Turkey Hunting Archives - Page 26 of 52 - Carolina Sportsman

June 19, 2026

6-year-old Madelyn Hall killed her first turkey while hunting with her dad in Bladen County.

6-year-old Elizabethtown huntress kills 21-pound gobbler

Madelyn Hall, a 6-year-old from Elizabethtown, killed her first turkey on opening day of the youth season. It was a big one, weighing 21 pounds and sporting a 10.5-inch beard.

Scott Kimock (L) poses with Lee Blackmon (R), and the York County gobbler that scored 168.4 by NWTF standards, and is the highest-scoring turkey ever taken in S.C., and nation's best with a bow.

York County hunter arrows record book, 7-bearded gobbler

Lee Blackmon from York took a day off work to go turkey hunting on April 14, and killed the gobbler of a lifetime that is headed for the NWTF record books. His 7-bearded, 20.4-pound bird scored 168.4 (atypical) by two NWTF scorers. And he killed it with a bow and arrow.

Johnny Dinkins killed this 29-pound gobbler last Saturday in Caswell County. It may be the second-heaviest tom ever killed in the Old North State.

Greensboro hunter kills enormous turkey

A Greensboro hunter ran into a huge turkey gobbler this past Saturday in Caswell County that may wind up being the second-heaviest tom ever killed in North Carolina.

open-field gobblers

Combine tactics to bag open-field gobblers

Steve Drummond loves hunting for open-field gobblers, and is typically successful. But he said that despite his best efforts, gobblers sometimes won’t cooperate. In those cases, he incorporates several of his favorite tactics to get these typically tough gobblers into range. […]

Be ready to use a variety of turkey calls as situations dictate and you’ll stand a better chance of filling a tag.

Be ready to use a variety of calls on gobblers

Turkey hunting pros agree that having “go-to” calls is essential and part of each hunter’s unique calling strategy. But they agree that a variety of calls are essential. […]

Learning more about turkeys and their behavior will give you a leg up on filling this year’s tags.

The wild-turkey biologist says….

Chris Kreh, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s top wild-turkey biologist, offered a few turkey tips from a biologist’s perspective. […]

North Carolina’s statewide turkey flock and its annual harvests may be about to reach their peak in the next year or two.

North Carolina turkeys’ recovery has been remarkable

By the mid-1960s, North Carolina’s wild turkeys had neared the bottom of a free-fall, with only 2,000 left in the state. […]

Kim Guglielmo took this great tom last season in Northampton County, which was No. 7 among North Carolina counties in total harvest.

Hens determine turkey productivity, survival

Although many hunters believe North Carolina’s annual wild-turkey harvests are related to the previous year’s poult survival, that’s inaccurate, according to biologist Chris Kreh of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. […]

Scratch boxes are rarely used but are great for soft-calling to highly pressured turkeys, especially on public land.

Change the way you call pressured turkeys

Many hunters rely heavily on diaphragm calls to entice mature gobblers to the gun, and these are great tools. However, as veteran hunter Charles Hudson points out, it is difficult to call softly with a diaphragm call. […]

If you find a turkey’s nest during the spring, don’t disturb it in any way.

Leave that turkey nest alone

When turkey hunting later in the spring, hunters often stumbled on nesting hens. When this happens, it is best to leave the area and not disturb the nest. […]

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