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In many places the ducks don’t roll in until it’s, well, pretty darn cold, a fact that can leave diehard waterfowlers a might conflicted when the family decides it’s time to head south for a holiday in the sun.

Earlier this spring, NRA Pubs' Tom Rickwalder journeyed to Florida to hunt Osceola turkeys with the National Wild Turkey Federation, Bushnell and Federal Premium, among others. After tagging his bird, he was given the chance to hunt a management alligator in the state's swampland. Guided by Justin Guerry of Osceola Outdoors, Tom took his first-ever shot at a gator.

NRA Pubs' own Tom Rickwalder and his son, Jackson, ventured to Kentucky earlier this spring for the state's youth turkey hunting weekend with Mark Moore of Osceola Outdoors. The gobblers were ready and waiting—but would young Jack tag one?

So you've killed a turkey. What next?

It's turkey season, y'all. Though seasons aren't quite open nationwide yet, thousands of hunters have already ventured into the great outdoors this spring to embrace the madness that is turkey hunting.

10-year-old Emily Fink had never killed a turkey before journeying to Florida last week to hunt an Osceola with father, John, and Mike Tussey of Osceola Outdoors. Would she leave the the Sunshine State with a turkey in tow?

Young Evan Farless joined Mike Tussey of Osceola Outdoors for a nuisance gator hunt in Florida earlier this summer. Armed with the LWRCI Razorback and an EOTech optic, Evan looked to drop his first-ever alligator. Get an inside look at the hunt with this video.

Young Jack Ellis joined three fellow up-and-coming hunters on a youth turkey hunt in Florida. This is his story.

Executive Editor Adam Heggenstaller recalls his Osceola turkey hunt on a muggy Florida morning.