Wild Turkey

Carrying a call that is extremely versatile and generates realistic, natural sounding tones and vocalizations can dramatically increase your shot ratios during turkey season.

State officials say hunters checked more than 17,000 wild turkeys during Ohio's spring and youth hunting seasons for those birds.

Safety regulators say Ohio-based Rocky Brands is recalling 1,800 pair of “snake proof” hunting boots because their snake bite protection could fail.

Not everyone wants or can afford an expensive full body mount of their turkey harvest. The fan and beard make great trophies, and they’re a simple DIY project for even the most novice sportsmen.

Spring and summer are hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking seasons. It is also the time of year when ticks are out. Take precautions and avoid tick bites. They can be much more than just an inconvenience.

Champion turkey caller Mark Prudhomme shares three proven techniques that will help you get the most out of your owl call this spring.

Five reasons why you may find that a hunting excursion with your spouse – whether they’re a hunter or not – is still better for your marriage than any standard date night.

Learn how to field dress a wild turkey with tips from the National Wild Turkey Federation.

Nearly 100,000 turkey hunters statewide spend their mornings tiptoeing through forests and fields trying to entice a big gobbler into shooting range. About 30,000 of them find success each year, enough to catapult Michigan to the No. 7 spot for spring turkey hunting nationally.

A Rhode Island woman thought a pipe burst when she returned home to find water pouring from her garage ceiling. But the culprit turned out to be an unusual houseguest that dropped in.

“It's kind of a unique area in terms of the Continental Divide on the Helena National Forest,” said John Gatchell, MWA conservation director. “It's proximity to rich wildlife habitat and what we've seen showing up with the diversity of life, it's a neat thing for people to get engaged with.”

Think about taking a kid or an adult who hasn’t hunted before the next time you go hunting. There are programs available to make it easier to take someone hunting for the first time.

Turkeys can be hunted with air rifles in California, Virginia and Maryland (fall only). Here's why airgun turkey hunting isn't as crazy as it sounds.

Youth hunters in Ohio topped last year's totals in the annual youth turkey hunt over the weekend.

Two days after being shot in the head, neck and shoulder, Jerry Cusick ambled into the snowy pre-dawn woods. He was barely able to swing his shotgun but determined to shoot a wild turkey.

Turkey hunting is wildly popular, with millions of hunters heading to the woods each year in pursuit of this wily game bird. But the sport of turkey hunting looks nothing like it did 40 years ago, and there are several factors which have contributed to this growth.

Been calling to a turkey that's been spooked, got henned up, or is walking away? You can still kill him. Here's how.