Birds, Turkeys & Waterfowl

There are no entries for wild turkeys in the Boone and Crockett record book, but if there were, this gigantic gobbler from Iowa would qualify.

The author field tested the new G5 Outdoors Dirty Bird turkey broadhead this spring in South Dakota, and the results were insanely impressive.

It doesn’t matter how many wild turkey kills you’ve seen on video before — you’ve NEVER seen a “double tap” like this one before!

When it comes to understanding and appreciating “degree of difficulty” as it relates to bowhunting, Fred Eichler is near the top of the list.

With a shotgun, killing a stationary wild turkey is a no-brainer, right? Well . . .

Done well, bowhunting turkeys run-and-gun style without a blind can yield more opportunities to succeed than a stationary setup.

Modern TSS shotshells have changed the game, making smaller gauge shotguns more lethal than 12’s using lead pellets.

Need inspiration to pursue turkeys with a bow this spring? Then check out this video of Chris Bee hammering a late-March turkey in Nebraska.

Much of what you find on YouTube and in hunting magazines/websites is decent info, but it misses the mark on what truly helps you kill more wild turkeys.

You’ve roosted a tom and slipped in to 100 yards of his tree under the cover of darkness. But now what?

Wild turkeys sometimes behave in unpredictable ways, as proof in this funny 40-second video.

Developed by G5 Outdoors in collaboration with well-known bowhunter Chris Bee, the new Dirty Bird Turkey Broadhead enables bowhunters to aim for a turkey’s head/neck for instant kills.

Do you think this wild turkey has a bad wing, and that’s why it tries to escape the bobcat on foot?

This crazy 10-second clip won the 2025 Trailcampro Video Contest.

Waterfowl hunting can be dangerous, especially during November and December when the water begins to freeze.

This Florida wild turkey has a beard so long it brushes the ground as the bird struts/runs to a gobbler decoy.

A hunter places a remote camera in her turkey decoys and captures crazy-cool footage of a big tom attacking her jake decoy.

When a tom is gobbling sporadically, it’s time to silently — no hen talk! — slip into his “bubble.”

Shooting two gobbers with a compound or crossbow in one sit is a big accomplishment; doing it with a recurve and with two shots only 17 seconds apart is crazy-rare.

When gobblers won’t respond to your calling and strut into bow range, it’s time for plan B — or C, D or E!

Ever wonder what your turkey hunting loads look like in flight? Here’s your answer!

If you’ve had spotty success with decoying gobblers into archery range, give these details a shot.

Proof that more hunters should consider Canada when planning a wild turkey adventure.

A wild turkey is a feast to many predators — human and otherwise.

In the author’s experience, the behavior shown by this big gobbler is rare. Have you ever witnessed it?

Ben is a youngster with an interesting nickname — Cranky — and you have to hear what he says after his successful turkey hunt.

The author spends 99.9 percent of his hunting time on DIY trips — for all species — but in his opinion, an outfitted pheasant hunt should be near the top of your bucket list.

The annual Breeding Waterfowl Population Survey for 2024 estimates nearly 34 million ducks, which is a 5% increase from 2023.

Wing shooters who are looking for a challenging hunt, need look no further than the American Crow.

When it comes to wild turkeys, an albino gobbler is the rarest of rare, yet this bowhunter has one strutting in his decoys.