The morning started promisingly enough, with two birds gobbling on the roost shortly after the first rays of light started to brighten the sky. Sitting in a ground blind tucked into a corner where a ...
Mimicking turkey vocalizations is a turkey hunter's most important asset, and those that can do it with their throats have a great advantage. If you don't have the ability to mimic turkey sounds ...
THE GOBBLER stood in the shade of a far-off cedar, very still, as if he were impersonating a decoy. It was noon and hot, and Tim and I were planning to leave Nebraska that very day, ending not only ...
When Brian Benolken rolled out the 4-Play Turkey Call in 2020, it turned the turkey hunting world on its ear. That’s because the innovative box call features a rotating wheel that allows the paddle to ...
You’ve probably heard stories about turkeys that gobble at rusty gates, slammed truck doors, and even gunshots. While these anecdotes might spark fascination among turkey hunters, I don’t know anyone ...
Which turkey call is best? Calling turkeys has a long history dating back thousands of years to Native Americans who were the first to master the art. Turkey hunting is growing in popularity. The U.S.
The old turkey call is lined with notches. Dan Wittenberg adds one for each legal turkey the call draws within shooting range. He’s careful to say he’s not the best turkey hunter in the world, but he ...
As dawn broke on a gorgeous spring morning April 30, Brian Benolken found himself tucked in a ground blind along the edge of a Plainfield Township field. Gazing out the blind’s window at the turkey ...
The saying goes that bad guys often return to the scene of their crime. Maybe that's why I was drawn back to the Bedford County farm where, early in the month, I had a turkey hunting adventure that, ...