“turkeys”

We explore the minimalist approach to turkey hunting, with a walkthrough of how to go "barebones" for springtime Toms.

Since 1973 the National Wild Turkey Federation has fought to conserve wild turkeys and protect the hunting heritage. In 2016, the organization is asking for your help. More specifically, it's asking members—both current and prospective—to "Rise and Fly" and help spread the mission's good word.

Gadgets will never replace basic woodsmanship skills in the hunter success equation. Locate fresh sign, set up on it quickly and make it happen.

Executive Editor Adam Heggenstaller offers a few recommendations for the 2016 spring turkey season.

The Atchafalaya River Basin is home to one of America’s largest river and wetlands systems, stretching over eight Louisiana parishes. The Basin boasts the largest contiguous block of forested wetlands in the Lower Mississippi Valley. The Cajun people migrated to Louisiana in the 1760s from present-day Nova Scotia, and many came to settle along the Atchafalaya River.

Here are a few suggestions to get you ahead of the bowhunting curve when it comes to gobblers.

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.

Because not much beats a turkey's eyesight, hunting them from a blind will help you conceal any movement and increase your odds of success.

There's no doubt about it, Winchester's Shot-Lok technology has been a full-fledged revolution. Though originally designed with turkeys in mind, the concept has expanded to upland loads and, for 2016, will enter a not-so-feathered market. Coyotes, hogs and varmints the world over will be testing their luck against Varmint X shotshells going forward.