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Rekindled Fire: Bringing Back the Hunting Passion Through Mentoring
By Todd Holmes, Shooting Sports Outreach Coordinator I was born into a Pennsylvania hunting family. My great grandparents, grandparents and parents all were avid outdoorsmen and women in Penn’s Woods. So when I was old enough to take hunter education (age 11) it was… Continue Reading “Rekindled Fire: Bringing Back the Hunting Passion Through Mentoring”
Birds and Bows
By Jenn Danella, Pennsylvania Hunter and Outdoorswoman The Hunt On opening day of the 2018 Pennsylvania spring gobbler season, I was able to get my first turkey with a compound bow. As an avid bow hunter, this was something I have always wanted to… Continue Reading “Birds and Bows”
Five Tips for a Safe and Fun Spring Turkey Hunt
By Pennsylvania Game Commission Hunter Education Staff The excitement of hearing a thundering gobble and watching the approach of a fired-up gobbler is enough to rattle hunters with even the steadiest of nerves. For turkey hunters, we thrill to the challenge of calling in… Continue Reading “Five Tips for a Safe and Fun Spring Turkey Hunt”
Celebrate Spring Gobbler Season 2019!
By Bryan Burhans, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Game Commission Turkey calls should come with the following warning label: “Exposure to turkey hunting can result in loss of sleep, rapid heart rate, severe fatigue, dry mouth, and sore muscles. Highly addictive, please consult your physician prior… Continue Reading “Celebrate Spring Gobbler Season 2019!”
Late Season—No Time to Give Up on Gobblers
by Steve Sorensen When the spring gobbler season is racing down the home stretch, and you have an unfilled tag, you’re desperate. You’re seeing a few hens taking a break from sitting on their nests, but they’re not attracting gobblers. The silence is deafening.… Continue Reading “Late Season—No Time to Give Up on Gobblers”
How, When, and Where to Take Pressured Public Land Gobblers
by Matt Morrett My dad was a big-time turkey hunter in Pennsylvania, when I was growing up. During my younger years, turkey hunting was all the talk where I lived. Because I was born in Pennsylvania, I always knew about deer hunting. But my… Continue Reading “How, When, and Where to Take Pressured Public Land Gobblers”
How to Take a Field Turkey
by Matt Morrett In the last decade, more and more people have tried to hunt field turkeys. The reason there has been an increase in hunters trying to take gobblers out in the field is they’re: easy to see from a long distance; often… Continue Reading “How to Take a Field Turkey”
Double Teaming Gobblers
When I first hunted with my husband John more than a decade ago, we agreed that I would turkey hunt after he had killed a bird that season. I made all the mistakes beginning turkey hunters do and probably invented a few of… Continue Reading “Double Teaming Gobblers”
Talk Turkey With Local Hunters
By Steve Sorensen Are the how-to lessons you read in magazines often hard to apply in your neck of the woods? Do embattled gobblers in your area behave like they’ve had the survival training and experience of an Army Ranger fresh from Fallujah? I… Continue Reading “Talk Turkey With Local Hunters”
How to Introduce Kids to Turkey Hunting
With the Youth Hunt for Spring Gobblers in Pennsylvania coming up on Saturday, April 21, now is a perfect time to plan and prepare to take a young person afield in pursuit of Wild Turkeys. Our guest author provides insight on how to ensure… Continue Reading “How to Introduce Kids to Turkey Hunting”
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