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As we sit on what amounts to the doorstep of the 2015 spring turkey season, large portions of the country either covered in snow, in the path of an oncoming storm, or both. Among a great many other things, harsh winter weather doesn't make it easy for a hunter to pattern their turkey load of choice.

Entering the spring 2015 turkey season, Web Managing Editor Shawn Skipper still hadn't harvested a thunder chicken. That changed during a weekend with Scott Carlson of Carlson's Choke Tubes.

Winchester says you can go farther with Winchester Long Beard XR shotshells featuring the award-winning Shot-Lok technology.

Let’s take a look at what could arguably be the five best turkey loads on the market.

American Hunter Field Editor Jeff Johnston hoped to tag an Oklahoma tom that was befitting of the "Long Beard" name stamped on his shotgun shell of choice. Find out how he fared with this photo essay.

When American Hunter announced its 2016 Golden Bullseye honorees late last year, it did indeed name products in 10 categories that met or exceeded those standards. One of the standouts—and a seasonably relevant one, too—was the 2016 Ammo of the Year: Winchester’s Shot-Lok.