Increase your turkey decoy effectiveness this spring by making sure you have specific decoys for scenarios you might encounter while hunting. One of the most prevalent reasons for using decoys is to provide birds with a visual to your calling. However, it may not be as simple as throwing a strutter decoy and hen decoy […]
Well, it was not the results that we wanted, but we knew they were coming. Kentucky just posted it’s worst season in 15 years, and without a high number of Jakes harvested, it would have been quite a bit worse. It’s no secret that turkey numbers are down across the Southeast United States, but Kentuckians […]
The faint glow of the morning sky outlined the Eastern Kentucky mountains where we were hunting. It was clear, the stars were fading, and songbirds had begun to sing their morning melodies. A longbeard fired off a few gobbles in the distance. After fly down, complete silence. My cousin John Collins and I were hunting […]
With 10 days left of the spring turkey season in Kentucky, let’s take a look at some of the numbers, so far. As of April 28, the state of Kentucky has had 20,280 turkeys harvested. This is about 10,000 less than Kentucky’s average of 30,000 birds, and with just over a week left, it looks […]
There were 8,565 turkeys harvested in Kentucky on Saturday and Sunday of opening weekend. Approximately, 1,500 of the turkeys killed were one-year old Jakes, accounting for roughly 18% of the harvest. When combined with the numbers from youth weekend, we have had 10,018 turkeys harvested, which is just over 800 less than we had at […]
Over 1,400 turkeys were harvested during the Kentucky youth weekend on April 2-3. Out of that, there were just over 400 Jakes taken by youth hunters. This made up roughly 28% of of the harvest. Last year, Jakes accounted for 10% of the total harvested turkeys in the state of Kentucky, with 3,002 Jakes taken. […]
The only thing I find more fun than killing a gobbler each spring is getting my hands on all of the new products that I can take with me into the woods. This year, we visited the National Wild Turkey Federation Convention in Nashville, and we were able to get a close-up, hands-on look at […]
*All the information below was taken from each state’s Fish and Game website* Alabama According to Outdoor Alabama, Alabama has a fall season in a few counties, but the spring season is when most of the turkeys are harvested in the state. Alabama hunters enjoy one of the longest seasons in the country. Hunters are […]
Habitat management is the most essential component to sustaining a healthy turkey population on your property. It begins with creating suitable environments for hens to nest and for poults as they hatch. Poult recruitment drives population numbers. In most states within the Eastern wild turkey range the poult per hen (PPH) ratio fluctuates between 1 […]
Turkey hunting can be accomplished using a standard shotgun bead, but it can sometimes lead to missed opportunities in the field. Lack of focus on the bead, inconsistent head position on the stock and trigger-jerking are common mistakes hunters make when staring down the barrel during the moment of truth. Adding an optic to your […]
