Madison, Minn. As soon as he stepped out of the car on a dark April morning, Gary Larson heard the gobbling. This was Larson's first day of turkey hunting ever, and he couldn't believe his fortune. "I ...

Pennsylvania’s 2024 spring gobbler season begins on Saturday with a half-day hunt for junior hunters and mentored hunters 16 and under. The regular season runs from May 4-31. There’s one guarantee ...

Tom turkeys boom out their raucous gobbles over the hills and down the hollows each spring, bragging that they made it through another winter. That hasn’t changed. But springtime comes earlier these ...

Just because the first two weeks of spring gobbler season have gone without filling a tag is no reason to be pessimistic for those willing to take advantage to changes in the season. First, instead of ...

At first glance, one might think that there is really nothing to putting out turkey decoys. Right? Just put the plastic replicas in a field, get yourself hid nearby and call. Birds see the decoys and ...

Spring gobbler season is progressing and the have-nots among hunters always outnumber the haves when it comes to filling a turkey tag. Too often, it is the mistakes hunters make that allow those big ...

Very few aspects of hunting spring gobblers are easy, but nothing is as easy as preseason scouting. Even a novice, especially if seeking advice from a veteran beak-buster friend, can get it right the ...

It was 60 years ago that the group The Outsiders crooned the lyrics “I can’t wait forever; Even though you want me to.” They could well have been singing about the frustration hunters feel that have ...

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 ...