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The wild turkey is an elusive bird. To get the gobbler, get the know-how. Strategies, management and gear for the hunt can all be found right here.

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Rio Grande Turkeys in California

I believe the Rios out here are easier to take than eastern gobblers are on the other side of the country. Rios don’t have as much hunting pressure, haven’t been hunted as long as easterns have and aren’t as likely to embarrass you as the birds back east may. Rios put on a good show, and you can watch them walk up almost to the end of your gun barrel. If you’ve been hunting some

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Preseason Turkey Tactics

As hunters, we strive to have fun and be successful while in the field. To some that may be as simple as being in God’s Great Outdoors and having fun doing what they love. To others it is more about outsmarting an animal and beating it at its own game by knowing what move they are going to make next. Webster’s Dictionary defines success as a favorable or desired outcome. Over the years, I have

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Hunting Merriam’s Turkeys in Wyoming

The male Merriam’s turkey is one of the prettiest turkeys we hunt with white feathers on his back and white tips on his tail feathers. These characteristics make the Merriam’s relatively easy to spot from a long way off. Calling the Merriam’s turkey is no different than calling any of the other species of wild turkeys. But the terrain where we hunt Merriam’s is much different than where we hunt turkeys in the East. In

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Hunting Gould’s Wild Turkeys in Mexico

The Gould’s area we hunt in Mexico is about four hours from the airport in the Sierra Madre Mountains. We pick up our hunters at the airport, help them come through customs and load up their gear to head for the ranch. We do a 4-day hunt, including food, lodging and a turkey guide. Most of our clients want to take two Gould’s turkeys during that 4-day hunt.

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Removing Predators, Increasing Deer and Turkeys

I don’t find many landowners who understand how many turkeys and deer fawns they can save by predator hunting on their properties. Here in Pennsylvania, we’re working hard to get our buck-to-doe ratio at a more balanced level. Our does usually start dropping fawns in April, and sometimes when we’ve been out mowing fields in July, we’ll jump up fairly young fawns then. So that tells us that the does in our region are dropping

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Managing Small Acreage for Wildlife

Steve Frye of Warriors Mark, Pennsylvania, has been involved in the Mossy Oak GameKeepers program for two years and owns 17 acres. Frye hunts public lands and works for the Pennsylvania Game Commission where he’s implemented GameKeepers practices on public lands. Frye is part of the food and cover crew for Centre County, Pennsylvania.

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Best New Turkey Calls for Spring 2018

Most hunters will purchase at least one new turkey call every spring and that is why many call manufacturers will release new products at the beginning of the year. I have put some of these new products to the test and in doing so, I have come up with a list of the best new calls for Spring 2018 that I think hunters will want to try out.

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Nine Mossy Oak ProStaffers Have Top Finishes at 2018 NWTF Calling Championship

Mossy Oak, the official camo of the NWTF, congratulates ProStaffers Dave Owens, Josh Grossenbacher, Matt VanCise, Jesse Martin, JR Lanham, Kerry Elliott, Shane Simpson, Pat Strawser and Hunter Wallis for their top finishes in the 2018 NWTF Grand National Calling Championships.

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Growing as a GameKeeper: Predator Control and Education

Becoming a GameKeeper is seeing how all the different parts of habitat management come together to make ideal habitat for deer and turkeys. Predator control is one aspect of managing wildlife that’s often overlooked. Besides foxes, coyotes, coons and possums, the Smiths also trap beavers.

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Wild Turkey Enchiladas

One of my favorite ways to cook wild turkeys is by turning them into Wild Turkey Enchiladas. There are several tricks to making enchiladas, including frying your corn tortillas to make it pliable, so they won’t crack or break when rolling with a tasty filling. There are no special ingredients you have to search specialty markets for, and even the sauce is quick and easy to make.

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Managing Deer Pressure, Duck Holes and Clover for Turkeys

Bob and Suzie Smith of Lexington, Tennessee, joined the Mossy Oak GameKeepers ProStaff in May 2017, when they were recommended by another ProStaffer, Jason Patterson. One of the limiting factors of attracting deer and holding them on your property is hunting pressure. “We really struggle with that element of game management,” Susie said. “Last season I spent a lot of time in the Buzzard Box trying to take the Swamp Monster . However, when I

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Planning Your Turkey Slam

What is a turkey slam? There are four sub-species of wild turkeys in the United States. If you successfully hunt all four species in a season, you complete a wild turkey slam. If this is the year you're finally going for your gobbler grand slam, it's never too early to start planning; and here are a few things to consider while going through the process.

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NWTF Turkey Calling Competition Information and Results

The Grand National Calling Championships are a major attraction at the NWTF Convention and Sport Show. Callers of all ages compete for more than $25,000 in cash and prizes in eight divisions. Competitions are held in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. The best callers in the world use natural voices, latex mouth calls, pot and peg friction calls, box calls, owl hooting tubes and more to yelp, cluck, putt, gobble and hoot their

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The Turkey Hunter’s Checklist

With thousands of items available on the market today, finding the essentials can be an intimidating task, but this list of turkey hunting basics should give you a good head start.

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Mossy Oak Presents $10,000 NWTF Scholarship to Rachel Hollingsworth

Mossy Oak is proud to award Rachel Hollingsworth with the 2017 Dr. James Earl Kennemer Academic Scholarship in the amount of $10,000.

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