Turkey Hunting(Page 2)

The best tips, gear, and tactics for more turkey hunting success this spring and fall.

Latest in Turkey Hunting

A large tom wild turkey of an unknown age walks through a meadow.
Hunting

No, You Can’t Really Age Adult Turkeys. Here’s Why

By Alice Jones Webb

A strutting tom turkey in a two track.
Hunting

Wild Turkeys Are Dumb. Change My Mind

Story by Larry Dablemont, Introduction by Gerry Bethge

turkey calling
Hunting

Podcast: You’re Not Calling Turkeys Aggressively Enough, and More Tips From Shane Simpson

By Alex Robinson

Two turkey hunters on a rock watch a flock fly away
Hunting

During the Wild West of Turkey Hunting, My Buddy and I Stalked Birds with Rifles

By Percy Brown

A vintage illustration of turkey camp.
Hunting

I Have to Come Clean About My Turkey Hunt

By Hooding Carter

A turkey hunter and his daughter with an all-white gobbler.
Hunting

Mississippi Turkey Hunter Tags Rare, Snow-White Gobbler on Opening Day

By Alice Jones Webb

A wild turkey with a drooping snood.
Hunting

Why Do Turkeys Have Snoods?

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of a turkey hunter calling turkeys
Hunting

I Hunted a Gobbler for So Long, I Actually Started to Like Him

By C. D. Sions

An illustration of a jake turkey walking in some brush
Hunting

My Hunting Buddy Swore Foxes Could Call in Turkeys

By Peter Josserand

turkey gobbling in roost
Hunting

Why Do Turkeys Gobble at Owls?

By Katie Hill

Federal TSS performs better with more choke.
Gear

The Best Turkey Chokes of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson, By Joe Genzel

12 vs 20 turkey guns
Guns

12 Gauge vs 20 Gauge for Turkey Hunting: An Honest Look at the Data

By Alex Robinson

best turkey loads
Gear

The Best Turkey Loads of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Joe Genzel, By Alex Robinson

We tested the best .410 turkey loads.
Gear

The Best .410 Turkey Loads of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

best 20 gauge turkey loads
Guns

The Best 20 Gauge Turkey Loads, Range Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of a flock of turkeys
Hunting

A White-Bearded Gobbler Ruined My Turkey Hunting Streak and Gave Me a Case of the Yips

By Larry Dablemont

wild turkey hunting
Hunting

How to Turkey Hunt

By Adam Moore

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Hunting

What Do Wild Turkeys Eat?

By Dac Collins

turkey sounds
Hunting

The Ultimate Guide to Wild Turkey Sounds

By Josh Honeycutt

The Beretta A390 and SBE3 left eject.
Guns

Benelli vs. Beretta: Which Italian Shotgun Maker Is Your Favorite?

By Joe Genzel

Turkey calling tips
Hunting

Turkey Calling Tips: How to Call a Turkey

By Josh Honeycutt, By Alex Robinson

Various cuts of wild turkey meat on a cutting board and paper.
Hunting

How to Butcher a Wild Turkey (and Get Every Last Cut of Meat)

By Alex Robinson

The Woodhaven Ninja Ghost Mouth Call
Gear

The Best Turkey Mouth Calls of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Adam Moore

The Best Red Dots for Turkey Hunting of 2025, Tested and Reviewed
Gear

The Best Red Dots for Turkey Hunting of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson, By Scott Einsmann

A crystal pot call on a limb hanger turkey
Hunting

Podcast: A Pot-Call Masterclass with Matt Van Cise, the Turkey Calling GOAT

By Scott Einsmann

A boy holding a shotgun illustrated with a man in a hat and a turkey tail.
Hunting

My Grandpa Ditched Me on My First Turkey Hunt. I Was Nine

By Ray Eye

The Best Turkey Calls of 2025, Tested and Reviewed
Gear

The Best Turkey Calls of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Brian Lovett, By Alice Jones Webb

The Turkey Hooker metal turkey fan mount kit hangs on a wood panel wall.
Gear

Best Turkey Fan Mount Kits of 2025

By Alice Jones Webb

turkey camo
Gear

The Best Camo for Turkey Hunting of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Alice Jones Webb, By Alex Robinson

The Best Turkey Blinds of 2025
Gear

The Best Turkey Blinds of 2025

By Jace Bauserman, By Alice Jones Webb

Best .410 turkey guns
Guns

Best .410 Turkey Guns of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Alex Robinson

Football players get ready for the snap.
Hunting

Patriots Hall-of-Famer Caught Turkey Hunting Behind Stadium Says ‘I Hunted that Property Forever’

