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© By Othmar Vohringer If you want to be ready for any turkey hunting situation, pay the same attention to detail on your shotgun as you would use on your deer rifle. Sure, you can shoot a turkey with just about any shotgun. But to optimize your guns performance, and ultimately your hunting success, you need to pay attention to detail and customize your shotgun. Just like a waterfowler or upland

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New Study Reveals the Facts Article by Mark Hall, EKWTA Field Program Coordinator Private farmland in the East Kootenays provides seasonal and year-round habitat for many wildlife species. Some of the region’s wild turkey flocks are considered to be “farmstead” flocks – sustained by the habitat and food sources available on private farmland. Since the East Kootenay region has a history of

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© By Othmar Vohringer Part 3 Myth: “Why flush turkeys when I can just shoot one?” Fact: Of course you can just shoot a turkey. But to do that you first have to walk undetected into shotgun shooting range of the flock. With several pairs of turkey eyes looking constantly out for trouble on the horizon walking up on a turkey is almost next to impossible. Often, when you see a flock of fall

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© By Othmar Vohringer Part 2 Myth: “Scattered gobblers won’t regroup for days.” Fact: True big gobblers can fly quite far when flushed. Sometimes they take their sweet time regrouping, but in other instances prove otherwise. I’ve seen some flushed fall gobblers attempt to regroup with clucks and raspy three-note gobbler yelps within the hour, often even sooner. And yes, I’ve called them in.

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© By Othmar Vohringer This is a series of short posts where I will look at some of the most commonly held fall turkey hunting myth and dispel them. Opinions and beliefs about autumn turkey hunting are wide and varied. Some have merit and others are, well, just myth. By the time this series ends the fall turkey hunting season will upon us and I hope some of the information provided here will

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(Guest column) © By John Olson Nothing can compare to taking a wild turkey with a bow. They are very cagey creatures and can be a challenge to harvest using a shotgun, but bagging a turkey with a compound bow is a challenge on a completely different level of difficulty. The first time you shoot a turkey with a bow the excitement is unparalleled as you will have achieved an accomplishment that

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© By Othmar Vohringer The essence of turkey hunting is up close and personal. A turkey hunting buddy of mine had to experience that just last week. One of the most common reasons for hit turkeys escaping or been missed altogether is caused by miss judging the distance and the urge to shoot to far. With turkey hunters constantly seeking to gain longer shooting distances, to make up for the lack

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© By Othmar Vohringer Somebody asked me the other day, “What is the right turkey vest to buy?” Turkey vests come in different models and the best way I know to choose one is by considering your personal needs. Are you a minimalist or do you like to carry as many different calls and gadgets as possible in the woods? Answering this question for yourself will be the deciding factor how many

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© By Othmar Vohringer It often happens that a tom comes running to our calls and we’re not ready to shoot. Don’t panic. All is not lost. Fortunately turkeys don’t see slow and gradual movement. There have been a few times that I had to bring my gun up or draw my bow on a gobbler with them looking right at me, but the emphasis is on slow and steady movement. If you lucky the tom is

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© By Othmar Vohringer A turkey hunter who insists on waiting for the perfect weather won’t hunt much. Spring weather is notorious for changing conditions. Rain, snow, freezing departures, thick fog and blistering heat are all possible during a single spring season. Often the weather conditions will change within a single day. The best advice is to hunt whenever you can and adjust your hunting

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© By Othmar Vohringer Full Day Turkey Hunting Seminar on March 19, 2011 with Grouse River Outfitters in Kelowna, British Columbia, hosted by Othmar Vohringer. Grouse River Outfitters and Othmar Vohringer, BC’s foremost turkey hunting expert, are exited to bring to you the best turkey hunting seminar this province has ever seen. A full day of learning turkey hunting tactics, tips and tricks

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© By Othmar Vohringer For the turkey hunters buying the new generation of full-bodied strutting tom decoys I’ve the question: Is it worth it? Serious turkey hunters – me included – will do everything and anything, provided it is legal, they can to coax a gobbler that extra few yards into close range. Lately there has been much hype about using full-bodied strutting tom decoys. These modern

