Shot Patterns

Tight Chokes and Heavy Shot: Do You Need Them?

Mike Roux considers the conventional wisdom on chokes and shot for turkeys, pondering whether the tightest constriction and heaviest pellet is always the best move.

A Minimalist Approach to Turkeys

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

Opening Day Turkey Hunting Tactics

Hunters who don’t map out a plan of action beyond when to wake up risk getting skunked. Here’s insight into the mind of turkeys to help you pick the right spots to set up, and when to move and call to outfox toms from sunup to sundown.

Turkey Hunting: Unconventional Tactics for Stubborn Field Gobblers

While not typical tactics for chasing spring turkeys, these three options just might help seal the deal on those headache-inducing gobblers.

Why There’s No Turkey Like the Eastern

Eastern birds just seem to be wiser and uncannily adept at escaping us. If you don’t believe it, you’d best read this before trying your luck on an Eastern tom.

How to Hunt Early-Season Gobblers

When you go out for gobbling turkeys in April, the woods might still look like they did back in late deer season. That calls for a few specialized tricks.

Know-How: Lie Down for Longbeards

While it may not be as comfortable as a padded seat at the base of an old tree, there’s a time and place to go prone for turkeys. But it pays to practice first.

How to Hunt Turkeys Like Michael Waddell

Find out what this Georgia-born hunting superstar can teach you about chasing down a big gobbler this spring.

Hunt Out of Your Comfort Zone for Eastern Turkeys

Eastern wild turkeys, found in 38 states, are our most widely distributed subspecies of wild turkeys—and also perhaps the most confounding bird to hunt. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Try these tactics to avoid frustration.

Tips for Hunting Mountain Gobblers

As difficult as mountain turkeys are to hunt, they’re not invulnerable. Follow these tips to increase your odds of success this spring.

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