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January 1, 2020

Eastern Turkey Release (Video)

Eastern Turkey Release “There he goes!” My daughter Faith excitedly proclaimed those words as she cracked open a box and released an Eastern turkey into the wilds of Titus County, TX. We went to document the […]
November 28, 2019

Gobble! Gobble! Turkey Grand Slam in 2019!

Gobble! Gobble! Gobble! Gobble! Gobble! Gobble! The shrill sound of gobbling echoed through a deep tract of national forest in the Pineywoods of East Texas. As my friend and guide on this hunt Derek York worked […]
October 31, 2019

Facts About The Wild Turkey

Maybe you’re already dreaming about Thanksgiving: turkey, stuffing, all the pies. And maybe you thought you knew everything about turkeys. Think again. Wild turkeys are not hard to find – if you look in the right […]
July 31, 2019

Search For The Osceola Turkey

Sarasota, FL–-The swamps along the edge of Florida’s Myakka River in the heart of Osceola turkey country are teeming with life. From alligators to Seminole whitetail to mottled ducks, the wildlands just outside of Sarasota are […]
May 9, 2019

Ground Blinds Are “Secret” Weapon Against Turkeys

It does not happen often, but when everything falls into place when you go hunting for turkeys, it’s the best. And when Chester Moore decided to try his luck with those eastern turkeys from New York […]
April 12, 2019

Turkey Slam Success! Rio Grande!

Cruising down the back roads of Kerr County, TX is an interesting experience. The majority of wildlife spotted is exotic and much of it ranging beyond the confines of high fenced hunting ranches. Axis deer, blackbuck […]
April 3, 2019

A Turkey Revolution Has Begun!

A society can only value what it understands. And with wildlife, understanding is only the beginning. People must find a way to appreciate wild animals enough to care whether or not they exist. Throughout decades of […]
February 20, 2019

Wild Turkey Facts And Stories

The wild turkey is the most interesting game bird in North America. From our nation’s beginnings they were in fact highly revered. When the bald eagle was suggested as the nation’s symbol, founding father Benjamin Franklin […]
November 19, 2017

Are Hogs Killing Off Turkeys?

Wild turkeys are more numerous than they have been in decades and in some regions, there are arguably more birds than ever throughout the United States. Some states like Louisiana for example are seeing a decline. […]