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© By Othmar Vohringer During the middle of the day gobblers often get quiet and because of that they are hard to locate. Hunters on the move need a way to get them to gobble and reveal their location so they don’t “bump” them and ruin their hunt. The new H.S. Strut® Slammer Crow Call from Hunter’s Specialties® can easily reproduce the distress, fighting and “come here” sounds of a crow. The

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© By Othmar Vohringer When the pressure is on it needs skill, a bit of luck and these 20 tips to shoot a wily public land gobbler. 1.) Rain is your Friend The majority of turkey hunters are, what I call “fair weather hunters”. They stay home when it rains. Sure turkeys hate rain too but they still have to eat and go about their daily business of ensuring a new generation. Turkeys seem to

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© By Othmar Vohringer When a tom answers your calling and is approaching your set up his eyes will scan the terrain before him for another turkey. If the tom does not see another turkey where he expects to see one it’s likely that he will get very suspicious. Even a lovesick tom knows that there is no such thing as an invisible hen. It is for this reason that decoys have become part of every

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With continued support of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Winchester® Repeating Arms is introducing two new Super X®3 shotguns for 2011 which help raise funds for wild turkey conservation. The Super X3 NWTF Extreme Turkey shotgun comes in both 12 and 20 gauge models. The 12 ga. is a 3 ½ chambered gun and the 20 ga is a 3 inch chambered gun. Both guns feature a 24 inch Back-Bored barrel

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© By Othmar VohringerI received news from “The Show Me State” about a crazed gobbler that terrorized a whole neighbourhood. In my many years of hunting wild turkeys I’ve seen and heard many things involving turkeys that must appear unbelievable to the average person. But I’ve never heard or seen a gobbler that attacked a person, let alone terrorizing an entire neighbourhood to the point where

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© By Othmar VohringerHere in British Columbia the turkey hunting season is winding down and so in many other areas of Canada and America. Here at Wild Turkey Fever we’re curious how your season went and would like to hear your story and see some pictures to go with it.Make the story interesting for our readers by including what equipment and tactics you used that helped you in your success. Send

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© By Othmar VohringerThe spring turkey hunting season comes quickly to an end, in some areas as early as the middle of May and others at the end on May. If you still haven’t put a tag on a bird yet then the following tips may help you out.The late season has some advantages over the early season. In the late season most hunters had their fill of turkey hunting and stay in camp, which means you

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© By Othmar VohringerOn my recent turkey hunting trip where I had to share the woods with an army of other hunters one thing became very obvious to me. A mistake many hunters make is to overcall. Turkeys that have experienced a lot of hunting pressure don’t call much and often don’t call at all. If you call too much and to often these birds will instantly know that something is wrong.Another

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© By Othmar VohringerHunters from Kelowna, BC and surrounding area turned out in full force to visit Grouse River Outfitters in Kelowna, where Jim Walker and myself made a in-store turkey hunting clinic appearance. The event had been promoted for weeks in the store, local newspapers and on hunting forums in our province. The turnout was great as many hunters and fans came out to chat with us,

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© By Othmar VohringerWhen the weather is cold, wet or windy many turkey hunters stay in camp. It is commonly assumed that hunters don’t have a chance when it rains or the wind is howling or when the temperature suddenly takes a nosedive.Sure, these conditions aren’t the best turkey hunting weather unlike the warm, still and clear mornings. But when the weather turns the turkeys still have to eat

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© By Othmar VohringerHunting gobblers is a challenge at the best of times but on public land it gets that much tougher. On public land you’re not only try to outsmart the turkeys but other hunters as well. Talk about a challenge.Rather then walk around the property try to scout from your vehicle by driving around. Stop frequently and call. Note on your map or log a way point on your GPS where

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© By Othmar VohringerOn March 28 my wife and I drove to Keremeos, BC were I was scheduled to give a turkey hunting seminar. The event had been organized by the Keremeos - Cawston Sportsmen Association and about 39 people attended, which was a great turnout considering that this is only a small club. Among the visitors where Ken Sward, he organized the event and is also the manufacturer of the

