“turkey hunting”

The folks over at 4-Play turkey calls, not content to constrain themselves to their excellent line of box calls, have debuted a line of diaphragm calls that are sure to make toms close that las tidbit of distance.

Check out some of the best turkey hunting gear we could put our hands on during the 2025 season.

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.

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.

Apex Ammunition and Woodhaven Custom Calls are excited to introduce Next Level Ninja TSS shotshells—a new blend of Tungsten Super Shot (TSS) for turkey hunting. The Next Level Ninja features a combination of #8.5 and #9.5 TSS, offering an excellent balance between pattern density and knockdown power.