“Tag: hunting turkeys”

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.

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.

Start your spring early by hitting the turkey woods with a bow.

If there isn’t a favorite wild turkey recipe amongst your clan, these thunder-crunch gobbler fingers might be just the ticket.

Logic dictates we play the tom to kill him. However, riling up the dominant hen may be the more attractive option. Here’s how to draw in a gobbler’s main squeeze so you can squeeze the trigger.

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.

The scratch box is hundreds of years old and still deadly today, though not many turkey hunters know it.

The ideal strategy for bagging a gobbler is being at the right place at the right time. Here’s why that time might be hours later than you think.

Gobblers are more vocal some days than others, but their behavior can seem erratic. Here are the key factors that dictate how boisterous the birds will be this spring.