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© By Othmar VohringerAs I prepare for my upcoming turkey hunting seminar on March 28 in Keremeos, BC, I realize it is only a few short weeks until turkey season opens. It seems each year before the season opens I receive the same questions about what guns and loads to use. This year was no different which motivated me to write this post for others with the same questions.What gun and load is

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(Why Gobblers Hang Up And How To Deal With Them)© By Othmar VohringerAuthors Note: This is part of an article I wrote for Canada’s Outdoor Sportsman.Any person that is hunting North America’s most popular game bird for a season or two had to learn to deal with the frustration of a big tom hanging up just outside the effective shooting range. The majority of these birds are the older wiser toms,

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© By Othmar VohringerRichard Warden form the Hunters Helping Kids Organization sent me the following media release that I will be only to happy to pass along.The Northern New York Hunters Helping Kids held their fourth annual Youth turkey weekend event at the Sandy Pond Sportsman’s Clubhouse on April 25 & 26th with 34 youth registering this year. Eighteen youth harvested a bird this year with one

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© Othmar VohringerAfter juggling a few dates around I finally will be able to squeeze a few days of turkey hunting in before our season closes on May 15. For a while there I was worried I couldn’t make this year. On May 8th, that is three days after my birthday, a friend and I head out to the Christina Lake area for a few days of turkey hunting.That late in the season it will though going, I have

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© By Othmar Vohringer“Just get the heaviest and biggest load and that should do the trick.” This was the answer I overheard given by a sporting goods store clerk to a customer inquiring what the best load for turkeys would be.While it is true that a turkey can be shot with a magnum load and large pellets – heck you could even use buckshot - there is more to choosing the right load than just

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© By Othmar VohringerWhile there is no doubt in my mind that turkey decoys can enhance your hunting success, there are undeniably situations when decoys have been a detriment to success.I have heard many stories of hunters whose success has been spoiled by using turkey decoys. I even could share some personal experiences I had over the years when decoys have worked against me. The stories reach

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© By Othmar VohringerHere is a question I received in the email from a hunter who visited my recent turkey hunting seminar. I would like to share the question and my answer with you because it’s a frequently asked question. The hunter described the following situation.“I have permission to hunt turkeys on a farm which borders onto a river bottom. On the other side of the 20 to 30 foot wide river

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...and still a few more to go!!!Othmar Vohringer OutdoorsFounding Member of Outdoor Bloggers Summit

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© By Othmar VohringerThere is no question about it that good calling is an essential part of turkey hunting success. The emphasis in the former sentence is on “good calling” as in getting the right sound and perfect pitch. Turkeys have been called to a great deal by hunters. They have learned to distinguish between a real turkey sound and almost real turkey sounds. This ability has saved many a

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© By Othmar VohringerThis weekend I start of my turkey seminar season and to make sure I haven’t left anything important out I went though everything I wrote down again. Sure enough I forgot something that is very important to turkey hunting success and that every hunter should know about. Knowing what sign turkeys leave behind and how to read it.Hunting is like a stew. To cook a good stew

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© Othmar VohringerThe diaphragm turkey call has been around for many years but became really popular about ten years ago. The first type of these calls were made by hunters looking for a different call that didn’t involve movement to coax a tom closer for the last few steps needed to get a good killing shot.The first crude diaphragms date back to the late 40’s and early 50’s and were fashioned

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A guide to better turkey calling© Othmar Vohringer(Previously published in the Great Canadian Outdoorsman Magazine)With each yelp, purr and cluck from my raspy slate call the tom answered back with a thunderous sequence of gobbles. Every time he gobbled he came a few yards closer. I was quite confident that it would just be a matter of time before the tom would walk around the corner of the small

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For more information on turkey hunting courses and seminarsplease visit Othmar Vohringer Outdoors or contact me by Email.

