Turkey Hunting(Page 3)

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

Latest in Turkey Hunting

How to Scout for Turkeys

How to Scout for Turkeys

By Alex Robinson

The best slate calls

The Best Slate Calls of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

By Scott Einsmann

new york record gobbler

First-Time Turkey Hunter Tags the Highest-Scoring Gobbler in New York History

six year old girl single season grand slam

6-Year-Old Turkey Hunter Is the Youngest Girl to Achieve a Single-Season Grand Slam

Two USMC turkey hunters with a good Rio tom in Texas.

In Good Company: A Texas Turkey Hunt with Familiar Strangers

By Russell Worth Parker

hevi shot turkey load

Reduced Recoil Turkey Loads? Field Testing Hevi-Shot’s Mild New Offering

By Derek Horner

raymond bunn side x side

Takeaways from a Turkey Hunter Who Was Accidentally Shot by His Longtime Hunting Partner

By Russell Worth Parker

The buffering in TSS shot.

Tungsten Super Shot: An Inside Look at How the Deadliest Birdshot of All Time Is Made

By Nick Charney

roosting turkeys

The Best Tips and Tactics for Roosting a Turkey

By Alex Robinson

We tested the Tethrd M2 Turkey Vest.

Tethrd M2 Turkey Vest Review: Is It Worth the Hype?

Mossberg SA-28 Tactical Turkey in the woods

Mossberg SA-28 Tactical Turkey Tested and Reviewed

By John B. Snow

turkey population declines

Why Are Wild Turkey Populations Declining?

Mr. Fox Vest: The Turkey Hunting Vest That Sold for $31,000

By Alex Robinson

turkey hunting gear

Turkey Hunting Gear Essentials

wild turkey wings out

Pennsylvania Bans Turkey Hunting With Muzzleloaders, Slug Guns, and Pistols Amid Population Declines

By Kristen A. Schmitt

Vortex SPARC Solar

Vortex SPARC Solar Review: A Red Dot for Your Turkey Gun

State record turkey

College Kid’s First Turkey Turns Out to Be a Record Breaker

The author and Ethan Powell with a double on Merriam's.

What I Learned from Shooting 200 Turkey Loads and One Mountain Longbeard

Mossberg 940 Pro Turkey.

Mossberg 940 Pro Turkey Review

By Alex Robinson

Turkey hunter finds a sloth skull.

West Virginia Turkey Hunter Discovers Giant Sloth Skull That’s at Least 11,000 Years Old

A strutting turkey.

How in the Hell Do You Miss a Turkey?

A strutting tom.

Fanning and Reaping Turkeys Is Challenging and Fun. Banning It Won’t Solve Our Turkey Population Decline

By Natalie Krebs

Turkey fanning should be banned.

The Case for Banning Reaping and Fanning Turkeys

By Cameron Weddington

Turkey hunting sights.

The Best Sights for Turkey Shotguns: Scopes vs. Red Dots vs. Open Sights vs. Beads

By Alex Robinson

Josh Powell managed to take a near record wild turkey in Virginia this Spring season.

Virginia Hunter Tags Near-Record Turkey With Six Beards and Two Broken Spurs

The short-beard tom.

The Mystery of the Short-Bearded Tom

By Gerry Bethge

Two-year-old tom turkeys.

Two-Year-Old Toms Are the Bad Boys of the Spring Turkey Woods. Here’s How to Hunt Them

By Michael Pearce

A new hunter with his first turkey.

Turkey Hunting Is the Best Way to Introduce Someone to Hunting. Change My Mind

“Operation Longbeard” Puts an End to the Largest Wild Turkey Poaching Ring in History

By Kristen A. Schmitt

Apex TSS delivered the best patterns of the test.

The Remington 870 Is Still One of the Greatest Turkey Hunting Shotguns of All Time

Long-Range Turkey Shooting Reality Check: Here’s What TSS Patterns and Penetration Really Look Like at 70 and 90 Yards

Long-Range Turkey Shooting Reality Check: Here’s What TSS Patterns and Penetration Really Look Like at 70 and 90 Yards

Turkey hunter using a slate turkey call

SITKA Equinox Turkey Vest Review: Maximum Performance in a Minimalist Build

Turkey hunting is up—and down—across the country this spring.

