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In the bag — Must-have turkey-hunting gear
If it’s spring, Chad Newcomer is on the move, chasing gobblers from Mississippi to Nebraska — and several spots in between — with an intense passion and skilled precision.[…]
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Deer Hunting
Time to be thinking about turkeys
Turkeys at our property in East Feliciana were regular visitors during the deer season, and as spring approaches they will hopefully begin to be more frequent in the green patches.[…]
News Breaker
Shreveport man cited for alleged turkey-hunting violation in Bienville Parish
A 67-year-old Shreveport man was cited last weekend by enforcement agents for hunting turkeys over a baited area, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
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Turkey time
The 2015 spring gobbler hunting kicked off last month, with staggered closings through the end of April[…]
News Breaker
Call less, kill more gobblers
If Marshall Collette of Greensboro, N.C. strung together all the beards from the turkeys he’s killed or called in for other hunters on a piece of rawhide, you could probably use it to measure for first downs in a football game.[…]
Sidebars
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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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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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.[…]
News Breaker
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.[…]
Field Notes
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.[…]
Features
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.[…]
News Breaker
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.[…]
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Sorrento man cited for alleged turkey violations in East Feliciana Parish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Sorrento man for alleged turkey violations Tuesday in East Feliciana Parish.[…]
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7 tips for killing public gobblers
Shane Johnson dreams of having a nice, turkey-filled private lease. But he’s never had that privilege, so he’s fought the public-land battle for years.[…]