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© By Othmar Vohringer“The tom came over the crest and then just stood there about a hundred yards away and kept looking in my direction. No matter how much I called he wouldn’t come any closer.” This and similar complaints I hear quite often from turkey hunters. It’s frustrating when you call for hours and finally a big tom comes in and then hangs up just out of shooting range.There is a simple

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The Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club host Turkey Hunting CourseDate: March 15Time: 11 am to 4pmLocation: Merritt, BCAdmission Price: $ 20 per person for Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club members. $30 for non members.Noted turkey hunting expert Othmar Vohringer, founder of Smart Hunting Strategies and Pro Staff of Heirloom Game Calls, will pass on his extensive knowledge and tom savvy that made him one

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© By Othmar VohringerThe deer hunting season barely closed and I am thinking already of spring turkey hunting season. Apparently I am not alone considering the emails I get, asking me all sorts of questions about turkey hunting.I have prepared a brand new turkey seminar that I will present for the first time right here in my own home province of British Columbia this spring. I have changed a bit

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© By Othmar VohringerSome of my readers and fellow bloggers may have started to wonder about my lack of posting and answering comments made on my blogs.I am still here and I haven’t abandoned my blogs or my blogging friends. It’s just that over the past few weeks I have been incredibly busy. The hunting season comes to a close on December 10 and I still have not connected with the buck I want. If

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© By Othmar VohringerAccording to a news report from Radio 1280 KOTA South Dakota proposes to introduce new turkey hunting regulations that will bring several new changes. It is proposed to limit the use of rifles to hunt turkeys in the Black Hills during spring hunting season and instead increase bow and muzzleloader opportunities. Other proposed changes to the Spring Turkey Season include a 5-

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© By Othmar VohringerThere is not better way to provide the main ingredient for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner then by hunting it yourself. I always believed that the far superior quality of the wild turkey over the domesticated kind should be prepared with natural ingredients and in the traditional way. To that end I leave you here with a simple but very tasty traditional recipe. Enjoy and a Happy

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National Wild Turkey Federation Press ReleaseAllen Jenkins, CEO of Allen Jenkins Turkey Calls and one of the National Wild Turkey Federation's founding directors, donated an M.L. Lynch Big Chief turkey call to be permanently displayed in the NWTF's Winchester Museum in Edgefield, S.C., Oct. 23, 2008.Jenkins presented the Big Chief slate call to George C. Thornton, NWTF CEO, during a luncheon with

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© By Othmar VohringerJames Earl Kennamer, Ph.D. (photo: courtesy of NWTF) was selected as the 2008 Alumni Fellow for MSU’s College of Forest Resources, an award given to those who have earned special distinction in their professional field.Kennamer is currently the Senior Vice President of Conservation Programs for the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF). During his nearly 30 years of service

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© Othmar VohringerFor those of you looking for opportunities to hunt fall turkeys with a bow during early deer archery season. Who says you can’t have both? Here are a list of Canadian provinces and American states that let you hunt both, deer and turkey at the same time.Ontariois giving hunters more opportunities to hunt wild turkey in southern Ontario.A new fall wild turkey season is now in

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© By Othmar VohringerIt finally happens. The moment my wife and I have been anticipating for so long has arrived. Almost everything packed and we’re ready to move to our new house in Merritt. We’re looking so much forward to this. My wife and I are absolutely in love with Merritt. In fact many of our friends envy us. Merritt is a very beautiful little town set in a vast wilderness area

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© By Othmar VohringerDrum roll please…the winner of this years spring turkey hunting contest is…We will be right back after this announcement.Thanks to everybody that has taken part in the 2008 Spring Turkey Hunting Contest. All the submissions were outstanding testimony to the dedication common to all successful turkey hunters. I enjoyed reading each and every one of the submissions and was glad

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Entry #6© By Othmar VohringerThis is the story of a husband convincing his wife to join him on a turkey hunt and would you know it she harvests her first tom. Needless to say Sandy is hooked and her husband Arnold is happy to have a new hunting partner.I am a great supporter of getting more women into hunting and what better example then this husband and wife spring turkey hunt story.Story by

