Turkey Hunting Archives - Page 47 of 52

May 1, 2026

Patience is a key to success on Upstate gobblers, and according to Travis Sumner, when in doubt, wait a little longer.

The Uptake on Upstate Gobblers

If you’re serious about tagging a gobbler in South Carolina’s Upstate region, it’s important to hunt the first week of the season that begins April 1. […]

Mark Prudhomme of Georgetown believes that top-drawer turkey hunters are good at making split-second decisions, as well as being able to call and being good woodsmen.

Tips for Toughs

Wesley Murphy

Every sport has its superstars, players who stand head and shoulders above the rest: Albert Pujols in baseball, Tom Brady in football, Tiger Woods in golf — and turkey hunting is no exception. […]

Hunters near the coast need to obtain their turkey tags by March 15

Spring turkey hunters should order tags now for upcoming season

SCDNR News Release

Although many spring turkey hunters have recently received their turkey tags by mail, those who have not received them should order tags now so they will receive them before the season opens. […]

A hunter’s chances to see turkeys are increased near chufa patches.

Plantings can mean striking gold for North Carolina turkey hunters

Craig Holt

Farmers want rain in the spring after they’ve planted their fields so seeds will sprout and eventually grow crops. […]

Shall We Gather at the River?

Jeff Dennis

The Savannah River swamp is a formidable arena for wild game, including centuries-old cypress trees, oxbow swamps and endless pockets of primo habitat. […]

A key to killing big swamp gobblers is knowing where they like to go when they leave the roost and trying to set up along that travel path.

Who Gets the Early Bird?

Terry Madewell

The key to turkey hunting success has been simply described as being in the right place at the right time. […]

John Tanner’s box and slate calls are made from cypress trees from the Lynches and Pee Dee rivers dated at almost 46,000 years old.

When you hold a box call made of ancient cypress and run a few turkey calls on it, there is no escaping the thought: Did turkeys actually exist when the tree this wood came from was growing in South Carolina’s Pee Dee region? […]

Julian Clark called in this nice tom in Ridgeland, S.C.

SCDNR Wild Turkey Harvest Report

SCDNR News Release

Nearly 50,000 turkey hunters take to the woods annually in South Carolina with hopes of harvesting a wily gobbler, and the 2010 spring turkey season was no exception. […]

Tarheel State hunters killed more than 13,700 turkeys during the April-May spring season, an increase of almost nine percent over the record-setting 2009 season.

Turkey harvest breaks record again

Craig Holt

North Carolina hunters killed a record 13,756 wild turkeys during the 2010 spring season. […]

Simmons, Robinson win NorthCarolinaSportsman.com turkey contests

North Carolina Sportsman

NorthCarolinaSportsman.com users crowned Wil Simmons and Tony Robinson the winners of the 2010 turkey photo and video contest, and the hunters will be mailed Official Sportsman Gear and Primos Hunting Calls prize packs. […]