Wild Turkey Articles

Turn the tables for a few weeks this spring and focus on turkeys, but if a coyote comes into range while you're throwing calls at gobblers then smack the songdog, too.

To lure wary wild turkeys into bow range, it pays to give your decoys some motion.

The journey to a woman’s first bow-killed wild turkey.

The vast, wide-open landscapes of the West can be a tough adjustment for Eastern turkey hunters. How quickly you adapt will make or break your once-in-a-lifetime western hunt.

Take a look at this Short Shot as editor Jace Bauserman walks through his bow setup for the 2018 spring turkey season.

Bowhunting World's Jace Bauserman hunts Nebraska on Day 2 of a turkey-hunting trip that involved rain, a gigantic flock of birds, decoys, freezing temps and a 101 fever.

Decoying early season wild turkeys sometimes requires getting on the "X," willing yourself into long sits and laying off the turkey call. This is day 1 of Bowhunting World editor Jace Bauserman's Nebraska turkey hunt.

Most bowhunters prefer to ambush wild turkeys from a pop-up ground blind, and while this method is certainly deadly, sometimes high winds make it impossible.

Gobblers often place you in an awkward shooting position. Learn the best shots while turkey hunting.

Wild turkey is one of the most challenging game birds to hunt and wonderful to eat, with delicious organic meat far tastier than any store-bought bird.

Going after turkeys this spring? This four-part series is your guide to harvesting the four wild turkey subspecies. Part IV: hunting Osceola turkeys.

Turkey hunting is an affliction, a malady that for some continues long after frosty pre-dawn mornings welcome the season that closes weeks later.

Going after turkeys this spring? This four-part series is your guide to harvesting the four wild turkey subspecies. Part III: hunting Eastern turkeys.

Though it's best to have a turkey-hunting plan, sometimes the gobblers don't play along. Learn how to adapt when things blow up in your face.

If you're looking to connect on a gobbler this spring, these five items can make your hunt much easier.

A hunter kills two birds and the turkey woods is a classroom. The instructor is death. The lesson: unfair, but primal.

Going after turkeys this spring? This four-part series is your guide to harvesting the four wild turkey subspecies. Part II: hunting Rio Grande turkeys.

Going after turkeys this spring? This four-part series is your complete guide to harvesting the four wild turkey subspecies found in the U.S. Part I: hunting Merriam's turkeys.

Do you believe “the birds are either there or they aren't — but they usually are, so why bother scouting?” Not a good plan, Kemosabe.

During the past 25 years, I’ve used both body shot and head shot styles and have killed my fair share...

This turkey hunting gear is ready to boost in-the-woods success and enjoyment.

Springtime often means turkey hunting, but that doesn’t mean coyotes get a free pass.

During the past 25 years, I’ve used both body shot and head shot styles and have killed my fair share...

"It's hard to tell whether a turkey at a grave site is meant as a companion, a snack, or a status symbol, but any of those options elevate the turkey above an ordinary bird," says Aurelie Manin, an archaeologist at the University of York.

144 turkey loads through two barrels and four different choke tubes later, the new Mossberg 500 FLEX is ready to rock.

A late-season turkey hunt in the Centennial State provides this father-and-son duo with memories that will last a lifetime.

Public-land birds get savvy in a hurry. Check out these tips on how to make the best of your deek setup.

Sometimes it pays to break your own rules. In the case of this Texas turkey hunt, the toms were super vocal and the hens tight-lipped. So Bowhunting World editor Jace Bauserman called an audible.

Follow along as the author pursues his dreams of harvesting the elusive Osceola turkey and hitting a turkey-hunting grand slam.