Bob Fulcher paid $1,500 for the long-box call in his hands, which is odd considering he built it himself. When a call wins the Grand National NWTF Hunting Call Competition, it’s auctioned off. If the ...

You don’t have to do any preseason scouting to kill a turkey. Strike a hot gobbler on the opener, and you can be slinging that tom over your shoulder in a matter of minutes. But for every gobbler that ...

Shane Simpson is not one to hold back. Ask him a question about hunting and he’ll tell it like he sees it, even if it goes against popular opinion. And in the turkey woods, he’s not afraid to speak up ...

Calling wild turkeys in the fall lacks the excitement of hearing thunderous gobbles in response to calls made when hunting spring gobblers. Fall calling, however, can be just as effective in ...

Not that any experienced spring gobbler hunter needed a reminder on the opening day of Pennsylvania’s season Saturday, but many who failed to fill a tag are beating themselves up for calling too much ...

Whether you are a Thanksgiving newbie or an experienced host, there will be plenty of moments of 'I forgot' or panic will set it with 'what do I do now?' Do not fret, Butterball operators are standing ...

We’re on the cusp of another spring turkey season in Texas. Depending on where you hunt, the show may have already begun. Texas is a massive state with multiple spring turkey hunting zones — North, ...

THE INSTANT we reached the crest of the rocky, knife-sharp ridge, we saw the turkeys. But they’d spotted us first and were darting through the Arizona brush, heads low, necks outstretched, long legs ...

A very popular TV show when I was growing up was Michigan Outdoors, which was hosted by the late Mort Neff and aired every Thursday night. I looked forward to watching it each week because Mort was ...

WILD TURKEY (Male or Female): Wildlife Management Units 1A, 2G, 3A, 4A, 4Band 4D – Nov. 2-16; WMUs 1B, 3D, 4C and 4E – Nov. 2-9; WMUs 2A, 2F, 3B and 3C –Nov. 2-16 and Nov. 27-29; 2B, 2C, 2D and 2E – ...