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Entry #5 © By Othmar VohringerJohn is a member of the SHS Hunting Chat Forum and he went recently on his very first turkey hunt. Notice as you read his exiting story that when he changed his turkey call to a Heirloom Turkey Call he got lots of gobblers answering him back. There is a reason why I became a pro-staff member of Heirloom. They make the best turkey calls in the industry, simple as that

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Entry #4© By Othmar VohringerThe following submission has been sent in by Marc Alberto from New York. You can read and see more of Marc at his blog NYBowhunterThe following submission has been sent in by Marc Alberto from New York. You can read and see more of Marc at his blog NYBowhunter It was the second morning of New York's spring turkey season and I was hunting just south of the

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Entry #3© By Othmar VohringerKen Coulson of Liberty Lake, WA sent me his entry for the 2008 Spring Turkey Hunting Contest. Reading his story reminds us all that turkey hunting is no picnic. At times it is hard work and it doesn’t always turn out the way we plan it. However, if we keep at it and keep going out to pursue our dream it will be rewarded.Here is Ken’s picture and story. Enjoy After a

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Entry #2© By Othmar VohringerWild Turkey Fever reader Brian Keck from Boonville NY sent me the picture bellow showing him and his Cousins husband and hunting partner Dom with two nice Eastern wild turkeys the harvested on May 12th.Here is the story of that particular hunt in Brian’s own words. Enjoy!These birds were taken May 12th 2008 in Boonville NY by Me Brian Keck and my Cousin’s husband Dom

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Entry #1© By Othmar VohringerWild Turkey Fever reader Mike Carruth harvested this beautiful tom, what appears to be of the Merriam’s subspecies, in Placer County, California.Unfortunately, Mike did not volunteer more information on the hunt other than that he harvested this gobbler with a compound bow, which is in itself a great achievement. His good friend Dan called the bird with a box call.

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© By Othmar VohringerThe following picture was sent to me by a reader of Wild Turkey Passion, the caption said that this was the hunter’s first turkey harvest ever and he used a Heirloom turkey call.Unfortunately this is the only information the reader provided me with. I am proud of his first turkey hunting success and as a Pro-Staff member of Heirloom it thrills me that the hunter used a

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© By Othmar VohringerYou have done your scouting and found a flock of turkeys. You learned where they come and go from and chose several ambush sites. You brushed up on your turkey calling technique and patterned your shotgun. You have done all you can to turn hunting fortune in your favor and all you need now is a bit of luck and the right camouflage.It is said that turkeys have eyesight equal

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© By Othmar VohringerAs many of you know I am a proud supporter of Hunters Helping Kids, Inc and had the privilege to make an interview with Richard Worden, the New York Chapter President of Hunters Helping Kids. Today I received a long awaited update on the activities of this outstanding organization that does so much to pass the hunting heritage on to our young generation.Youth Turkey Hunt

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© By Othmar VohringerThe following is an excerpt of an email sent to me by a novice turkey hunter from British Columbia. Since this seems to be a regular occurring problem I decided to write about it here on my blog.“…However, this morning I was an idiot and spooked 2 flocks in there at separate times this morning. One flock ran about 500 yards. So my last question is, will those turkeys that I

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© By Othmar VohringerThe following press release has been sent to me by Heirloom Turkey Calls of which I am a proud Pro-Staff member.Here at Heirloom Turkey Calls, we get a lot of feedback from all over the countryand as much as we love to hear our praises, we listen closely to suggestionson how we can improve on our line of calls too.It's these suggestions that have spawned a whole new member of

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© By Othmar VohringerIt has been somewhat of an ambition of mien for several years now to shot a gobbler with two or more beards. While I still keep looking for such an unusual tom Jerrell Keehle of Mississippi has shot a tom with not one, not two, but seven beards.Jerrell Keele knew his turkey had a pretty good beard on him when he shot him last month. He could see the black hairs hanging from

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© By Othmar VohringerMankato Free PressTurkey hunting perfect excuse to enjoy springAs in Minnesota, spring remains a work in progress in northeast Nebraska.Oh, by virtue of being 250 miles to the southwest of Mankato, there already is a bit more greenery on the steep hillsides that fall away to the Missouri River flatland.But otherwise, the terrain remains mainly a study in browns as spring

