Entries Tagged Wild Turkey

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.

The 2015 Alabama Governor's One Shot Turkey Hunt generates over $200,000 in scholarship money for students at Auburn and Alabama.

The main questions being asked: Can I get away with just a slate call, or do I need aluminum and glass as well? Do I need to spend a lot of money, or can I opt for three budget calls?

My questions for you: Are you ready for turkey season? Do you know where you’re going to hunt?

With the state's wild turkey population swelling to the healthy level of more than 20,000, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources decided to allow the hunt again for the first since it was ceased in 1984.

State scientists say Missouri's wild turkey population appears to be on the rebound.

A first-time turkey hunter learns some important lessons the hard way.

Hunters under age 16 need a youth spring turkey permit; hunters age 16 and older need a spring turkey permit.

Mississippi's spring turkey hunting season runs March 15 to May 1.

Grand View Outdoors Editor Mark Olis demonstrates how to use Knight & Hale''s new Hale Fire Gobble Call.

Each permit lets a hunter kill one male or bearded female turkey with bow and arrow in the archery season or with a shotgun in the shotgun season.

A statewide effort to capture wild turkey hens and fit them with leg bands to obtain accurate data on survival and harvest is underway.