The very best turkey decoys today are more like works of art than pieces of hunting gear. They are incredibly realistic, and if you love turkeys like I do, then they’re nothing short of beautiful. But ...

When it comes to using decoys to attract a wild turkey within shooting range, having a complete understanding of the big picture is essential. And it starts with the bird. Wild turkeys see in color.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A well-placed turkey decoy just might bring your prey right to you. Dennis ...

Absolutely, using turkey decoys is a major factor in successfully putting a spring gobbler down for the count. Time and again, however, hunters will swear they will never use a decoy again after an ...

To be honest, I don’t know how many turkeys I’d killed before I set my first turkey decoys; probably a dozen or more. The way I was taught, the hunter made the yelps and the clucks and the purrs, and ...

Looking back over the decades of spring gobbler hunting, some of the old early truisms still stand the test of time, but others ... not so much. Hard to believe that it was 40 years ago this year we ...

Just because we can shoot turkeys at longer ranges doesn’t always mean that we should. At its very best, turkey hunting is a close range game. Having a big old tom gobble and drum his way into 15 ...

There are many tactics to lure that big old weary longbeard into shotgun range. Obviously, every turkey hunter in the woods uses some type of call, but hunters often have mixed thoughts on the use of ...

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Absolutely, using turkey decoys is a major factor in successfully putting a spring gobbler down for the count. Time and again, however, hunters will swear they will never use a decoy again after an ...