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Hunting hung-up toms
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. […]
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Fewer turkey homes to wreck this year?
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. […]
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The right turkey call
It takes one to know one. That is it takes a guy who builds turkey calls with his own hands from scratch, tests them in the Mississippi woods on live birds and in the process has learned what works best under a wide variety of turkey hunting situations. […]
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Shot size to seize gobblers
Turkey-hunting shotshells come from a wide variety of manufacturers, the most common being Remington, Winchester and Federal. But other brands like Hevi-Shot also make excellent ammunition for turkey hunting. […]
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Hens going to nest, helping hunters
Stories of turkey success increased in number and in excitement this week, as hunters shared their reports. […]
New Products
‘Purring Block’ combines slate, glass surfaces for seductive, soft calls
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. […]
Turkey Hunting
Bagging a gobbler on public ground
The mere mention of trying to go after a wild turkey on public land scares off most turkey hunters, even the veterans. […]
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Gobbling increasing, hunting improves
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. […]
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Late lessons – Hunting tips to take more late-season turkeys
Eddie Salter purred lightly, clucked – and two gobblers stretched their necks way out, searching for the sweet-talking hen that was hidden just out of sight.
Tick-boom! […]
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Home Wreckers — Best tactics for turkey-hunting success
When a wild tom gobbles at daybreak, you can bet he only has one thing on his mind — and that’s not to audition for “The Voice.” […]
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Days of Thunder — How to put a bead on a gobbler as the season ages
The morning sun had just begun to lighten the overhead canopy as fog began to lift from the damp ground and dissipate into the trees. One tree in particular seemed a little more restless than the others, as a large mass of its undergrowth shifted slightly. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Jensen’s gobbler ranks among Mississippi’s top 10 typicals
For every mature gobbler killed, with few exceptions, so many things have to go exactly right for the hunter, almost as if every star is in perfect alignment. […]