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Top turkey gear
Besides calls, the list of turkey hunting gear used by Peyton McKinnie and NathanPilgreen is pretty simple.[…]
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Best turkey hunting tactics
It is generally a good idea to go out and scout for turkeys prior to the season opening. The excellent mast crop this year no doubt kept the birds in the creek and river drainages where the hardwoods are.[…]
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On turkey-hunting calling and equipment
A good turkey hunter will generally have an arsenal of turkey calls in his pack, and he should be proficient with all of them. You do not have to be a contest caller, but it helps to know how to properly use a particular call.[…]
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What to do if a gobbler hangs up
The challenge in turkey hunting is that every tom is different in the way it responds to a call, and this is where the fun begins.[…]
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Prep now for the next turkey hunting season
Hopefully you will have some success this turkey season and use a tag or two.[…]
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Tips for hunting corned-up turkeys
One of the problems with turkey hunting on private land is that landowners and/or hunters on adjacent lands will often set up a site to feed turkeys year round to keep turkeys hanging around.[…]
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Finding hunting areas
Peyton McKinnie and Nathan Pilgreen said the most-accessible turkey hunting habitat in Union Parish is on hunting leases and open to club members only.[…]
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Union Long Spurs walk the talk
The love of turkey hunting and the desire to make it better drives Nathan Pilgreen and Peyton McKinnie to be active in the Union Long Spurs, the local affiliate of the National Turkey Federation.[…]
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It’s all about the call
It should be no surprise to anyone who knows Peyton McKinnie that he still has the first turkey call he ever owned, a Cedar Hill Little Scratch that has been made since 1982.[…]
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BR hunter’s first gobbler is true longbeard
Chad Bell’s turkey-hunting experience is pretty comparable to a sleek Italian sports car: He went from zero to 60 mph in just a couple of seconds on a recent trip in the Big Black River bottoms north of Canton, Miss.[…]
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What you need to kill a turkey
Make sure you check these turkey hunting items off your list before heading to the woods this hunting season.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
JEBS Chokes
The JEBS Headhunter Turkey Choke Tube is for everyone from the serious turkey hunter to the beginning novice. This tube has a patented interior bore design which allows for better shot and wad cup separation, thus making patterns smaller and denser on your intended target.[…]
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Tagging out — Everything you need to need to kill a turkey
There is no better feeling of accomplishment than bagging an adult tom. Here’s everything you need to know to close the deal.[…]
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A more perfect union — How a Union Parish team hunts turkeys
When people get married, their love forms a “perfect union.” It’s like our founding fathers planned for America, as in a more “perfect union” in the Preamble to our Constitution.[…]
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LDWF cites 11 for alleged turkey violations on opening weekend
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited 11 people for alleged turkey-hunting violations during opening weekend of the 2015 season.[…]
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Albany youth gets 4-bearded Mississippi gobbler
Opening morning of the youth turkey season turned into a numbers game for 12-year-old Gage McTaggart, who was hunting with his dad Todd and caller Brett Thompson at Homochitto National Forest in Southwest Mississippi.[…]