Posted in Turkey Hunting on March 30th, 2006 Comments Off
Spring turkey hunting soon to be played out statewide
Out & About
Matt Williams
Spring turkey hunting is seasonal rite, a captivating game that is played out across wide variety of geographical landscapes.
From the Panhandle flatlands to the bottomland thickets of the Pineywoods, the sport beckons more than 74,000 hunters into the field each year.
Spring […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on March 26th, 2006 Comments Off
Turkey season opens March 25 - The statewide turkey hunting season opens on Saturday, March 25 and runs through Monday, May 15, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD).
“This year will likely be a good hunting season as we are still getting reports of abundant turkeys from many areas […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on March 21st, 2006 Comments Off
Mississippi continues to provide some of the best turkey hunting in North America. That being so, let’s see which venues in the state are likely to emerge as this year’s hotspots.
When turkey seasons go bad, they really go bad. For many turkey hunters last season, finding a set of hen’s teeth was easier than […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on March 12th, 2006 Comments Off
Hunter Education Course will be held from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. March 18 at the Sequoyah County Fairgrounds on East Redwood Street in Sallisaw.
State Game Warden Karlin Bailey will be the instructor. He said a free lunch will be provided to participants by members of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Many Creeks Longbeards Chapter. […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on March 11th, 2006 Comments Off
Turkey season opens later this month in Georgia.
The season opens on Saturday, March 25 and runs through Monday, May 15, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD).
“This year will likely be a good hunting season as we are still getting reports of abundant turkeys from many areas of the […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on March 8th, 2006 Comments Off
California’s Turkey Outlook (March 2006)
All systems are a go for another fantastic spring turkey season. See what these experts say about the birds in your area!
Sometimes you hit it just right. Last year, when I predicted better-than-average turkey hunting during the spring season in 2005, I was pretty close to the mark. In fact, I […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on March 1st, 2006 Comments Off
37,000 Turkey Hunters Convene in Nashville
More than 37,000 turkey hunters called on Nashville this weekend for the annual sport show that celebrates the popular pastime of nearly 3 million U.S. outdoorsmen.
The call of wild turkeys — mimicked by hunting enthusiasts— rang through the halls, and spilled from the balconies and into the atriums and […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on February 28th, 2006 Comments Off
Turkey hunters urged to prepare for next month’s season opener . Turkey hunters are quick to blame lack of success on “call-shy” gobblers.
Gobblers already with hens and gobbling jakes that lack the nerve to make a final approach mimic truly call-shy birds. Unless you see them you never know.
Nevertheless, the modern increase in turkey hunting […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on February 28th, 2006 Comments Off
Turkey shoot - Jim Maturen’s shoebox is bursting at its seams. Every year for the last 38 years, Maturen has hunted turkeys. Every year for the past 38 years, he has added a small trophy consisting of a leg, beard and his license, all tied together.
“I’ve got that box so full, I have a rubber […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on February 24th, 2006 Comments Off
Turkeys Run Wild in Holmes County
Population makes a comeback.
After a long eight years, Holmes County in Florida’s Panhandle will again have a turkey season. From March 18-20, each hunter will be able to take one gobbler during the limited, three-day special spring season.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) closed the county to […]