Calling wild turkeys in the fall lacks the excitement of hearing thunderous gobbles in response to calls made when hunting spring gobblers. Fall calling, however, can be just as effective in ...

Thunder — a term most commonly associated with rainstorms and lightning. But to the turkey hunter, it holds a far different meaning. We learn how to call turkeys so that we can hear the thunder of an ...

Madison, Minn. As soon as he stepped out of the car on a dark April morning, Gary Larson heard the gobbling. This was Larson's first day of turkey hunting ever, and he couldn't believe his fortune. "I ...

Walking into the Cass City DNR Field Office at 4:30 a.m. just prior to going turkey hunting is always a delight for me, because ladies all clad in camouflage, will be having donuts and coffee while ...

Calling is often an overrated part of turkey hunting. There are hundreds of companies out there that will offer to sell you something to guarantee that turkeys will come running from miles around to ...

Calling turkeys in the spring is at least half the fun of turkey hunting. It is like a chess game, as you throw out one call, the gobbler responds and makes his move, you then make another sound, and ...

This story, “How Foxy Can He Get,” appeared in the May 1952 issue of Outdoor Life. Can any animal, or bird, imitate the call of another animal, or bird, for the purpose of luring it for a kill? My ...

Three generations of the Stie family share a common love for hunting and wild turkey calling. This love has turned into a family business, which is made up of (clockwise from left) Joe Stie, Alan and ...