Wild Turkey

When spring feels more like winter, you have to modify your wild turkey game plan.

This turkey season, shoot whichever legal bird you want — and feel good about it!

Most bowhunters use a pop-up blind to ambush wild turkeys, but unfortunately they don’t practice shooting while sitting.

Ground blinds work well for bowhunting turkeys, but they aren’t mandatory, provided you know how to set up properly.

The CZ Reaper Magnum and Bushnell RXS-250 prove to be an effective, versatile combo — an ideal turkey-hunting rig.

Variety is the spice of life. And having a vast arsenal of calls for wild turkeys that produce a wide selection of sounds for every occasion — and knowing which ones to use and when — will help anchor those finicky toms.

A guide and his client watch a Florida panther as it stalks their turkey decoys at close range — and it doesn’t leave until they reveal their ambush location.

If you have a travel itch and love pursuing wild turkeys in wild places, then consider a south-of-the-border adventure for Gould’s turkeys.

Most wild turkey hunters spend their time focusing on morning hunts, but it’s smart to scout for evening-only ambush locations to maximize your chances of filling a tag.

If you want to mount a turkey tail for display on your wall, or use the fan in a strutter decoy, then use this video as your DIY guide.

All seasoned wild turkey hunters have been there, using every trick in the “bag” to work a spring gobbler - and still no success. You just need to think outside the box.

Unless you choose broadheads designed for head and neck shots on wild turkeys, you must have an excellent understanding of your quarry’s anatomy to be successful with body shots.

Field dressing a wild turkey isn’t difficult, but it can be intimidating if you’re new to turkey hunting.

When it comes to turkey ammo, most hunters choose between 3- and 3.5-inch loads. Is there a significant difference?

The key to avoiding the eyes of approaching wild turkeys is making sure you pick the right spot to sit.

You’re in the field with a shotgun, and wild turkeys are big on-the-ground targets, so there’s no way you can miss, right? Wrong.

Vast improvements in shotgun design and ammunition have made measurable performance differences. Does a .410 make sense for turkey hunters?