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Spurring On a Great Tradition: Youth Turkey Hunt at Pymatuning WMA
On Saturday, April 24, Youth Turkey Day in Pennsylvania, the Northwest Region hosted the first-ever turkey hunt at the Pymatuning Wildlife Management Area. A lottery application process helped to select the seven lucky junior hunters, who then took part in an educational training session… Continue Reading “Spurring On a Great Tradition: Youth Turkey Hunt at Pymatuning WMA”
When Hens are a Problem, Be the Hen
By Steve Sorensen Peak spring gobbler action arrives when gobblers get lonely. Be there and you’re halfway to success. But more often, gobblers are “henned-up.” They won’t gobble much, they’ll go only where the hens go, and they’ll frustrate turkey hunters from novices to… Continue Reading “When Hens are a Problem, Be the Hen”
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”
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”
Spring Gobbler Season 2019 Forecast
By Joe Kosack (excerpted from Pennsylvania Game News May 2019 issue) At a time when spring turkey hunting is drawing less of a crowd, Pennsylvania offers an almost unimaginable gobbler carryover for its 2019 spring season. Crafty old toms, strutting 2-year-olds and even ambitious… Continue Reading “Spring Gobbler Season 2019 Forecast”
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