S1-E02: Spring Turkey Hunting in Wisconsin

How Fall Turkey Hunting Can Make You a Better Spring Turkey Hunter

Fall turkey hunting gets no love, except from a few hunting outcasts who either run turkey dogs or just want to be contrarian. In my home state of Minnesota, fall license sales usually tally up to roughly 15% of spring sales. Spring is where it’s at for turkey hunting, and persuading folks to give the fall birds a real shot is usually a lost cause. But I’m going to try anyway, on the grounds that working birds now will make you far more lethal...

MeatEater Hunts: Michigan Spring Turkey

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.

Spring Gobblers: Choosing a Turkey Call

Spring turkey seasons will open soon and hunters around the country will be testing their skills against one of nature’s most wily game birds. Calling is the primary turkey hunting method used in the spring, when male turkeys respond to hen calls during the breeding season. Turkey hunters mimic various hen sounds like yelps, clucks, and purrs, to convince a male, or tom, turkey to come into shotgun or bow range. Many new turkey hunters are...