Hung-up gobblers frustrate even experienced turkey hunters, but understanding their behavior can dramatically improve success ...

The Game Commission asks residents to report summer 2026 turkey observations to aid biologists in tracking the state's turkey ...

Early on in this year's spring gobbler season, an old longbeard I know had trouble maintaining his small harem. The old tom was extremely animated and when gobbling and strutting, he would sometimes ...

The alarm blared at 3:45 a.m., the strident sound cutting into my sleep. My entire body revolted; I’d been cuddled beneath warm blankets, in blissful slumber. Even in my semi-comatose state my mind, I ...

AUTHOR’S NOTE: “Guns & Cornbread” readers, I am hoping you can stand another turkey story. This time of year, near the end of the various spring hunting seasons in each state, you can hear many such ...

When it comes to hunting spring turkeys, decoys have come a long way. The first decoy I carried in the woods was one offered by Penn’s Woods Products of Delmont, Pa. The decoy was one of the first ...

It’s an interesting facet of human nature, we all love to appear in our best light, as accomplished as possible. There are few better feelings than solving a challenge and through sheer will power and ...

It was 5 a.m. on May 2, the opening morning of Michigan’s recent 0234 spring turkey season in Arenac County. Stars sparkled in a clear, predawn black sky and frost covered the ground. We quietly eased ...

Hunters who failed to fill tag on the opening day of Pennsylvania’s spring gobbler season may want to consider using a decoy spread to enhance their chance of taking a gobbler. If already using a ...

The last few weeks turkey hunters have stirred their stagnant winter blood by watching old DVDs and new YouTube videos. That gets us into a spring gobbler hunting mood. But it can also teach us to ...

Listen to this The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) this week began its quarterly business meeting by thanking anglers, agency staff, and volunteers for a safe and successful start to the ...

For many it is a hard discipline to learn. After all, when you call to a bird and he answers, that’s when it begins. Your heart starts thumping against your ribcage. He gobbles again, and it’s obvious ...