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Tips for Hunting the Often-Overlooked Cow Pasture

If you don't own hunting land, you're not in a hunting lease and the public land near your home is limited or overhunted, don't forget about the neighbor's cow pasture.
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Morrell Back to Back Combo 2 Target

Showing the vitals of a deer and turkey, as well as nine other aiming points, the Morrell Back to Back Combo 2 is a useful year-round target.
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Western Turkey Gear Guide

The next time you plan a western adventure for wild turkeys, consider packing these four proven gear items.
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3 Western Turkey Lessons for Bowhunters

Take this three pack of bowhunting tactics on your next gobbler-chasing adventure out West.
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Wild Turkeys and the World’s Oldest Tattoo Kit

The world's oldest tattoo kit included sharpened turkey bones, likely used as tattooing needles, and mussel shells, which were used as ancient inkpots.
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Bowhunting Wild Turkeys Tip: Kill ‘em Like Cash

You should wear black only when bowhunting wild turkeys from a ground blind, right? Not necessarily . . .
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Video: Field Strategies for Bowhunting Wild Turkeys

Decoys are a vital component to most wild turkey bowhunts, which makes open fields prime ambush locations.
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Opinion: Why You Should Follow Beka Garris on Facebook

Beka Garris is a wife, new mom and experienced bowhunter. Her Facebook posts are not only interesting but they might challenge you too.
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Bowhunting Nebraska Wild Turkeys

An annual turkey trip to the Cornhusker State becomes a battle to overcome illness, bad weather and an old nemesis.
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President Jimmy Carter Bags a Wild Turkey at Age 94

President Jimmy Carter, born and raised in Plains, Georgia, still enjoys an early morning turkey hunt.
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Bowhunting Gould’s Wild Turkeys in Old Mexico

Gould’s wild turkeys are never slam-dunk easy, and the degree of difficulty increases tremendously when you carry bowhunting gear.
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Recipe Video: Wild Turkey Leg Poutine

Do you toss the legs from your wild turkey harvest? If so, it’s time to up your culinary game with this Wild Turkey Leg Poutine recipe.
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Bowhunting: Spring Turkey Tactics

Adrenaline-junkies beware. Spend a long spring weekend chasing turkeys with a bow and you may never be the same.
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How To Hunt Turkeys on Public Land

Public-land turkey hunting can be just as successful as private-land turkey hunting. Learn how the pros handle turkey hunting on public land.
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ESPN Commentator Ask Twitter to Make One Turkey Hunter’s Life a “Living Hell”

The latest in what has become frequent, mob-like incidents on social media pits ESPN’s Keith Olbermann’s 1 million followers against a wild turkey hunter from Mississippi.
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6 Proven Crossbow Turkey Tips

Bust more longbeards this spring with these half-dozen tried-and-true turkey tips.
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Get To Know a Wild Turkey's Daily Routine During Breeding Season

The male wild turkey's daily routine starts with a flydown, then he gobbles, struts, shuts his mouth and leaves with his ladies. Where does he go?
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New Strutter Turkey 3-D Target from Delta McKenzie

Bowhunting success in the spring woods begins with practicing on a lifelike backyard target such as the new Delta McKenzie Strutter Turkey target.
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How To Evaluate Turkey Patterns

Turkey hunters have one shot for a spring gobbler. Make it count.
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Donald Trump Jr. Finishes His Grand Slam With a Wild Turkey Hunt in Florida

Donald Trump Jr. completes one of six recognized wild turkey slams by harvesting this subspecies, only found in Florida.
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How to Field Dress a Turkey

One of the key components of the field-to-table process involves proper care of wild game meat. Find out how to easily and properly break down a turkey for the dinner table.
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Video: Wild Turkeys Attack Corvette

Not sure what decoy to use this spring in the turkey woods? Perhaps one that looks like a Chevy Corvette?
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Wild Turkey Time: States with March Hunting Dates and Subspecies by State

Turkey hunting season is coming in hot (we hope). To kick things off, here's a look at which states get a first crack at it with early March hunting dates.
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Wild Turkey Verses the Common Thanksgiving Day Turkey

Wild turkey verses the common Thanksgiving Day turkey — we consider the history of these birds and the unique traits of each.
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Field to Feast: 3 Easy Wild Game Recipes for the Weekend

When the weekend rolls around in autumn it's time to enjoy the downtime with easy wild game recipes for your family and friends.
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Recipe: Wild Turkey Wontons

Need an idea for that wild turkey meat stored in your freezer? Here’s a quick and easy recipe for wild turkey wontons (Chinese dumplings).
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Fall Turkey Hunting Basics: Where, When and How

Often it’s the big beasts with hooves that are held up as the standard, but wild turkey hunting is the second-most popular type of hunting in the U.S.
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Declining Turkey Numbers Cause for Concern in Southeast

In the last 15 to 20 years, declining turkey numbers in the Southeast have baffled wildlife biologists, hunters and others trying to figure it out.
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A Compromised Setup in the Oklahoma Turkey Woods Requires Improv

Weather conditions, the animal's patterns, expectations —every hunt is in constant flux. This Oklahoma turkey hunt is a textbook demonstration of improv in the turkey woods.