Turkey

SUCCESSFUL TURKEY SEASONS START HERE.

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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Cogongrass: Enemy to Wildlife

The invasion of cogongrass has quickly replaced lack of frequent fire as the greatest threat to ecosystem health and land values in many Southeastern states. Fire, in fact, actually makes cogongrass a bigger threat to habitat by making easier for cogongrass to invade a forest, so this plant is one that landowners should not burn but eradicate with herbicides.

Big Game, Turkey, Conservation

The Best Summer Food Plots

The choices are many. Picking the right plantings for your property is a daunting task, especially considering the hundreds of seed and seed combinations out there to choose from. Everything from plant characteristics to soil type to climate and location have to be taken into account in order to make sure the plots are the best for your particular needs.

Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Conservation, Mossy Oak, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

ProStaffer Perry Peterson Takes a Three-Bearded Turkey

Mossy Oak camo was the same color as the grass, and I was leaning up against a fence post, I was hoping I would be invisible. I had my shotgun on my knee and my cheek against the stock and was looking straight down the barrel at the bead.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak, Firearm

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

Take Care Of Your Turkey Nests

One of our primary responsibilities as a GameKeeper is to be conservationist and good wildlife managers. One of the most satisfying aspects in game management is maintaining a healthy crop of turkeys to hunt every year or bringing back a wild turkey population in an area where they have struggled in the past. A simple mistake we see made every year that can have a negative impact on your turkey numbers is the good old

Big Game, Turkey, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Turkey Patterning 101: Bagging the Gobbler Begins Here

The shot is what must be improved in order to make sure those sad days become triumphant. Knowing the firearm, practicing on the range, picking the right ammo and choke tube combination - all of this must be done in order to know how your shotgun patterns to have a successful turkey hunt.

Big Game, Turkey, Firearm

The Making of a Turkey Hunter

One of my most-memorable hunts took place 2-years ago with Mossy Oak Pro Jack Lester and his 6-year-old son, Riley. I had roosted a gobbler on his farm. The next morning, we went in with Riley and set-up between the hens and the gobbler. Jack and Riley were sitting on the ground by a big oak tree with Riley sitting between Jack’s legs. Jack wanted him to see what hunting turkeys was like

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak, Firearm

The ABCs of Fertilizing Trees

When it comes to fertilizing trees, the ABC’s begin with knowing the N-P-K. Trees, like people, are unique, so taking the time to commit to learning about the species is the only way to keep the tree healthy - with the ability to produce shade, mast and beauty.

Big Game, Deer, Turkey, Conservation, BioLogic, Nativ Nurseries

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

Wild Turkey Predation: Cause, Effect & Solution

It is true that in some areas wild turkey numbers are either stable or increasing, but it’s also true that some local-level populations are in a decline. These are the statistics that have everyone from the biologist to the land steward to the hunter concerned. Predation has become an issue for wild turkeys, and when it comes to controlling that issue the debate between predator control versus habitat management begins.

Big Game, Small Game, Turkey, Predator, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

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

THUG Kevin Burleson's Most Memorable Turkey Hunt

They walked all around the bird, searching for the arrow. When my hunter finally walked up to his bird, he laid his bow on the ground to pick up the turkey. Suddenly the turkey’s head came up, and he took off running. Of course, that turkey could outrun the dad and the son, and I was trying to film all the action.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak, Bow

Why Rio Grande Gobblers Are Fun to Hunt

Many turkey hunters like to come to Texas and hunt Rio Grande gobblers, since these turkeys are much-more vocal than Eastern or Osceola turkeys. Most turkey hunters like calling to turkeys, and out here you can call a lot to a gobbler without spooking him.

Big Game, Turkey, Mossy Oak