I’ve been turkey hunting for just shy of 30 years. For the first half of that time, everyone hunted turkeys pretty much the same way, using hen calls and woodsmanship to get a gobbler to within range.

Earlier this week, we kicked off our 2025 Strut Reporters coverage by breaking down the five key phases of the turkey breeding season and asking our experts—15 of them from all around the country—to ...

Turkey vests are a luxury that many hunters may not deem necessary. However, dedicated turkey hunters swear by them and use them every spring. After running around chasing gobblers over the last few ...

My eyes snap open when the toms gobble, my head swiveling to pinpoint the sound. They’re close. “Hear something?” My dad is looking at me, eyebrows raised. “Two,” I whisper, surprised. The gobbles ...

Along with a keen sense of hearing, a turkeys' eyeballs are what really give them an edge over hunters and other natural predators. Wild turkeys have incredible eyesight. Their ability to sense a ...

A very popular TV show when I was growing up was Michigan Outdoors, which was hosted by the late Mort Neff and aired every Thursday night. I looked forward to watching it each week because Mort was ...

We hit the woods for a turkey hunt and then go river fishing in time for the spring spawning run. With spring just around the corner, we hit the woods for a turkey hunt and then go river fishing just ...

The future of fall turkey hunting isn’t optimistic. As national hunter participation numbers continue trending downward, some ...

Turkey hunting returns to West Virginia as the fall season begins statewide on October 11, according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). The first segment of the season runs ...

An error has occurred. Please try again. With a Lewiston Sun Journal subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do not have any active ...