Wild Turkey Articles

Turkey hunters now have two new 28-gauge powerhouse loads from HEVI-Shot.

Sometimes a particular wild turkey finds a way to escape day after day by zigging every time a hunter zags.

Wild turkeys change their behavior dramatically throughout the year, and toms and jakes will gobble during months that might surprise you.

The Turkey Tool Belt from Sitka Gear is a first-of-its-kind hip pack for run-and-gun turkey hunting.

Gun companies continue to offer specialized firearms designed for dropping a gobbler in its tracks. Here are five proven performers.

This 11-second trail cam video gives the author a crazy idea for next turkey season.

You’ve killed a wild turkey and want to capture the scene with several top-notch photos. Here are seven of the author’s favorite poses.

Don’t make the mistake of treating every wild turkey the same. To be successful consistently, first consider a gobbler’s personality.

You won’t see a wild turkey killed at a range closer than this — with a shotgun!

Using trail cameras to capture the reverse angle view of wild turkeys, Ted Miller finally kills an Iowa gobbler after missing twice — once with bow, once with gun.

Florida is home to the Osceola subspecies of wild turkey, and pursuing them in the palmettos can result in a point-blank encounter.

The Grind offers the What the Flock turkey decoy pack for turkey hunters who rely on a lifelike setup.

Itching to bowhunt gobblers with stunning, white-tipped fans? Here’s what you need to know when planning a trip for Merriam’s turkeys.

Custom Mill turkey fan plaques from Primos offer an attractive way to commemorate a successful hunt.

You don’t have to wait for snow to melt before spreading clover seed on food plots. Here’s how to get a jumpstart on spring food plot chores.

When it comes to so-called “confidence decoys” for wild turkeys, the only option is a feeding hen, right? Wrong.

Get high pellet counts and downrange lethality with HEVI-Shot HEVI-18 TSS turkey loads.

Apex Mossy Oak Greenleaf Turkey TSS blend of premium duplex shotshells deliver a devastating payload.

The lightweight Hawke Optics Vantage IR Turkey Dot scope features extreme eye relief and a quick acquisition reticle.

The TriStar Viper G2 Turkey shotgun from Zanders is feature packed at a value price.

Mossberg adds an optics-ready .410-bore to its 500 Turkey shotgun lineup.

In the author’s opinion, it’s easy for bowhunters to become obsessed with results — inches of antler — and lose track of what’s really important.

The author tests the new Zeiss SFL 8x40 binocular during South Dakota’s 2022 spring turkey season.

A South Texas hunt for Rio Grande gobblers provides the perfect proving ground for the new Mossberg 940 Pro Turkey shotgun.

Your best time to tag a wild turkey is often during midday. Here’s why.

The author guides a first-time turkey hunter to a Wisconsin gobbler, thanks in large part to a chatty hen.

Not many 3-year-olds have the skill to shoot a wild turkey, but Jax was prepared with a shotgun that fit his small frame, and he practiced diligently at the range prior to the hunt, too.

Of all the wild turkey content seen online this spring by the author, this 3-minute video is his favorite.

Primos Hunting has added a dynamic duo to its wild turkey decoy lineup for 2022, the Lil’ Gobbstopper Hen and Jake.