“turkeys”

Ohio’s wild turkey hunters have checked 15,911 birds during the spring 2025 season as of Sunday, May 25, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

Apex Ammunition is now shipping its Predator line of Tungsten Super Shot (TSS) shotshells. Meticulously handloaded, these TSS rounds deliver downrange energy with maximum lethality to take down coyotes and hogs.

Specialized, ultra-tight-choked turkey guns can make bagging a bird more probable when the range is long—as long as you understand their drawbacks.

Hunters aged 6 to 15 checked 1,443 gobblers during the Arkansas youth turkey hunts April 12 and 13, an increase of 22 percent over last year’s total. Meanwhile young turkey hunters in Ohio, enjoying their state’s special season to pursue gobblers the same weekend, took 1,740, beating the three-season average of 1,571 birds.

If you hunt turkeys long enough, you’ll see them do some crazy, unexpected things. Our man’s seen plenty of that, too—enough to make him think long and hard about how to counter some “Crazy Ivan” moves.

Wondering how to surprise a foul-weather tom? Scott Haugen has some answers in this month's Know How.

Should you call to a roosted tom? Mike Roux fills his readers in on why this popular strategy may be the reason they don't fill all their tags this spring.

Tim Hovey discusses his personal strategies for turkey hunting, and the dangers of over-calling these sometimes shy birds.

Mike Roux lays out his winter's turkey gear discoveries, just in time for spring gobbler season.