Fred Bird is the New England Regional Director of the National Wild Turkey Federation. Join him on a New Hampshire wild turkey hunt as he shares the story of his passion for this...
What’s a Grudge Bird? A grudge bird is a wild turkey gobbler that over time has managed to really piss you off. Typically, that’s a 3- to 4-year-old mature gobbler. They...
Brothers — coming together for a first time New Hampshire turkey hunt. Coming this spring to the Morning Thunder series, “To Be Brothers” is a story of brothers and...
When it comes to turkey decoys, I’m a minimalist. Though I understand that some movement in the spread can create interest, and a small spin can draw birds, I’m just not the...
There’s a lot of advice on hunting turkeys in high winds, given that breezy conditions are especially common throughout the plains and other parts of the wild turkey’s range....
A look at suburban turkey behavior from the author of the Amazon Best Selling deer hunting book The Urban Deer Complex. Not too long ago I spent the vast majority of my hunting in...
What does the shock gobble mean and how do we use it in hunting? I started hunting when I was about 13 years old. I can’t readily recall the first squirrel hunt I was...
The short answer is, yes. But as my cousin Todd and I found out one warm April morning while competing for the attention of a tom with a rival hunter, it depends. We found...