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Grant Woods

Hunting Late Season Toms by Grant Woods

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May 29, 2015 No Comments

If a tom responds to my call during the late season I often don’t call much more. Two and four legged predators have chased turkeys for months and the surviving toms tend to be very alert. Given all this, my late season strategy is to locate a tom and set up in an area where […]

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Melissa Bachman

Ground Blind Versus Run & Gun Turkeys

Hunting


May 27, 2015 No Comments

  Conceal Movement- The first being a turkey can pick you off easily with even the slightest movement. Blinds hide almost all of this. The black inside allows you to move as needed to get in position because we all know turkeys never come in exactly how they are suppose to! Bring another hunter- Another […]

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Winchester Celebrates (with you) The 50th Anniversary of the AA

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May 25, 2015 No Comments

But first, from writer John DePalma, a little history: “The AA took flight from the Winchester engineering labs in 1965. Winchester set out to design a shotshell for target shooting that was far superior than any other. Introducing the plastic hull, which was reloadable, and using a plastic wad and hard shot, Winchester AA shotshells […]

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Worn Feathers by Grant Woods

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May 22, 2015 No Comments

Turkeys have 5000 to 6000 feathers. Some of the largest are the primary wing feathers. They are easily identified by the black and white bars. Most often the primary wing feathers are worn and square at the end on gobblers harvested during the spring. Know why? It’s because toms drag these feathers when strutting or […]

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Melissa Bachman

A Turkey Hunt For The Memory Bank-Nebraska Style

Hunting


May 20, 2015 1 Comment

In fact, Winchester gave away 4 turkey hunts across the country targeting the various subspecies of wild turkey. Jereme Odum of Tennessee was drawn to hunt with me for his chance at a Merriam’s turkey I already had a hunt setup with The Roost (http://1greathunt.com/) where Jim Kuhn was kind enough to donate a hunt […]

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Winchester Has Your Self-Defense Needs Covered

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May 18, 2015 No Comments

In the handgun line, the company has eight loads ranging from a 95-grain .380 Auto load to a 230-grain .45 Auto load including two different weighted offerings in 9mm. For owners of revolvers capable of firing both .45-caliber rounds as well as .410 shells, in addition to a .45 Colt loading, the company has .410-shotshells loaded […]

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Silent Toms by Grant Woods

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May 15, 2015 No Comments

Toms gobble during the peak of mating season to attract hens. Gobbles also attract other toms. If a tom has multiple hens he doesn’t want to attract more gobblers to the party and will often remain quiet, at least until the hens have dispersed. During the peak of mating season hens will often breed by […]

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Melissa Bachman

Turkey Hunting When Jakes Are Present

Hunting


May 13, 2015 No Comments

They were jumping on my decoys so much that I thought they were going to have them destroyed if they hung around much longer! After a couple mornings of this I decided to change locations. The second I’d call, well, jakes would be on the move. Don’t get me wrong; I love to see that […]

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