“longbeards”

While it may not be as comfortable as a padded seat at the base of an old tree, there’s a time and place to go prone for turkeys. But it pays to practice first.

Unpredictable weather is something spring turkey hunters know all too well. Use these tactics to improve your odds of bagging a bird come rain or shine, or snow or wind for that matter.

Do low, slow, coarse gobbler clucks do the trick?

Bagging a hunter-savvy gobbler on public land requires thorough scouting and dedication. If you don’t have time for either, well, check out our 20 tips.

Thanks to the efforts of a conservationist outfitter and local farmers, American hunters revel in the sights and sounds of ocellated turkeys on the Yucatán Peninsula.

Advances in materials and manufacturing have made pot calls more versatile, even specialized, as different combinations of surface, pot, sound board and striker produce different sounds. The downside is all these options can be overwhelming. Let us clarify things for you.

If you've hunted turkeys, odds are you've seen a couple of gobblers fight—or, at the very least, tear up a decoy. If you haven't, check out this video.

American Hunter Field Editor Jeff Johnston hoped to tag an Oklahoma tom that was befitting of the "Long Beard" name stamped on his shotgun shell of choice. Find out how he fared with this photo essay.

When things don’t work out at dawn or if you can’t make it to the woods until midday, knowing a bird’s daily routine will help you plan an attack at any hour—right up until last light.