By Dac Collins

A Vermont hunter with a rare smoke-phase turkey.
Hunting

Vermont Hunter Ends 4-Year Chase for Rare Smoke-Phase Turkey

By Katie Hill

A turkey hunter with a goofy expression aims at a longbeard.
Hunting

The Worst Shots I’ve Ever Made

By Charles Elliott

A 7-year-old hunter and her dad with a bear, turkey, and buck.
Hunting

7-Year-Old Earns a Pennsylvania ‘Triple Trophy’ After Tagging a Black Bear, Buck, and Gobbler This Fall

By Natalie Krebs

Deer in states like Maine have been found to have high levels of PFAS in their meat.
Hunting

Maine Warns Hunters to Throw Out Deer and Turkey Meat After Tests Reveal High Levels of Forever Chemicals in Some Areas

By Alice Jones Webb

A view of a doe from a drone.
Hunting

Missouri Hunters Can Now Use Drones to Recover Deer, Turkeys, and Other Game

By Dac Collins

Florida outfitter Razzor Ranch hosted fraudulent Osceola turkey hunts
Conservation

Florida Guides Passed Off Pen-Raised Turkeys as Wild Osceolas to Unsuspecting Hunters, Officials Say

By Katie Hill

cartel ambush in mexico
Survival

I Was Nearly Killed By a Drug Cartel While Turkey Hunting in Mexico

By Scott Haugen

what distance to pattern a shotgun
Guns

What Distance Should Be Used to Pattern a Shotgun? (And Everything Else to Know About Patterning)

By Andrea Bogard

Three strutting turkeys in the woods
Hunting

‘The Gobbler Party’ Is One of Charlie Elliott’s Best Turkey Hunts, from the Archives

By Charles Elliott

A georgia hunter with a red-phase wild turkey.
Hunting

‘I Couldn’t Believe How Awesome He Looked.’ Hunter Tags Rare Red Turkey After Two Years

By Bob McNally

A Merriam's turkey strutting on a wooded hillside.
Opinion

Hunting Mentors Are Great. You Still Need to Hunt Alone

By Christine Peterson

The Benelli M2 Turkey Performance Shop shotgun resting on a split rail fence.
Guns

Benelli M2 Turkey Performance Shop Review: An In-Depth Look at a $3,000 Turkey Gun

By Scott Einsmann

Retay Gordion Turkey
Guns

Retay Gordion Turkey Review: An Affordable Semi-Auto That Shoots Excellent Patterns

By Alex Robinson

turkey load lethality
Hunting

Lessons from the Most In-Depth Turkey Load Lethality Test of All Time

By Tom Roster

turkey mouth call
Hunting

How to Use a Turkey Mouth Call, with Video Tutorials

By Alex Robinson

Federal TSS 12 ga
Hunting

Podcast: The Truth About TSS Turkey Loads

By Alex Robinson

A wild turkey gobbles in a field.
Hunting

Youth Turkey Hunters in Missouri Break 7-Year Harvest Record

By Katie Hill

States Continue to Cut Turkey Hunting Opportunities Amid Population Declines
Conservation

States Continue to Cut Turkey Hunting Opportunities Amid Population Declines

By Katie Hill

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Hunting

Podcast: Ultra-Close Range Turkey Hunting Tactics with Mike Hunsucker

By Alex Robinson

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Hunting

23 Dirty Turkey Hunting Myths

By Josh Honeycutt

A flock of wild turkeys forages in a field.
Hunting

Wildlife Commissioner Cited for Hunting Turkeys Over Bait Says He Didn’t Know the Crickets Were There

By Dac Collins

strutting turkeys
Hunting

Turkey Hunting Tips from the Pros

By Alex Robinson, By Michael Hanback, By Doug Howlett

Wild turkey on public land.
Hunting

How to Hunt Public Land Turkeys

By Alex Robinson

turkey hunter illustration
Hunting

Strebbie’s Gun: A Turkey Hunter’s Legacy Lives on Through His Shotgun

By Gerry Bethge

A Florida panther that was spotted in southwest Florida on Monday.
Hunting

Watch: Turkey Hunter Calls in Florida Panther to 10 Yards

By Dac Collins

A bird hunter walks across the North Dakota prairie
Hunting

Why Do I Hunt? The Answer to Hunting’s Toughest Question

By Jim Zumbo

where to shoot a turkey
Hunting

Where to Shoot a Turkey: A Guide to No More Misses

By Alex Robinson

onx
Conservation

The onX Effect: Digital Mapping Apps Have Changed the Way We Hunt. Now What Will They Do With All Our Data?

By Christine Peterson

Hunter holding up turkey.
Hunting

Hunting the Legendary Cohutta Gobbler, From the Archives

By Charles Elliott

The new Sitka Turkey Tool Belt
Gear

Sitka Turkey Tool Belt Review

By Scott Einsmann

How to Scout for Turkeys
Hunting

How to Scout for Turkeys

By Alex Robinson

The best slate calls
Gear

The Best Slate Calls of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Scott Einsmann