10 Turkey Hunting Mistakes to Avoid

10 Turkey Hunting Mistakes to Avoid

Avoiding these 10 all-too-common turkey hunting mistakes is sure to increase your chances in finally bagging that glorious gobbler. As turkey hunters, we are hopelessly lost souls doomed to have misery and misfortune as pretty near constant companions. When one of the...
The 55,000-Year-Old Turkey Calls

The 55,000-Year-Old Turkey Calls

A South Carolina man transforms ancient cypress, some over 55,100 years old and stood during the Glacial Period, into top-tier turkey calls. Researchers at the University of Georgia dated the cypress log at 55,100 years old, but admitted it may, in fact, be much, much...
Hunting with the Historic Burnside

Hunting with the Historic Burnside

To get a historic gun firing again is a special joy. To have it fulfill its purpose once again, after a lapse of perhaps a century, makes the joy that much greater. I was beginning to identify with Ahab, though instead of a white whale, I was seeking a whitetail....
The Unpredictability of Hunting…and Life

The Unpredictability of Hunting…and Life

No two hunting stories are the same. This may explain why those of us who hunt are rich with a bank full of distinct memories. No two hunting stories are ever alike. For good reason. Ruffed grouse roosted in the aspens never take the same flight path. A whitetail buck...
Why Do Women Hunt?

Why Do Women Hunt?

In her book Why Women Hunt, K.J. Houtman features stories of some of the women who are contributing to the growing percentage of women in America who hunt. If you’ve ever had the notion to take a woman hunting, you’re onto something pretty special. As K.J. Houtman...
The Mountains Are Calling

The Mountains Are Calling

Calling to a gobbler is a way to try your hand, or mouth, at a bit of magic. I always have to convince myself that the first gobbler I hear in the spring was really a gobbler. It wasn’t a woodpecker hammering on a hickory, or a distant dog barking. It was a turkey....