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.
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.
How to Stalk Your Way to a Frustrating Tom
When the birds clam up and refuse to come to calls, you need to go to them. Where safe and legal, stalking and fanning a tom works wonders. Read this then try low-crawling.
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.
A 3-Step Plan to Tag a Tom
Here’s a basic three-step turkey hunting plan devised to put the odds in your favor this spring.
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