Turkey Hunting

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Try these Carolinas turkey tricks

Dan Kibler

For the six weeks or so, we won’t be at breakfast very often. We’ll fall asleep early, while you’re barely finished watching Jeopardy after supper. Our fingers will be chalk-stained, and we’re not even teachers. We’ll have bags under the bags under our eyes. If we’re outside in the backyard during any daylight hours, you might find us looking for a big, thick tree truck to sit down against. Somebody from the office might call home to ask where we are and if we’re coming into work. […]

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Know how your shotgun shoots

Jeff Burleson

When hunters shoot a deer with buckshot or with a shotgun slug and the deer doesn’t drop on the spot, they will start to looking for a blood trail. But turkeys are quite different. When a turkey is shot in the body, it will typically take off like a jet, leaving nothing behind but a cloud of dust. […]

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March: lion or lamb for habitat

Jeff Burleson

March is a pivotal time of the year for wild turkey and deer; the two big-game species on which hunters spend most of their time and dollars. When it’s crunch time for turkey hunters in March, it’s also prime time for deer managers to make waves in food plots in preparation for warm-season plantings. […]

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Jump-start your turkey season

Terry Madewell

Early season turkey hunting offers great potential for success but can be littered with obstacles along the way. Seasoned hunters find ways to navigate around impediments and tag their gobbler. […]