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© By Othmar VohringerToday I came across a particular heartwarming article about a young boy suffering from kidney disease. With termination and persuasion Jake Ostermyer of Kansas managed to convince his doctor and family to let him go on his dream hunt for wild gobblers.Below please read an extract from the article written by Brent Frazee for the Kansas City StarJust a few weeks ago, it

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© By Othmar VohringerAnybody that hunts wild turkeys for a year or tow has learned one important lesson when it comes to fooling a longbeard into shooting range. The lesson is, the more realistic you create the illusion of real live turkey hens the more likely it is that a tom will fall for it.Creating this illusion is somewhat of a problem, especially in areas where the birds are hunted heavily.

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From Kansas Department of Wildlife and ParksTo help hunters find places to hunt, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) posted its annual Kansas Spring Turkey Hunting Atlas online. Maps may be downloaded individually, or the entire atlas may be downloaded.Printed copies of the atlas will be available in late March at most KDWP offices. Printed copies may also be requested by calling

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© By Othmar VohringerIt’s spring. The days get longer and warmer as thousands of hunters all over North America feverishly anticipate spring turkey hunting season. The wild turkey is one of North America’s most popular game species, second only to the whitetail deer. Small wonder. With the exception of Alaska, Hawaii and the northern provinces of Canada turkeys number in the millions. Millions of

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© Othmar VohringerWith the spring turkey hunting season just around the corner I provide you here with interesting news for your information.The Cheboygan Daily Tribune reports.Wait for spring turkey applications is overFor Michigan turkey hunters, more than one month of anxious waiting ended on Monday when the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announces the results from the 2008 spring

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© Othmar VohringerJust in time for the spring turkey season Heirloom Custom Turkey Calls has introduced a new friction box call. Brian Warner added the call to his existing line of slate type friction calls. After months of thinking, planning and testing he came up with yet another jewel for avid turkey hunters. Brian is not your ordinary turkey call maker. He started making his own calls because

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds turkey hunters that this year's spring wild turkey application period ends Feb. 1. The 2008 spring wild turkey hunting season will run from April 21-May 31 and will last from 7 to 41 days, depending on the hunt unit.A total of 113,890 licenses will be made available through a lottery during the hunter-limited hunt periods. This license total

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Source: National Wild Turkey Federation Press ReleaseIOWA — The National Wild Turkey Federation's Iowa State Chapter continues to make public hunting access a priority, having donated a total of $150,000 toward the purchase of 2,296 acres of land in the Hawkeye State in 2007.Most recently, NWTF volunteers donated $15,000 from the NWTF Hunting Heritage Super Fund to the Iowa Department of Natural

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© By Othmar VohringerDeer hunting season is over in most states and soon will be in others. Now is the time to turn our attention to the upcoming spring turkey hunting season.It’s a good idea to spend some time on the shooting range to pattern you shotgun, try out new loads and chokes or work little kinks out. Now is the time, not one week before the season opener, to buy a new shotgun and get

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© By Othmar Vohringer Want to add a special challenge to your fall turkey hunting? Try tracking a tom in the snow.Snow is not uncommon in American states and Canadian provinces where the fall turkey hunting season runs into late November or even into December. Tracking a turkey in the snow works just like tracking a deer. Look for fresh tracks after a snowfall and turned up forest litter where

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Just in time for Christmas Heirloom Custom Turkey Calls offers a special sale.The Holiday Special package includes. One Double Barrel One Single Barrel (your choice of slate or crystal) One Rebel Yell box call One Copperhead pot call replaceable surface One Copperhead box call replaceable surface And two strikers This is the perfect Christmas gift for any avid and beginning

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This is a short notice to let my readers know that as from tomorrow I will not be writing on this blog. I am going on a weeklong wilderness hunt where there are no cell phone reception and Internet. We are miles away from any civilization there will be just nature, wildlife and us.I hope that by my return I will be able to report hunting success. One thing is for sure, however this hunt may turn

