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ProStaffer Perry Peterson's Turkey Tales

The fall before this hunt we had seen a really-big turkey standing on a gravel road. We were almost positive that the longbeard had 2-inch spurs. We could see him strutting from the road every day and noticed he was staying in the same area where we had seen him in the fall. He went out strutting in the afternoon to encourage the last few hens available to come to him. We stayed away from

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession, Mossy Oak

The Joys of a Boy’s First Turkey Gobbler

My friend and Mossy Oak hunting buddy Jack Lester has an older son, John, who is now 14. I really enjoy hunting with Jack and his family, and I primarily hunt on Jack’s family farm, which is about 3,300 acres. Three years ago, Jack wanted John to have the opportunity to take his first turkey. He wanted to sit with John, while John took the shot, and he asked me to call for them. I

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak, Firearm

Part 2: Becoming a Prostaffer

You are being hired to promote a company, first and foremost. If you keep that in mind, you are going to do well.

Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Taking an After Lunch Osceola Gobbler with Mossy Oak’s Mike Cockerham

I really enjoy turkey hunting, but I don’t like to be limited by a bag limit, so I like to guide. When I guide, I get to control the turkey and the hunter. If I can put that turkey in front of my hunter’s gun barrel, I feel just as successful as I will if I’ve squeezed the trigger myself. If you really enjoy turkey hunting, and you want to hunt as much as you

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession, Mossy Oak, Firearm

Jack Lester’s Cedar Tree Bow Longbeard Turkey with Mossy Oak’s Mike Cockerham

A friend of mine who also is a Mossy Oak Pro Staffer, Jack Lester, always had wanted to shoot a turkey with a bow. I agreed to call to give him the opportunity. We got to a field where he’d been seeing turkeys and picked a spot close to the edge of the field where there were some cedar trees. Instead of using a blind, we cut off some limbs on the cedar tree, so

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak Obsession, Mossy Oak Bottomland, Mossy Oak, Bow

ProStaffer Mike Cockerham Talks Turkeys

Until we can get inside a tom’s brain and read his mind, all we know is that this gobbler, for some reason, flew over the pine top. The gobbler looked down in the pine top to see what was there, but he didn’t see me because of my Mossy Oak camouflage.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak, Firearm

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