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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.

How to Make a Turkey Food Plot

Food plots aren’t just for deer, which means they certainly aren’t just for fall hunting seasons. You can make them work for you in spring to keep turkeys in your ZIP code if you keep in mind a few factors.

3 Maxims Every Turkey Hunter Can Take to the Bank

Turkey hunters know there's only so much they can count on when it comes to bird behavior. As random as it may seem, the turkey equation can become easier to solve by employing these three tactics.

How to Scout Silent Gobblers

Here’s how thorough scouting can enable you to take gobblers, even if they aren’t gobbling.

Tips and Tactics for Hunting Canyon-Country Gobblers

Here are some tips and tactics, along with a success story or two, to help you turn the tables on the most unusual turkey you’ll ever hunt.

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.

Know-How: Cures for Call-Wise Gobblers

How do you teach someone to call in turkeys when the only places he has to go are public lands with pressured birds?

10 Stupid-Smart Turkey Tactics

Henned-up toms, loudmouths that just won’t budge, topographic obstacles: Regardless what you think, sometimes the “stupidest” tactic just might produce a gobbler in front of your sights. And that’ll make you look smart.

How to Survive Turkey Season

Turkey season, in a lot of ways, is madness—especially if the gobblers have been giving you the slip. Don't give into the grind! Here's how to survive a challenging spring.

Know-How: Kill a Tom at Any Time

When things don’t work out at dawn or if you can’t make it to the woods until midday, knowing a bird’s daily routine will help you plan an attack at any hour—right up until last light.

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