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Turkey Calls: Fact & Friction: Part 1

The woods were so quiet it was scary until the owl woke up every sleeping creature, including me. I moved into this spot very slowly, very quietly and very early. I wanted to be set-up a full hour before light. This was no ordinary gobbler I was after. He was old and he was big. I was going to handle this hunt very carefully!

Realtree: Genesis of an Outdoor Empire

Realtree camo patterns have contributed to more hunting success in the field for many. All thanks to one man.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With Toxey Haas: Mossy Oak: The Legend Continues

If you could ask Mossy Oak founder Toxey Haas anything, what would you ask? Here’s what SG asked him.

Birds And Bone

Dedicated bow-benders are hitting the woods NOW – enter, shed antler hunting and bowhunting for turkeys!

Doubling up on Turkeys

No magic can make a hung-up gobbler tip-toe across that invisible line … but teamwork can pay off!

Fooling Farmland Gobblers

Farmland gobblers have a personality that differs from big-timber gobblers. Here’s how to zero in on one!

To Understand A Turkey, Walk A Mile In Its Feet

I yelped, he gobbled. But there was a problem, that hung-up Tom just wouldn’t close the distance.

Muddy Bird

Under some very difficult conditions this huge NE Missouri gobbler ended-up in the fryer instead of on a limb. (Photo by Bob Cowman)

If you hunt spring gobblers long enough you will certainly face bad weather at some point. I have spent many April dawns huddled under a cedar tree or hopefully in a blind. Some of these mornings ended in success. Many others just ended with a towel.

Hunting Turkeys: Cursed By Bad Weather Again!

In 2012, on opening day of the Missouri spring gobbler season I experienced one of the toughest weather days of turkey hunting I had ever seen. It had rained for three-straight days and the winds were gusting more than 40 miles per hour. And it wasn’t much better in 2013!