Turkey Hunting
Offbeat tactics for tough toms
An old saying coined for another situation is often appropriate for turkey hunters. It’s simply, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” […]
Commission, NWTF will hold turkey hunting seminars across North Carolina
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the National Wild Turkey Federation are offering 16 free turkey hunting seminars across North Carolina in March and April before spring gobbler season arrives. […]
South Carolina hunters can no longer pick up turkey tags from license vendors
Wild turkey tags, which are required in South Carolina, will no longer be available over the counter at local vendors this spring for turkey hunters. […]
Wild turkey brood survey reports adequate poult survival for 2014
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s annual report on wild turkey reproduction contains some familiar numbers, but the agency is interpreting them a little differently. […]
Turkey hatch is better than 2013, but still poor, SCDNR reports
Following upon the release of discouraging harvest data for the 2014 turkey season, there is at least a glimmer of hope in the poult recruitment for 2014, but not quite enough to jump-start a recover of South Carolina’s statewide flock. […]
Turkey harvest off 15 percent last spring from 2013 levels, SCDNR reports
The 2014 spring turkey season was poor for South Carolina hunters as the S.C. Department of Natural Resources has reported a 15-percent decline over the 2013 season – which was down from the previous year as well. […]
Bill to change turkey season dates, bag limit fails to get through legislature
A bill to expand the spring turkey season while shrinking the statewide gobbler limit did not pass during the regular session of the South Carolina Legislature and, since 2014 was the second year of a two-year session, it must be reintroduced next year. […]
North Carolina turkey harvest is off 8 percent from 2013 levels
For the first time in seven seasons, North Carolina wild turkey hunters saw a decline in the total spring harvest. […]
Two slam-dunk, late-season turkey calls
Of all the game species with which North Carolina is blessed, wild turkeys are one of a very few that must be pulled into shooting range with a series of calls. […]
