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South Dakota Hunting Seasons Proposed

by Outdoor Hub May 15, 2012
South Dakota Hunting Seasons Proposed

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission has proposed changes in several fall hunting seasons, including West River Deer, Black Hills Deer, Archery Deer, Archery Antelope, Youth Deer, Muzzleloader Deer, Fall Turkey and the August Management Take for Canada Geese. Changes proposed for the West River Deer Season include: Adjust the number of resident [...]

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NWTF Phone App Now Available for Android and iPhone

by Outdoor Hub May 14, 2012
NWTF Phone App Now Available for Andriod and iPhone

The powerful new NWTF Turkey Hunting Toolbox is now available for iPhones, iPads, iPod Touch and Android devices. The widely praised app was the top selling app in iTunes and Google Play’s “Sports” categories for several days. The official NWTF Turkey Hunting Toolbox has everything a turkey hunter needs in one phone app. Exclusive turkey sound ringtones Turkey sounds [...]

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New Hampshire F&G: Seen Any Wild Turkey Broods? Report Your Findings to Us

by Outdoor Hub May 9, 2012

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is asking for the public’s help in tracking wild turkey broods in New Hampshire this spring and summer. It’s easy to take part. If you see groups of turkeys with young between May 15 and August 31, 2012, report your sightings to Fish and Game at its web-based turkey [...]

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Missouri’s Regular Spring Turkey Harvest Totals 40,447

by Outdoor Hub May 7, 2012

Hunters checked 40,447 turkeys during Missouri’s regular spring turkey season, up by 2,120 from 38,327 last spring, or about one percent. The harvest of 4,319 turkeys during this year’s spring youth weekend, March 31 and April 1, brought the 2012 spring turkey harvest to 44,766, up about one percent from 2011. Youth hunters harvested 3,893 [...]

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Opening Day Doozies: Coyotes, Turkeys and Hunters, Oh My!

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 4, 2012
Man Mistaken for a Turkey by the Coyote that Bit Him

Opening day can prove to be one full of oddities as many accidents and strange occurrences can happen as sportsmen and wildlife get back into the swing of things. And sometimes, hunters can run afoul of coyotes who are on the prowl for breakfast. “I’ll never forget looking up and seeing a jaw full of teeth coming [...]

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Wildlife Management District 9 Opens for Turkey Hunting in Maine

by Outdoor Hub May 3, 2012
Wildlife Management District 9 Opens for Turkey Hunting in Maine

As of Saturday, May 5, 2012, Wildlife Management District (WMD) 9 will be open to turkey hunting through June 2nd. WMD 9 includes the area northeast of Greenville to Baxter State Park. Analysis of data and observations indicate the turkey population in the WMD is healthy and will support a hunting season like neighboring districts [...]

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A Royal Turkey Rumble in the Hills of Pennsylvania

by Austin Passamonte May 3, 2012
Another picture of the tom

The alarm clock rang at 4:00am just as we instructed it to. No matter… it was late or I was early, having already been up and showered with hot coffee in hand and boots pulled on by the time that noisy little clock tolled for thee. My breath hung heavy and suspended through the frigid [...]

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California DFG Clarifies Legal Take Methods for Wild Turkeys

by Outdoor Hub May 1, 2012

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is clarifying an inadvertent error that has been found in our 2011-2012 Mammal Hunting Regulation booklet. On page 19 of the booklet that was printed, Section 311(f) indicates that “0.20 caliber minimum for taking wild turkey” is required. This is incorrect but has been corrected in the online [...]

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Yamaha Outdoors Tip of the Week: Patience Wins the Day

by Yamaha May 1, 2012
Yamaha Outdoors Tip of the Week: Patience Wins the Day

There are certain traits that define a successful turkey hunter.  Woodsmanship is one.  An intimate knowledge of your quarry is another.  But the single most important characteristic one must possess in order to be consistently successful is patience. Turkeys don’t wear watches, and aren’t bound to time constraints like we are.  They may have a [...]

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Wild Turkey Winter Flock Survey Results In for New Hampshire

by Outdoor Hub April 30, 2012
Wild Turkey Winter Flock Survey Results in

Results are in from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s fourth annual wild turkey winter flock survey, in which the public participates by reporting their turkey flock sightings online. Wild turkey watchers submitted their observations from January 1 through March 31, 2012. During that time, people reported seeing 1,180 wild turkey flocks across the state, [...]

