For this old turkey hunter, it has always been difficult to figure out the female of any species. But hen turkeys seem especially problematic. Even as recently as a couple years ago, my belief was ...
Turkey hunters have their favorite keys to success. Here's mine: No. 1: Be patient. Gobblers keep their own sense of time. We are in their world and like to imagine that our success will be classic; ...
We’re all familiar with a raspy hen yelp and a thundering tom gobble. But wild hens and gobblers make many turkey sounds beyond these two vocalizations. Each of these sounds express specific meanings.
PINE RIVER — Rolf Moen, of Nisswa, and I stood in the gray predawn doing what turkey hunters do; listen for the gobbling of tom turkeys as they announce the start of a new day from lofty perches.
You know what this spring is? It’s the spring you’re going to master how to use a turkey mouth call. You probably already know that there’s nothing better for finishing a bird. A mouth call can sound ...
“THERE ARE few men today who can fool a wild turkey gobbler in the spring of the year,” the turkey hunter said. “Now, I don’t say I’m the best turkey caller in Louisiana, or anything like that. I’ll ...
Not that any experienced spring gobbler hunter needed a reminder on the opening day of Pennsylvania’s season Saturday, but many who failed to fill a tag are beating themselves up for calling too much ...
I began my obsession with turkey hunting in the low-population days of the early ‘90s, when hearing a gobble in the distant hills was grounds for buying a lotto ticket. Between 1992 and 1997, I never ...
Knowing when to call and how often to call is the most-often asked question to Lingelstown native Matt Morrett in the more than 25 years he has conducted seminars. A world champion caller and former ...
A Pennsylvania hunter’s enthusiasm for wild turkey has earned him national recognition. Matt Morrett, 52, has become the youngest member of the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Grand National Calling ...