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May 2, 2026

Cover: March 2013 (SC) – Hunting

Learn how to drag a gobbler away from its harem, and find out why Lake Hartwell is an up-and-coming crappie destination. […]

2013 Spring Turkey Preview — Where to up your odds for hunting success

Craig Holt

No other type of hunting in North Carolina offers a challenge to match the pursuit of wild turkey gobblers in the spring. […]

Greensboro turkey ‘pro’ Marshall Collete advises hunters to call less and move less when you strike up a conversation with a gobbler.

Less is more when talkin’ turkey

Craig Holt

Turkey hunter Marshall Collette said his approach to luring gobblers within gun or bow range has changed during the years. […]

Dealing with ever-present hens is a problem that many turkey hunters have early in the season.

Hen Pecked — Patience and perseverance will carry the day for hunters who can wait out a longbeard

Terry Madewell

There’s one word that will make a turkey hunter discharge a mouth call with a dry-mouth gag, flip his friction call to the ground or toss his tube call in abject frustration. […]

Mark Prudhomme of Georgetown is now the most decorated turkey caller of all time, having won for more championships at the NWTF Convention in Nashville last week.

Prudhomme wins four national calling titles at NWTF Convention

Pat Robertson

After winning four more titles at the 2013 National Wild Turkey Federation Convention in Nashville on Feb. 16, Mark Prudhomme of Georgetown has won 17 Grand National Calling Championships, the most of any turkey caller in history. […]

Observers noted plenty of gobblers during this past summer's annual turkey brood survey, but poult production was at its lowest level since 2003, according to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commisssion.

Turkey hatch was among worst on record, state says

Craig Holt

After another record wild turkey harvest last spring, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is reporting nesting success that ties a record – but not a good one. […]

Turkey hunters killed more birds in South Carolina this past spring than anytime since 2005.

Turkey harvest is up 20 percent in 2012 from previous year

Terry Madewell

If you thought there were more turkeys in South Carolina’s woods last spring than in recent years, apparently, you were correct. […]

While the overall poult production in South Carolina's statewide turkey flock was down this spring and summer, hunters shouldn't notice a difference for at least a season or two.

South Carolina turkey hatch off this year slightly

Terry Madewell

After two straight years of improved poult survival, the numbers for the annual turkey reproduction survey were not as promising in 2012. […]

Carolina Cradle

North Carolina Sportsman

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. […]

North Carolina hunters killed more than 15,000 turkeys during the month-long spring season that ended in mid-May.

North Carolina hunters set a fifth-straight spring-turkey harvest record

Craig Holt

While other southeastern states have seen declines in wild turkey numbers and falling harvest figures, North Carolina continues to buck the trend. […]