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© By Othmar VohringerNoted outdoor writer and expert turkey hunter Lovett E. Williams jr. has written an excellent article on preparing a turkey for the taxidermist.If you plan to have your fall, or next spring season, turkey trophy turned into a beautiful display object as a full mount then I strongly recommend that you read the article and heed the advice given by this expert.It’s a long

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© By Othmar VohringerHeirloom Turkey Calls announces a new product that will make it a snap to convert any cheap run of the mill box and slate type calls into a quality product. The solution is replaceable copper surfaces.Brian Warner owner of Heirloom Turkey Calls had this to say about his invention. “Copper has for generations been used to make bells because of its excellent sound qualities and

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© By Othmar VohringerOne of the easiest methods of scoring on a fall turkey is to scatter a flock of birds and then wait for the flock to assemble again. Here are three tips of different flock scatter tactics that have produced time and time again.Scatter Tactic Tip #1Scout an area for a turkey roosting tree. It may not be the same tree where the turkeys roosted in the spring so you really should

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In the News.Source: U.S. Sportsmen’s AllianceThe National Wild Turkey Federation has reached a milestone, having donated more than $1 million to the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and the fight to protect hunting in America.On Oct. 5 at the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas, National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Senior Vice President of Communications Tammy

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© By Othmar VohringerI am a self confessed turkey hunting addict with that said it is obvious that I not only hunt turkeys in the traditional spring season but also in the fall and winter, or as I call it The Forgotten Season. It is with turkey hunting enthusiasm that I am announcing today the publishing of a new book.Fall and Winter Turkey Hunting HandbookBy Steve Hickoff About the BookFor the

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Foster’s Daily DemocratN.H. and Maine fall turkey huntingBy Steve HickoffNew Hampshire and Maine fall turkey hunting—the restoration of this bird only began in the mid 1970s in N.H. and shortly thereafter in Maine—has involved autumn archery-only options, coinciding with bowhunting for deer. Recent developments saw N.H. initiate a short gun turkey season last fall, extra permit required, in a

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Source: NWTFCALIFORNIA — The California Fish and Game Commission recently approved a youth turkey season. The season will allow hunters 16 years old and younger that hold a junior hunting license, to hunt turkeys two weeks after the general spring season."This is a tremendous opportunity for California youth to be introduced to, and participate in the rich tradition of hunting in this state; one

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By Othmar VohringerHere at SHS we are committed to the recruitment and promotion of young and new hunter. Therefore I am particularly pleased to write today about a young hunter from Florida winning her first turkey calling contest.Terri Lynne Benoit, sister of noted outdoor writer Toby Benoit, took part in the junior division of the Florida State Turkey Calling Championship hosted by the

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After many months of hard work Heirloom Custom Turkey Calls has the website up and running. Regular readers of this blog and my other blog Wild Turkey Fever, may have read my Heirloom Custom Turkey Call review and are familiar with the top quality calls this company produces. Heirloom Turkey Calls are pieces of art and sound so good even a turkey can’t tell the difference.On the new website you

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The spring turkey hunting season is over and the best way to honor a harvested turkey is to transform it into delicious table fare. To that end I leave you here with one of my favorite turkey recipes.14 slices of bacon, divided1 cup of onion, chopped1/4 cup of celery, chopped1/2 cup of water1 package of cornmeal stuffing mix1 chicken bouillon cube1/2 cup of hot water1 cup of dry red wine,

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As this years spring turkey season come to an end I thought it would be fitting to show you all a video of an exiting hunt from South Georgia. For those of you lucky enough to harvest a bird you can relive the excitement again by watching this video. For those of you, like me that went home with unfilled tags this video keeps the fever going.Enjoy.Tags: Wild Turkey, Hunting, YouTube, Turkey

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Turkey hunting season is coming to an end in a few days. The hunters that have not filled their tags yet ask in desperation for last chance tips on forums like SHS hunting Chat Forum and Jesse’s Hunting and Outdoors. If my email is any indication then there are quite a few of them.This late in the season there are three categories of hunters.The happy hunter: he has scored early and is now

