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Turkey numbers in Mississippi are estimated on two sets of observation surveys.

You can help with annual turkey surveys

April 15, 2013 Phillip Gentry

Turkey populations in Mississippi are not estimated by random guessing: MDWFP uses two different sources to determine how many birds there are in the state. […]

Eddie Salter recommends setting up on gobblers with your back to a tree larger than your body to protect you from hunters approaching behind and mistaking you for a turkey.

Master multiple turkey calls for greater success

April 15, 2013 Michael O. Giles

“I think a turkey hunter, if he’s going to be successful, needs to keep an open mind,” Eddie Salter said. “He needs to be able to run multiple calls, and be able to use a number of calls.” […]

Late season gobblers can be located by scouting sandy logging roads or trails. Here’s a gobbler track with a 3-inch magnum shell for sizing.

Calling hens can result in successful turkey-hunting trips

April 15, 2013 Michael O. Giles

As the season ages, a lot of gobblers will strut and follow the hens almost anywhere almost like they’re on a string. Where the hens go, the gobbler follows. Oh sure, he’ll gobble and strut and spit and drum at you, but he never gets too far from his harem. […]

Guide Lee Garvin cuts and yelps with a mouth call as he tries to get a shock gobble during a late season hunt.

Less is more, turkey hunter says

April 15, 2013 Michael O. Giles

“I believe less is more during late-season hunts,” Eddie Salter said. “And that old bird had long spurs and was red hot. […]

Father and son, Chris and Reed Kellum of Madison, had an exciting hunt recently at their camp near Hermanville. When Reed, 11, shot one gobbler, a second gobbler ran up and started jumping on the flopping bird. Chris was able to complete the double.

Hens going to nest, helping hunters

April 12, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Stories of turkey success increased in number and in excitement this week, as hunters shared their reports. […]

John Tanner's "Purring Block" combines trough-slate and glass surfaces to produce seductive purrs and clucks.

‘Purring Block’ combines slate, glass surfaces for seductive, soft calls

April 10, 2013 Dan Kibler

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. […]

Brandon’s Mark Boyd has earned a reputation for consistently killing public-land turkey.

Bagging a gobbler on public ground

April 8, 2013 John J. Woods

The mere mention of trying to go after a wild turkey on public land scares off most turkey hunters, even the veterans. […]

Kenny Latham's first turkey of 2013 was this 3-year-old gobbler he killed Friday on private land in Leake County near his Ludlow home. He said it was the first morning this year that the gobblers were vocal.

Gobbling increasing, hunting improves

April 3, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

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. […]

It takes a lot of experience chasing turkeys to be able to call a gobbler away from his hens.

Home Wreckers — Best tactics for turkey-hunting success

April 1, 2013 John J. Woods

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.” […]

For north Mississippi turkey hunter Nathan Howell, the days between mid-March and the last of April are music to his ears.

Days of Thunder — How to put a bead on a gobbler as the season ages

April 1, 2013 Phillip Gentry

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. […]

Late season gobblers have seen and heard it all, which can make for challenging hunting.

Late lessons – Hunting tips to take more late-season turkeys

April 1, 2013 Michael O. Giles

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! […]

Blake Jensen of Woodville with his trophy gobbler taken Thursday (March 21) in Adams County on a hunt/gun package bought at the Natchez NWTF banquet.

Jensen’s gobbler ranks among Mississippi’s top 10 typicals

March 27, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

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. […]