“gobbler”

This latest Member's Hunt comes from John C. Locke of Frenchtown, Montana.

HS Strut, the brand of turkey calls and hunting accessories founded by Hunters Specialties more than three decades ago, recently introduced a new choke tube lineup and double-tone box call for this year's turkey season.

With the prices of hunting-related gear at near-ludicrous levels, one must question the necessity of much of it. Simply stated, what’s necessary and what isn’t? Here is what you need to know to shop smartly.

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.

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.

This week on #SundayGunday, we’re taking a look at the Heritage Badlander, a double-barrel scattergun that would not look out of place riding shotgun in a stagecoach through the badlands of the old west. Featuring two, 28-inch side-by-side black-chrome-coated barrels, the Badlander boasts an elegantly simple design.

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