Where to Shoot a Turkey

Once you have located a turkey, approached him successfully and started your calling sequence, the game is on. It is imperative at this point to do things correctly or else your hard work will go without reward. Get ready to shoot before you start calling. This means having a shell chambered and the gun partially raised to a shooting position. Setup for Your Shot When you’re leaning against a tree, the best place to rest your shotgun is over your...

Coyotes Kill Deer, Not Deer Herds

Most deer hunters can agree on one thing about coyotes: They can be hell on fawns, muley or whitetail, especially during a fawn’s first six weeks of life. Researchers in some Southeastern states report fawn “recruitment” rates as low as 16 to 25 percent, meaning 1.6 to 2.5 fawns per 10 does surviving their first year. But here’s something most deer hunters hate to hear: No matter how many coyotes you shoot, they’ll still be hell on fawns. Coyotes...

Video: How to Jump Shoot Ducks

When Duck Lore host Sean Weaver couldn’t make the trip to hunt waterfowl in Kansas last fall, Seth Morris and I took his place. Now we don’t quite have the calling and decoying chops that Sean has, but we can jump shoot birds with the best of them. Jump shooting is a good move to pull out of the bag of tricks when you’re in an unfamiliar place, need to kill time at midday, or just want meat for the freezer. While the idea of flushing and shooting...