Turkey Hunting

I just got back from a turkey hunting trip. I’m actually turkey hunting now in my home state of Minnesota. So in this video, I want to talk about why you should travel to turkey hunt. Traveling to turkey hunt can be a lot of fun but can also teach you a lot. If you’ve...

Today I want to talk about how turkey hunting can make you a better deer hunter. Now, you might wonder how chasing turkeys in the spring can apply to making you a better deer hunter at all, but there are some reasons that I really believe it. The first is that it gives you something...

When it comes to hunting, I love turkey hunting the most because it’s very vocal. Birds are gobbling and you’re going where the turkeys are gobbling. I love the vocalness of it. You can just literally be walking and calling. However, a lot of people don’t know what to do when birds aren’t being vocal...

In this video, we’re gonna talk about the benefits of turkey scouting. If you’re used to going turkey hunting blind, and no scouting done prior, you’re going to be setting yourself back a little bit. By scouting, you’re going to get yourself ahead of the game and have some ideas of where you can actually...

In this turkey hunting video, we’re going to talk about how to set up for roost hunts. Now roost hunting is either going to be a big reward or it’s going to be a fail. It can be kind of challenging, but there’s a few things you want to do in order for a successful...

There are a lot of ways and places you could hunt turkeys, but a common one is to hunt them in the timber. When it comes to hunting in the timber, you want to setup in a spot that is fairly open. If you don’t, you won’t be able to see a bird until it’s...

When you’re shotgun hunting for turkeys, you want to have the right choke for your gun. If you aren’t going to buy an aftermarket choke, you’ll want to use a factory full choke. Essentially when it comes to your choke, you want as tight of a pattern as possible to allow you to shoot as...

The most common time of day to hunt turkeys is right away in the morning. A lot of hunters think if they don’t bag their turkey right off the roost, they don’t have a chance anymore. In reality, midday hunting can actually be some of the best turkey hunting you could experience. By mid-day, typically...

The first thing you need to look at with evening hunting tips is to make sure it’s legal in your state. Some states don’t allow turkey hunting after 12:00pm. The biggest tip with evening hunting is to know where birds are roosting and where they are spending their time in the middle of the day....

When it comes to attempting archery headshots on turkeys, there can be a few different pros and cons. First, when it comes to the pros, if you are able to pull it off successfully, the turkey will die instantly. There won’t be any tracking necessary, which could happen with body shots. Even a blade nicks...

There are two main ways to go about turkey hunting. And that’s with a blind or without a ground blind. In my personal preference, I enjoy hunting turkeys without a blind. If you’re going to hunt without a blind, you’ll want to consider these few things. Arguably the most important is having a big enough...

There are so many different types of terrain you could find yourself turkey hunting in. One of them though is ridges, and there are a few things to be thinking about when hunting ridges. We find ridges to be a great late morning spot, as toms like to get to high ground later in the...

There are a few pros and cons of aiming for the body when archery hunting for turkeys. When it comes to shooting for the body, you want to use a big and devastating broadhead. Their kill zone is much smaller than you think when aiming for the body. You want to aim for the wing...

If you’re a novice turkey hunter or have just basic calling down, it’s time to advance your calling game. One of the biggest things that will help turn you into an advanced caller is to master different types of calls on a mouth call. The ability to change the pressure you’ve got on your call...

Knowing how to soft call to turkeys can be very important. Soft calling is a great tactic to put to use right away in the morning to try and replicate a hen waking up off the roost. You don’t want to jump right into calling as loud as you can right away in the morning....

If you’re turkey hunting with a shotgun, you want to have the right shotgun size for you. There are two common sizes, with those being a 12 gauge and a 20 gauge. The biggest difference is going to be a 20 gauge is going to be much lighter and easier to tote around. If you’re...

There are a lot of different decoy setups you can put to use when it comes to turkey hunting. One of my favorites is a Jake decoy over a lay down hen. This particular setup can entice a tom to come try and kick out the Jake so they can breed that hen. This setup...

In this video, Alex Comstock of GetZone.com is unboxing a special package from CZ. Watch Alex open and go over some first impressions from the CZ turkey reaper 12 gauge. Alex even puts the gun to use, while successfully shooting a turkey with it. This shotgun is a heck of a gun and if you’re...

There are some major differences between turkey hunting super early in the morning near where turkeys roost (sleep) compared to hunting them late in the morning. Early in the morning, you want to get as close as you can safely to where turkeys roost. When hunting the roost, having some prior scouting experience is very...

At the Ranch: When to Call to Turkeys Calling is a staple of turkey hunting. But what can get you in trouble is if you call too much. When calling, if you have a Tom responding to you, that’s great. But many times a Tom will gobble in response to you, but then he’ll shut...

When it comes to hunting turkeys, there are a couple different hunting setups you can go with. The first is through utilizing a ground blind. Ground blinds are popular for many different reasons. You can pop them up almost anywhere, as turkeys aren’t usually affected by them being out in the open. They also conceal...

At the Ranch: Simple Turkey Calling Techniques When it comes to turkey hunting, a very popular way to go about it is through calling. In this video, we’re going to cover the two most common turkey calling techniques. The first is through using a slate call. Slate Call – A slate call is a round...