Promising Spring Turkey Season On Tap for Texas Hunters
With a significant carryover of mature gobblers and an influx of young birds to match wits against, hunter patience as much as skill may be put to the test during this year’s spring turkey season. According to biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Texas Rio Grande wild turkey numbers have boomed […]
Missouri Forecasts Good Spring Turkey Season for Hunters
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri turkey hunters can expect a good spring season overall according to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). The spring turkey hunting season starts with a youth-only weekend April 8-9. The regular spring season runs April 17 through May 7. Although four consecutive years of poor hatches caused Missouri’s turkey […]
Should Turkey Hunters be Required to Wear Orange?
I prefaced this article with a question because I can’t say with certainty that I have the answer. As a purveyor of news from in and around the outdoor industry, I am fortunate enough to get a taste of much of what is going on out there. Well…as much as I can ingest in […]
USDA Uncovers another Threat to Wild Turkeys
A recently completed project by the USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services in the state of Texas uncovered another, perhaps little known, threat to wild turkeys in the state: feral hogs. As we head through the month of April, many of us are chomping to get out in our turkey blinds and get after some thunder chickens. At the […]
Just in Time for Turkeys: Winchester’s Pattern Board
Winchester Ammunition, now celebrating their 150th anniversary has released an innovative tool to help turkey hunters better identify the right shotshell and pattern before they ahead afield this spring chasing gobblers. Released in April of 2015, the Winchester Pattern Board combines over 3,500 trigger pulls and actual targets shot to illustrate exactly what your pattern […]
North Carolina Encourages Turkey Hunting as Population Booms
Once again conservation efforts by government agencies, wildlife agencies and hunting organizations have brought a species back from the dead, so to speak. At the turn of the 20th century, wild turkeys, particularly in the Tar Heel state, were nearly decimated due to over-hunting and deforestation. Today, there are an estimated 265,000 turkeys in the […]
NWTF Releases Their 2016 Spring Hunt Guide
With April right around the corner many of us already have turkeys on the mind. With this in mind, the trustworthy folks over at the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) have compiled their Spring Hunt Guide to help members and turkey-hunting enthusiasts save time and prepare for opening morning in their home state. The NWTF […]