Your State-by-State Spring 2022 Turkey Hunting Forecast

By Brian Lovett

hunter mentoring

The Truth About Hunter Mentoring: Everyone’s Got to Earn It

By Alex Robinson

NWTF and Turkeys for Tomorrow both hope to address wild turkey population issues.

Trouble in Turkey Country: Can Two Conservation Orgs Help Declining Populations?

By Andrew McKean

Cicadas will help with a turkey hatch.

Wild Turkey Boom Expected to Follow Cicada Emergence

Black legged tick on a leaf.

The Mysterious Chronic Lyme Disease Nightmare: Why It’s So Hard to Detect and Treat

By Tom Gerencer

Turkey feathers make great fletching for flu-flu arrows

How to Make Turkey Wing Flu-Flu Arrows

A Minnesota gobbler taken in the woods without a decoy

Yes, Turkey Hunting Without Decoys Can Help You Kill More Gobblers

By Alex Robinson

The Best Non-Turkey Loads to Hunt Spring Gobblers with This Season

The Best Non-Turkey Loads to Hunt Spring Gobblers with This Season

By Brad Fitzpatrick

Franchi enters the turkey gun market with the Affinity 3.

Shotgun Review: Franchi’s New Affinity 3 Turkey

We put the BPS 12-gauge and Gold 10-gauge to the test.

The 10-Gauge vs. 12-Gauge Shootout: The 10 Is Still a Long-Range Hammer on Turkeys and Geese

The Hunting Public guys are often aggressive in going after spring toms.

How to Cut the Distance on a Hung-Up Spring Tom

South Florida is the only place in the U.S. to hunt Osceola turkeys.

The Best States to Hunt Early Season Turkeys

A hunter holds up a large turkey.

The King of the Turkey Slam

By Brian Lovett

A hunter poses next to a turkey on a rock.

How to Hunt a Wild Turkey for Your Thanksgiving

By Gerry Bethge

Minessota jake turkey feathers.

Should You Shoot Jakes This Spring? (and Other Things to Consider During a Coronavirus Turkey Season)

By Gerry Bethge

A turkey target riddled with pellet holes.

How to Pattern a Turkey Hunting Gun

By Alex Robinson

A turkey in a weed and grass field.

How to Hunt Gobblers That Go Ghost

By Andrew McKean

Hunter with a merriam turkey.

What’s The Toughest Turkey Subspecies To Hunt?

By Jace Bauserman

Two hunters with two Missouri turkeys

6 Tips For Hunting Turkeys in Bad Weather

By Jace Bauserman

Turkeys standing in a field.

8 Tactics to Kill Silent Turkeys

5 turkey hunters kneeling beside their turkeys.

9 Rules For Hunting Roosted Gobblers

By Matt Wettish

8-Step Strategy for Hunting Fall Turkeys Without Scattering Them

8-Step Strategy for Hunting Fall Turkeys Without Scattering Them

By Tom Carpenter

turkey hunting ammo test

Review: Federal Heavyweight TSS .410 Turkey Load

By Will Brantley

The Ultimate DIY Turkey Gun

By Alex Robinson

turkey on the roost

Turkeys By the Hour: 5 Strategies for Hunting Gobblers Throughout the Day

What To Do When Spring Turkey Gobbling Comes to a Halt

What To Do When Spring Turkey Gobbling Comes to a Halt

By Doug Howlett

Field Test: Federal’s 3rd Degree Shotshells at Near and Far Ranges

Field Test: Federal’s 3rd Degree Shotshells at Near and Far Ranges

By Andrew McKean

How to Make Your Own Ghillie Net

How to Make Your Own Ghillie Net

By Tim MacWelch

What are the Longest Turkey Spurs Ever Registered?

What are the Longest Turkey Spurs Ever Registered?

By Steve Hickoff

DIY Beard Mounts

DIY Beard Mounts

By Robert L. Bryant

Should You Take a Jake?

Should You Take a Jake?

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

Turkey-Hunting Errors The top 10 “don’ts” to remember in the woods this spring

Turkey-Hunting Errors The top 10 “don’ts” to remember in the woods this spring