Tom Foolery
The boys’ agreement with the Colonel was simple: “An hour’s work for an hour’s hunt. Pay as you go and no quitting until the season ends or you kill a turkey. Fair enough?” A cold May morning in Michigan found Dave and me climbing trees on a field edge, hoping to...
Christmas Holiday Shenanigans: Part 1
When modern deer hunting seasons were first established in Georgia during the late 1950s and early ’60s, it was against the law to hunt on Sunday in many (if not all) Georgia counties. Sometimes these laws were enforced and sometimes they were not, depending on...
Beard Beauty
Turkey beards are a meaningful memento of success in the field—one with the potential to provide ongoing pleasure limited only by your creativity. There is a pronounced tendency among turkey hunters to consider the length and thickness of a turkey’s beard the ultimate...
Preserving Turkey Memories
A delightfully different approach.
Lucky Thirteen
My eyes glanced toward 14-year old Trent, frozen in a wide-eyed stare with the gun across his lap!
A Thousand Rebel Yells
It was black dark and there was the disarming gush of the swollen, little stream, and I could only sense the rise of the earth above me. But I had done battle here before. I could feel it in my bones, as in the ghostly lines of Mary Fahl’s “Going...
Wild Turkey Recipe: Cordon Bleu Roll
A wild-game twist to the age-old classic.
The Turkey Snorer
Calling in jakes with an unlikely instrument.
20 Turkey Hunting Tips for Pre-Season Preparation
Solid preparation is imperative. Serious turkey hunters are prepared to deal with any situation and leave nothing to chance.