Do you have a upcoming Turkey Hunt? Read what our experts have to say about scouting for wild turkey.
Tips to keep you safe while turkey hunting
Wild Turkey HabitsWild turkeys roost in trees at night. They fly to their roosts at about sunset and fly to the ground at first light where they feed until mid-morning.
Novice turkey hunters are often intimidated when it comes time to clean the large bird. Just like a chicken or other fowl, there are two basic ways to clean a turkey
While most turkey hunters choose to chase the birds in the spring, fall turkey hunting is gaining popularity. With more people getting into turkey hunting and a booming population, expect fall turkey hunting to continue growing.
To make your spring gobbler hunt successful and safe, hunters need to take some basic precautions to protect themselves and protect others. Always let someone know where you are hunting and when you plan to return. Know where others may be hunting in your vicinity and never assume you are "the only one hunting there." Hunt "defensively" and make sure of your target and beyond before pulling the trigger.
Every year is different for spring turkey hunting. You never know where the turkeys are going to be. There may snow on the ground; there may be a real early spring; it may be warm or cold -- one never knows. So you need to do some pre-season scouting to see where the birds are going to be localized
When it comes to turkey decoys, there are two schools of thought: One group of turkey hunters will swear BY decoys, and the other groups of turkey hunters will swear AT decoys.
If you have never been turkey hunting, you can’t expect to go hunt with success. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t go. Here are some tips for you to follow if you have never hunted for turkeys but want to go
There are two different methods Guide Phil Schweik uses to hunt wild turkey, the still hunt or the spot and stock.
The first thing I do when I see rain during turkey season is start to salivate. I get my gun, get my raingear, take my ground blind and equipment, and I'm off to hunt in a hot-second. Rain is absolutely the best time to hunt turkeys.
Our first setup of the day struck out. The birds we roosted the night before put on quite a show but just wouldn’t move within range. That didn’t matter now. As I hunkered down on the side of a ridge, five red-headed gobblers ran down the opposite ridge as if they were on a string.
Turkey hunting carries it’s share of mystique. Veteran turkey hunters speak of wily toms as if they were ghosts; beings put on the planet only to rattle the psyche of those they haunt. Non-hunters think of wild turkeys as the “Bubba” of the woods.
Spring is about rebirth. Turkey seasons across the country opens and hunters full of excitement hit the woods in anticipation of a boss gobbler strutting toward them with reckless abandon.
Turkey hunting is a very exciting sport, and many hunters have taken to the woods hoping to get that big tom during our current spring season. But don't forget - -at least in Wisconsin - -there is also a fall turkey season, and now is the time to start thinking about it.