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Hunters Bag Nearly 8,900 Wild Turkeys During First Week of Spring Season in Ohio

by Outdoor Hub April 30, 2012
Hunters Bag Nearly 8,900 Wild Turkeys During First Week of Spring Season in Ohio

Ohio hunters harvested a preliminary total of 8,898 bearded wild turkeys during the first week of the spring turkey-hunting season, which is open statewide through May 20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Last year hunters checked 7,744 wild turkeys during the first week of the season. Top counties [...]

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Perfect Practice: Elevating Your Archery Hunting Skill Set

by Brandon Wikman April 30, 2012
Perfect Practice: Elevating Your Archery Hunting Skill Set

We all know that practice makes perfect—but taking your archery skills to a higher level takes perfect practice. There’s no telling what situation or scenario you’ll find yourself against while in the forest or field. The ‘unscripted’ is truly nature’s beauty and beast. Many hunters have fantasized about grunting a mature buck into a broadside [...]

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Kansas DWPT Commission Approves Big Game and Turkey Regulations

by Outdoor Hub April 29, 2012

The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission met at the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita on Thursday, April 26. During the Public Hearing portion of the meeting, the commission approved recommended changes to the management units for fall turkey hunting season. The recommendation adds two units for a total of six, and will allow [...]

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Connecticut Man Discovers Toking with Toms is Illegal

by Outdoor Hub Reporters April 27, 2012
A Bristol Man Learns The Hard Way That There is No Permit for Hunting Under the Influence

Twenty-two year old Raymond Lass of Bristol, Connecticut made his way to the Aldo Leopold Wildlife Management Area in Southbury on April 25 for the first day of spring turkey hunting season, and just one day before Connecticut legalized medical marijuana. He set up his pop-up blind and hoped to harvest some unwary gobblers, but he was [...]

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Pennsylvania Gets Closer to All-Day Hunting for Every Turkey Season

by Outdoor Hub Reporters April 27, 2012
An All-Day Gobbler Hunt May Be a Reality if Approved

The mild winter was a blessing for turkeys and may be a blessing for Pennsylvania hunters who dream of hunting all day long as well. A higher proportion of hens will likely be incubating nests on opening day, which makes gobblers more vocal in their search for hens. The mild winter has also left Pennsylvania’s [...]

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Good Ol’ Turkey Hunting Tales

by John E. Phillips April 27, 2012
Good Ol’ Turkey Hunting Tales

One of my favorite people to hunt with is Al Mattox of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I’ve known Mattox for more than two decades, and he’s the type of fellow you enjoy spending time with in the woods. Mattox and I strategize together when we hear a turkey gobble, and we’ll have a good time whether we [...]

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2012 Marks 25 Years of Wild Turkey Hunting in Ontario

by Outdoor Hub April 27, 2012
2012 Marks 25 Years of Wild Turkey Hunting in Ontario

The restoration of wild turkeys to Ontario is one of the province’s most successful wildlife recovery stories. It is a point of tremendous pride for members of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) that their Federation, in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and other partners, helped restore this important [...]

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How To Age Spring Tom Turkeys

by Outdoor Hub Reporters April 26, 2012
How to Age Spring Tom Turkeys

Proud hunters often compare the size of their birds, and this can lead to many friendly arguments. But another, less tangible question often puzzles turkey hunters: How old is that bird? Many myths surround this subject. Some say that any bird over 20 pounds is at least three years old. Others say that a 9-inch beard [...]

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Ohio’s Young Hunters Productive During Special Two-Day Turkey Hunt

by Outdoor Hub April 25, 2012

Young hunters across Ohio again experienced success during the annual youth spring turkey season, held Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Hunters age 17 and under harvested 1,632 wild turkeys during the special two-day season, compared to 1,490 wild turkeys last year. Counties reporting [...]

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Hunting Turkeys with an American Warrior

by John E. Phillips April 25, 2012
Hunting Turkeys with an American Warrior

One of my favorite people to hunt with is Al Mattox of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I’ve known Mattox for more than two decades, and he’s the type of fellow you enjoy spending time with in the woods. Mattox and I strategize together when we hear a turkey gobble, and we’ll have a good time whether we [...]

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