Southern Michigan in the spring is an audio rich landscape. Of all the springtime sounds, one stands above the rest: the gobbling turkey. Mark’s goal is to call in a tom using a diaphragm call, which would be a first for him.
Janis explores turkey hunting in his home state of Michigan, a land that barely held turkeys in his youth. The hunt delivers challenges of quiet birds and tests Janis’ patience down to the last moment.
Folks, we’re not cluckin’ around. It’s the first-ever MeatEater Turkey Calling Contest. Crew members will be facing off head-to-head to see who is the best turkey-talker of the bunch. There will be three categories of calling throughout the contest: best turkey call sequence, crow call and owl hoot, and turkey gobble—and you get to pick who wins. The winner of the contest will get to donate $1,000 to the National Wild Turkey Federation in their...
A couple weeks ago I joined the MeatEater TV crew for a turkey hunt in SW Michigan. And in today’s vlog my buddy Dirt Myth and I share the story of how I filled my turkey tag. Then we hear the story of how our pal Conor killed a turkey on his very first hunt ever.