“Tag: turkey hunting”

Check out some of the best turkey hunting gear we could put our hands on during the 2025 season.

Hunters aged 6 to 15 checked 1,443 gobblers during the Arkansas youth turkey hunts April 12 and 13, an increase of 22 percent over last year’s total. Meanwhile young turkey hunters in Ohio, enjoying their state’s special season to pursue gobblers the same weekend, took 1,740, beating the three-season average of 1,571 birds.

If you hunt turkeys long enough, you’ll see them do some crazy, unexpected things. Our man’s seen plenty of that, too—enough to make him think long and hard about how to counter some “Crazy Ivan” moves.

Wondering how to surprise a foul-weather tom? Scott Haugen has some answers in this month's Know How.

Should you call to a roosted tom? Mike Roux fills his readers in on why this popular strategy may be the reason they don't fill all their tags this spring.

Tim Hovey discusses his personal strategies for turkey hunting, and the dangers of over-calling these sometimes shy birds.

Here’s a basic three-step turkey hunting plan devised to put the odds in your favor this spring.

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Charles Toplikar of Newnan, Ga.

FACT: Coming home is more important than coming home with a gobbler.