As the turkey hunting days dwindle down to a precious few, the May song of the gobbler is ever harder to find – much less bring close to one’s calls. Such were my thoughts on Sunday night as I motored ...

We’re all familiar with a raspy hen yelp and a thundering tom gobble. But wild hens and gobblers make many turkey sounds beyond these two vocalizations. Each of these sounds express specific meanings.

Thousands of hopeful hunters will creep into the fields and forests this Saturday hoping to experience one of hunting’s most magical moments: bagging a gobbler. But more than just pulling a trigger is ...

The idea of spring turkey hunting is to dress like a bush; sit in front of a wide tree to protect your back from errant shots by other hunters, and make sounds like a hen turkey. When the gobbler ...

“THERE ARE few men today who can fool a wild turkey gobbler in the spring of the year,” the turkey hunter said. “Now, I don’t say I’m the best turkey caller in Louisiana, or anything like that. I’ll ...

WEEKS of scouting and listening pays off during the start of the spring gobbler season in New York. At dawn opening day, Tuesday, a gobbler sounds off a short distance away, and your heart jumps as ...