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The Value of Quality Turkey Gear
The Value of Quality Turkey Gear Choosing quality gear isn’t just about bragging rights; it’s about investing in your hunting experience and ensuring success. It means less frustration, more comfort, and ultimately, a better chance of ethical harvests and lasting memories. By prioritizing quality materials, construction, and performance, you equip yourself with the tools needed […]
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Final Hour Gobblers
Final Hour Gobblers By Aaron Stonehocker I absolutely love late season turkey hunting. Some hunters head out religiously for season one or two in hopes of beating the ol’ toms at their own game. The logic: The birds have yet to learn the difference between counterfeit and authentic calls and perhaps a bit more aggressive […]
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Henned-Up Tom Playbook
Henned-Up Tom Playbook By Ryan Becker A henned up tom is a nightmare that we as turkey hunters will ultimately face many times over in our turkey hunting career. For those that haven’t heard the term “henned-up”, it basically describes a situation where a tom has found a hen or group of hens and is […]
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The Essential Tools of a Turkey Hunter
The Essential Tools of a Turkey Hunter By Nick Johnson Gear is something that we as hunters pay a great deal of attention to. Most of us who hunt own a fair assortment of “stuff”; the essential tools that drive our success and empty our wallets. Some of it is a complete necessity, some a […]
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Shot Placement Guide For Bowhunting Turkeys
Shot Placement Guide For Bowhunting Turkeys When using a bow to hunt turkeys, many different shots and angles will present themselves. To make a clean ethical kill a hunter must know where to aim on the turkey at any given moment. While a turkey looks to be a decent sized target to hit, it isn’t. […]
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Four Strategies for Late Season Turkeys
Four Strategies for Late Season Turkeys By Ryan Graden Does it feel like days and days have passed as you’ve hunted tirelessly to fill that last season tag? The hours, miles, and tactics that you’ve tried haven’t produced a successful hunt and you feel like you’re running out of ideas. Hang in there! It’s not […]
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Turkey Nightmare Henned Up
Turkey Nightmare Henned Up By Ryan Becker A henned up tom is a nightmare that we as turkey hunters will ultimately face many times over in our turkey hunting career. For those that haven’t heard the term “henned-up”, it basically describes a situation where a tom has found a hen or group of hens and […]
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Three Simple Late Season Turkey Tips
Three Simple Late Season Turkey Tips By Ricky Kinder Gobblers are silent, don’t respond to decoys or calls, have been breeding and fighting, and have been pressured and shot at by hunters for over a month now. If you thought early season turkey hunting was tough then welcome to late season turkey hunting! However with […]
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Public Ground Gobblers
Public Ground Gobblers By Nick Johnson The words “public ground” conjures up all sorts of mixed feelings in a hunter. Some relish the opportunity to explore it and some dread it. Hunting on public ground is thought to be a lot more challenging and often without reward and while these statements may hold true in […]
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Springtime Turkey Hunting in Iowa
Springtime Turkey Hunting in Iowa There is conceivably nothing in nature that can build the anticipation for the hunt that is about to take place more than the sound of multiple gobblers sounding off from nearby trees in the predawn darkness. Perhaps only bull elk rival the audible experience of the way tom turkeys announce […]
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