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Turkey harvest is up 20 percent in 2012 from previous year
If you thought there were more turkeys in South Carolina’s woods last spring than in recent years, apparently, you were correct. […]
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South Carolina turkey hatch off this year slightly
After two straight years of improved poult survival, the numbers for the annual turkey reproduction survey were not as promising in 2012. […]
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Carolina Cradle
The Carolina Cradle can be affixed to the stock of your favorite turkey gun and allows you to work any 3 5/8-inch call with minimal movement. […]
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North Carolina hunters set a fifth-straight spring-turkey harvest record
While other southeastern states have seen declines in wild turkey numbers and falling harvest figures, North Carolina continues to buck the trend. […]
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Cinnamon-colored gobbler spices up season for Kernersville hunter
Odd coloration in Eastern wild turkeys is fairly common across the southeastern states, but Blake Cox of Kernersville bagged a gobbler that may take the 2012 prize in North Carolina. […]
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The Lull Ain’t Dull
Being enraptured by the pursuit of wild turkeys is akin to enslavement by alcohol, cocaine, tobacco, gambling, golf or strange women. […]
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Two youths take gobblers on Macon County handicapped hunt
For Miguel Villagomez, a visually impaired eighth grader who was guided by Gene Piver of Asheville, a long-time member of the National Wild Turkey Federation, the hunt ended with a bang at first light that left a big gobbler flopping on the ground. […]
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Commission considers expanding youth turkey-hunting opportunities
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will take to its July 5 meeting in Raleigh several proposals for changes to the spring wild-turkey season, including a week-long youth season and allowing hunters to take their 2-bird season limit on a single day. […]
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Turkey seasons set for biological reasons
Retired turkey biologist Mike Seamster said the angst today among many Tarheel State turkey hunters is caused because “they’re scouting before the season starts and hearing gobblers, so that’s when they want the season to open.” […]
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Seamster is a homebody
A member of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission proposed a few years back that opening day of turkey season move a week ahead, to the first Saturday in April. […]