Greatest Turkey Hunting in the U.S.

This photo gallery, complete with 16 pictures from Executive Editor John Snow's turkey hunt in Missouri, will make you stop what you're doing and head for the woods.

By John B. Snow | Published Sep 18, 2007 4:00 AM

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Outdoor Life Online Editor

Just as the devout head to St. Peters for Easter Mass each spring, hunters flock to Missouri to partake in a pilgrimage of another sort: turkey season.

For three weeks in April and May, whitetail deer hunting gods Mark and Terry Drury host a hunting camp on Terry’s farm just outside of Kirksville near some of the best turkey hunting ground in the state and, by extension, the country.

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Greatest Turkey Hunting in the U.S. Hunting & Fishing Tattoos, Part II

Greatest Turkey Hunting in the U.S. Hunting & Fishing Tattoos, Part I

John B. Snow

John B. Snow is Shooting Editor of Outdoor Life, where he oversees the publication’s firearms and shooting coverage. This includes gear reviews, features on technical innovations, stories on shooting techniques and general hunting coverage with the occasional fishing story thrown into the mix.

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