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Yes You Are Supposed to Make Noise Turkey hunting

A long time hunter, but first time turkey hunter learns to adjust to the vastly different pursuit of turkey calling. The first time I ever tried to use a diaphragm call, I gagged...

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Keeping Composure when Turkey Fever Strikes

The author explores how adrenaline can lead to turkey fever and an empty tag. Turkey hunting is a series of small decisions made within a larger strategy, with a few twists and...

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West Nile Virus and Wild Turkeys

A look into the Wild Turkey West Nile Research Project and the future steps. Until recently, West Nile Virus (WNV) was not on the radar as a potential disease impacting wild...

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A turkey hunter connecting with their food source.

Our Connection – A Turkey Hunting Film on Connecting with Our Food

Turkey hunting is one of the closest connections we can have between nature and our food. Jesse St Andre is a Maine native and a true New Englander. From growing up hunting the...

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A wild turkey hen comes into a turkey call.

The Fighting Hens – A Deadly Turkey Calling Tactic

Spring turkey hunting tactics rarely explore the idea of calling other hens as a viable option to kill toms. Give me a diaphragm call and it’s game over. As in game over,...

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An elk hunter out turkey hunting.

Poor Man’s Elk – Hunting Turkeys in Film

An Elk Hunter Finds a Passion for Turkey Hunting in the Spring Jeff Lusk is a passionate elk hunter from Puyallup, Wash., who caught turkey fever. Now he finds himself in...

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A wild turkey comes into a call mid morning

Sleeping in May Be the Best Timing for Turkey Hunting

Looking at the benefits of primarily hunting mid to late morning turkeys and sleeping in for the dawn. Life evolves in many ways. Jobs (and bird dogs) make us wake at the crack of...

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A hunter setting up turkey decoys.

Unusual Turkey Decoy Methods that Work

Step up your turkey decoy game this season When it comes to turkey decoys, I’m a minimalist. Though I understand that some movement in the spread can create interest, and a...

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A turkey hunter in the Ozarks.

My Heart – A Turkey Hunting Film in the Ozarks

Follow Jim Ronquest into his stopping grounds of the Ozarks in the pursuit of wild turkeys. Jim Ronquest’s professional career has been built around the waterfowl world as the...

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A How-to Guide to Roosting Turkeys

Roosting turkeys is a very important step in building the foundation for all turkey hunting methods. One of the first steps in becoming a successful turkey hunter is...

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