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Early season tactics won’t get you much after the first week of South Carolina’s turkey season.
Hunting turkeys effectively through an entire season is one of the biggest challenges for a hunter — emphasis on effectively. […]
Turkey Hunting
NEW PRODUCTS
TriStar Raptor ATAC Turkey Shotgun
TriStar Arms has released their new Raptor ATAC Turkey shotgun patterned in Mossy Oak Break Up camouflage. […]
NEW PRODUCTS
Flextone’s Lightning Crow
The Lightning Crow from Flextone Game Calls produces ultra-realistic, natural sounds that can be heard for miles. […]
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Legislation to change turkey-hunting regulations moving through legislature
South Carolina turkey hunters would get an expanded turkey season – with a reduction in the season limit – if two identical bills on the fast track in the S.C. Legislature this session are passed and signed into law. […]
The Shootist
Turkey patterns and cleaning tips
In turkey hunting, preparation is everything.
So thinking about you guys (and gals) who get all heated up over feathers in the spring, I thought I would write about patterning — and cleaning your guns. […]
Sidebars
Unusual calls and fighting purrs
Terry Hiers is an expert with most any call made, but he does have some he saves for specific situations. […]
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Top guides’ turkey tips – Guides’ tips can help South Carolina turkey hunters
Working as a turkey guide inherently gives a person more insight into the sport. They hunt nearly every day of the season and often have the luxury of not shooting a bird, but calling for another person to do the shooting. […]
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Summer brood survey has bad, bad news for North Carolina turkey hunters
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s annual wild turkey summer brood survey has some really bad news for turkey hunters: poult survival this past summer matched an all-time low. […]
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Turkey hatch is worst on record, SCDNR reports
The bad news for the South Carolina turkey population, and turkey hunters, just keeps getting worse. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ summer brood survey has been released, and the 2013 recruitment is the worst on record. […]
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Turkey harvest off more than 10 percent in 2013, SCDNR says
The harvest data from the 2013 turkey season is in, and according to Charles Ruth, the deer and turkey project leader for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, hunter success fell appreciably from 2012 levels. […]