Tips and Tactics for Hunting Turkeys from a Blind
Run-and-gun turkey hunting doesn’t always cut it. At such times and in such places it’s best to sit tight and let the birds come to you.
How to Hunt Turkeys in the Rain
Unpredictable weather is something spring turkey hunters know all too well. Use these tactics to improve your odds of bagging a bird in the rain.
Turkey Hunting: Where and How to Sit
Before you settle in to work a bird, pay attention to where—and how—you sit. Your location and position can make all the difference in getting a shot.
How to Use Topo Maps to Find Public-Land Gobblers
Mapping routes to hunting spots can be accomplished in the palm of your hand with modern cell phones. However, what most of those images don’t show—topographic lines—may prove to be the most useful information at your disposal.
How to Hunt Turkeys in Any Weather
Unpredictable weather is something spring turkey hunters know all too well. Use these tactics to improve your odds of bagging a bird come rain or shine, or snow or wind for that matter.
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.
Turkey Ethics: The Ambush
Wily old toms don't always want to cooperate. When that happens, it's time to consider alternative tactics.
How to Predict and Hunt Gobbling Peaks
To help you tag a turkey this season, Field Editor Frank Miniter shares some helpful tips on how to predict and hunt gobbling peaks.
A Playbook for Public-Land Toms
Ernest Hemingway advised, if you want to write, begin with “one true sentence” and follow it with another. So here’s the truest way to kill a public-land tom.
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