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How to Use a Turkey Mouth Diaphragm Call for the Beginners
The mouth diaphragm turkey call is one call that every turkey hunter ought to have in his or her bag of tricks each spring. But surprisingly, many would-be callers are actually scared of this particular type of call. Maybe they’ve struggled to produce the sounds, or perhaps even gagged to the point of choking while […]
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Turkey Hunting Decoy Strategies That Work All Season
Along with good calling and proper concealment, most turkey hunters agree that employing decoys is one of the most effective strategies for coaxing a gobbler within range. But decoying a fickle longbeard isn’t as simple putting out a phony bird or two and pulling the trigger. There’s a correct time, place and way to do […]
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How To Use A Full Strut Turkey Decoy
Using a Full Strut Decoy in Mid to Late Season I’ve heard of hunters swearing off the use of full-strut turkey decoys as the season progresses. One too many encounters with gobblers that walked away instead of coming in can often lead you to think these decoys are useless in the late season. But that’s […]
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Florida’s Spring Turkey Season Offers Special Opportunity
Florida turkey hunting is unique for another reason. It’s also the only place in the world where the Osceola subspecies of wild turkey is found. And Turkey season has arrived and it’s time to get in the woods! March 4 marks the opening of Florida’s spring turkey season on private lands south of State Road […]
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Tips For Turkey Hunting
I feel certain that this season will bring with it new-and-improved ways for me to blow great hunts, but I’m equally confident that there will be no repeat performances of some of the very many gaffes I’ve made in the past. I have learned from my many blunders—and from those of others. The Devil is […]