To be honest, I don’t know how many turkeys I’d killed before I set my first turkey decoys; probably a dozen or more. The way I was taught, the hunter made the yelps and the clucks and the purrs, and ...

Today, turkey decoys are almost as important as our turkey calls, shotguns, shotshells, and vests. And, like each of these pieces of essential hunting gear, decoys are practically without number and ...

At first glance, one might think that there is really nothing to putting out turkey decoys. Right? Just put the plastic replicas in a field, get yourself hid nearby and call. Birds see the decoys and ...

The very best turkey decoys today are more like works of art than pieces of hunting gear. They are incredibly realistic, and if you love turkeys like I do, then they’re nothing short of beautiful. But ...

This spring's turkey season started out in the New Hartford Cabela's as I studied a display of dozens of different decoys. Spring turkey hunting is eagerly awaited every year, and this season I hope ...

Just because we can shoot turkeys at longer ranges doesn’t always mean that we should. At its very best, turkey hunting is a close range game. Having a big old tom gobble and drum his way into 15 ...

There are many tactics to lure that big old weary longbeard into shotgun range. Obviously, every turkey hunter in the woods uses some type of call, but hunters often have mixed thoughts on the use of ...

A skinny "jake'' turkey decoy, left, and a flopped-over foam hen turkey decoy were enough to help lure in a nice tom turkey for John Myers in May near Barnum.