The phrase, “he came like he was on a string,” is often used by turkey hunters who have experienced textbook hunts where a gobbler promptly answers their calls, marches right in without hesitation and catches a head full of lead. After going several rounds with a pair of Missouri longbeards, I wasn’t sure who had […]
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By Jay Langston (Originally published in Turkey Call Magazine, Jan–Feb 1992) A Mistake You Only Get to Make Once The deer hunter moved cautiously through the dense tangle of honeysuckle bordering a small creek in search of his quarry. He knew several days of hunter activity on the hardwood ridges had pushed several deer into
The Eyes Have It: Why Vision Matters in Turkey Hunting Read More »
By Roger Hook If you have spent much time in the spring woods chasing gobblers, you have probably gotten the chance to watch a number of birds perform their mating ritual. You have seen gobblers strut in front of hens, or strut as they make their way toward your location thinking you were the hen.
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Grand Slam on a budget? You bet! Try these hunting hotspots for an Eastern, Rio Grande Merriam’s and Florida gobbler this spring. Huffing and puffing, each step was pure work as I chugged my way up the steep, muddy trail toward the saddle between two mountains. Catching my breath, I yawned deeply to clear my
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Cross the border with us as we relive a Mexican Gould’s gobbler hunt from 1997. Turkey Call Magazine Editor leads the way with this feature published in the January/February 1998 issue. The shade of a lightning-scarred oak stump made a good blind for a luck-less gringo and his dark-skinned guide. Pancho’s broken English and my
Timewarp toms… a trip back in time for a Mexican Gould’s gobbler Read More »
