He materialized one April morning out of the fog that hung heavily on a western Arkansas mountain. That wasn’t so unusual. Every experienced turkey hunter has seen it happen when the woods were damp ...

The future of fall turkey hunting isn’t optimistic. As national hunter participation numbers continue trending downward, some traditions are fading faster than others. Hunting wild turkeys in the fall ...

The 2025 spring turkey season is finally here. The year's first gobbler hunters took to the woods in Florida and Hawaii yesterday morning, and all through the Deep South, puffed-up toms are already ...

Melanie Bigus, celebrating with daughter, Alexis, shot her first gobbler last spring — an 18-pound bird with an eight-inch beard. Melanie will join her husband, Russ, in the woods on Saturday for day ...

Reproduction in recent years boosts hunting prospects throughout Pa. Gobbler hunting prospects are strong in Northeastern Pennsylvania, particularly in Wildlife Management Units 4C and 4E, which both ...

Arkansas turkey hunters will need to carry a hunting tag with them this turkey season. The tag and an Arkansas hunting license are required so the Arkansas Game and ...

This story, “Tax-Time Turkey,” appeared in the March 1973 issue of Outdoor Life. Getting kicked by a horse is sure a damned painful way to put a turkey hunt into gear, but it’s worth it, I thought as ...

A Pennsylvania woman and her father combined efforts to complete their grand slam of turkeys in the United States. Samantha Smiley, 19, and her father Christopher, 47, of Falls Creek, Jefferson County ...

Small game hunters are required to wear fluorescent orange, but those hunting turkeys, waterfowl, and doves are exempt. While Pennsylvania is well-known for deer hunting, there are many other hunting ...

This story, “Ghost Gobbler,” appeared in the May 1986 issue of Outdoor Life. He materialized one April morning out of the fog that hung heavily on a western Arkansas mountain. That wasn’t so unusual.