Gear matters, especially when turkey hunting, so don’t get caught short when filling your tag. Here are 10 great gear items that will make you more successful during this spring turkey season.
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Hunting Wild Hogs in the Florida Swamps - Pork a Plenty!
Stalking hogs in the Florida swamp is great off-season hunting action, whether you hunt deer, elk, or waterfowl. For the third year, a group of friends and I have traveled to Cedar Key, Florida to hunt with Tiger Island Outfitters, and this time I hunted more often on the ground than from a tree stand.
Scoring Big Bucks: Pirate
During the 2014 hunting season, my neighbor, Ron Kline, caught some great photos of a buck with his trail camera. This buck looked two and a half years old, and he was easily recognizable due to the two tears in his left ear. Because of these unique characteristics, Ron decided to name the buck Pirate.
Safari Club International Convention 2022 - Turning Dream Chaser into Dream Maker
The world abounds with exciting hunting adventures, and many share a common launch point. What Cape Canaveral used to be to NASA space exploration, the Safari Club International Convention is to hunting. If it roars, bulges, grunts, runs, or hides, SCI has a hunt to catch it.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Extremely Wary Wild Turkey
The wild turkey is a very large game bird that is native to the United States. They live in every state except Alaska. Their wingspan measures more than four feet across, and large adults often weigh over 20 pounds. Extremely large individuals can weigh as much as 25 pounds.
Scoring Big Bucks: Mystery of the Big 7 Solved
Hunting mature bucks can drive a hunter crazy. Seeing an exceptional buck for the first time can lead to an unhealthy addiction. In 2014 I passed a young seven-point during archery season. I saw him again before rifle season, and he was missing one antler.
Scoring Big Bucks: The Buck Named Funky
Scouting and doing inventory on whitetail deer is one of my favorite pastimes. Every year I spend countless hours setting up mock scrapes and cellular trail cameras. I love watching deer react to mock scrapes and keeping a detailed list of the bucks on the properties I hunt
Six Tips for Hunting the Rut
As we neared our hunting lease, the Great Plains sunrise was so magnificent that I asked my buddy to stop the truck so that I could capture the image. One step out of the door, a buck suddenly emerged from the road-side ditch 50 yards away.
Scoring Big Bucks: The Traveler
Whitetail deer have been known to travel far distances for food or to breed. I have read studies about bucks and how far they roam. Living in Northwest Pennsylvania amongst farmland and large wooded lots, I have seen bucks travel between large parcels. One buck I first saw in the summer of 2018 changed my thoughts about how far deer will roam.
Bowhunters: Friends of African Villagers and Animals Alike.
African safaris aren’t a tax-deductible contribution to conservation, but they should be. African countries like Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, and others set aside huge chunks of real-estate specifically for hunting. People are not allowed to live there, because they will interfere with the natural ecosystems.
Scoring Big Bucks: Same Date, Same Stand, Two Trophy Bucks
Benjamin Lindenberg has only been archery hunting for three years. He loves to shoot his Mathews Stoke any chance he can. Benjamin spends time at Route 157 Archery practicing his skill. The 8th grader from Cranberry High School says he enjoys Science and playing football, but his passion is hunting and fishing.
Scoring Big Bucks: Tips From An Official Scorer
Pope and Young, Boone and Crockett, Buckmasters, and the Northeast Big Buck Club are all organizations that score deer. Those hunters who are lucky enough to harvest a nice buck can reach out to any of these organizations to have the buck scored.