To be honest, I don’t know how many turkeys I’d killed before I set my first turkey decoys; probably a dozen or more. The way I was taught, the hunter made the yelps and the clucks and the purrs, and ...

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ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — I walked many miles over the course of four days during Minnesota’s second seven-day spring turkey hunting season trying to strike up a gobbler. My father-in-law was waiting back ...

NEW RINGGOLD – It is a decoy spread that has stood the test of time. From South Carolina to New York State, oh so often a display of two hen decoys, sometimes accompanied by a jake, has been just too ...

In 20 years of turkey hunting with a traditional bow, Marty Mann said he's probably had as many hits as misses. "It's not a hunt where you go out and get one with the first shot," said Mann, 61, of ...

In the deadly serious game of venatic chess that is spring turkey hunting, a match that recently played out on a mesquite/live oak flat overlooking the Llano River concluded in a draw. It just as ...

Over the years, I have heard good and bad things about using turkey decoys. One hunter will tell you the moment a tom sees a decoy, he comes running in to meet his mate and ends up meeting his maker.

When it comes to gear, turkey hunting can be as minimal or maximal as you choose. Many of the early, fabled turkey hunters needed little more than basic camo, a call or two, and a shotgun. Today, a ...