includes both hunters and other people enjoying other forms of recreation. […]

Have a safe turkey season

March 10, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

Of all the hunting seasons in Mississippi, the safest may be exactly the one that often puts hunters in the most dangerous situations. […]

Early errors can haunt hunter all spring

March 9, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

Mississippians chasing turkeys during the youth season could run into a situation that could prove detrimental long-term during the rest of the spring gobbler season. […]