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Brian Warner of Heirloom Custom Turkey Calls was kind enough to provide me with the latest update on what’s happening in this still young company. It has been a very successful season so far for Heirloom. Brian tells me “Heirloom Turkey Calls are becoming pretty popular. To be honest, I cannot say how many I have sold but I know that it’s over 150.”Knowing Brian Warner, a tireless searcher for

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Hunters in Quebec had their first opportunity to pursue wild turkeys in La Belle Province (The Beautiful Province) in 2005 due to turkey migration from New York State into southern Quebec."The NWTF is thrilled that Quebec has opened a spring turkey season," said Dr. James Earl Kennamer, National Wild Turkey Federation senior vice president of conservation programs. "Turkey hunting will provide

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EDGEFIELD, S.C.--With more than 50 million hunters saying they've hunted in the past two years, it's not surprising that a new report released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows that U.S. hunters set a new record in hunting license, tag and stamp sales in 2005.The total sales for licenses, tags and stamps in 2005 were more than $723 million."When you see numbers like these it's evident

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CHANNEL ISLANDS -- An animal rights group has sued the National Park Service and The Nature Conservancy in an attempt to stop the eradication of wild turkeys on Santa Cruz Island off the Central California coast.The suit alleges the defendants have hired an Australian company called ProHunt to eradicate the turkeys in an attempt to protect the island's natural habitat.Wild turkeys were introduced

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Ever wondered how to measure your trophy tom?Before you begin to score your turkey, be sure to note that all measurements are taken in 1/16-inch increments and converted to decimal form. A current NWTF member or another licensed hunter from the U.S State or Canadian Province where the bird was harvested must verify all measurements. The National Wild Turkey Federation is the official record

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Whether cutting, yelping, gobbling or hooting, Wild Turkey Bourbon/National Wild Turkey Federation Grand National Calling contestants feel the pressure during the "Super Bowl" of turkey calling.The championships will draw the best turkey callers from across North America to compete at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn., February 22 to Feb. 25,

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For me the deer-hunting season has come to a close. (If it hasn’t for you then you had better rush over to Whitetail Deer Passion and read my article “Last Chance”, where I outline tips and tricks for late season whitetail deer hunters.) For the hunters, like myself, who now begin to think of the upcoming spring turkey season, please read on.For some weeks now I have been thinking about

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NWTF Board of Directors member Sam Mars, left, presents Jack Murrey with the Joe Kurz Award recently. Photo courtesy of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources AgencyNASHVILLE, Tenn. - For more than 30 years, John "Jack" Murrey of Nashville, has dedicated his life to wild turkeys and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). As the turkey program coordinator, Murrey has been instrumental in

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NWTF Press ReleaseBiologists in Minnesota will soon have a better understanding of wild turkeys and their movements in Northern regions because of National Wild Turkey Federation contributions to research totaling more than $10,000.The NWTF's Minnesota State Chapter and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources each recently contributed $5,200 for a University of North Dakota research project

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Turkey hunting's popularity today has given rise to a vast assortment of equipment and different hunting methods. The restoration of the wild turkey population in North America is one of the most successful wildlife management successes in our history. From near extinction in the early 1900’s, the species now numbers in the millions and can be found in every American state except Alaska and in

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I searched the web for some information about wild turkeys and came across the most amazing website of Turkey Hunter Keenan Adams. He is the holder of eight, that’s right 8, Turkey World Slams. Here are the records listed in detail.1st Youngest World Slam Turkey Holder1st and Only Person to Hold 6 World SlamsYoungest person ever to take a World Slam in turkey hunting with a Matthews Bow.Holder of

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I am happy to announce that I have added a new and unique blog to the Othmar Vohringer Website and blog network.The Outdoor News Daily, is a breaking news resource for the outdoor writers and informed outdoor person. You can find the latest news on all aspects of hunting, fishing and the great outdoors from around North America and the world all in one convenient place at the click of a button.

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Brian Warner started making turkey calls as a therapy to help stay focused while suffering from esophageal cancer and recovering from a six-bypass heart surgery.Brian’s love for wood working, his creative mind and knowledge of turkeys was the perfect combination for creating, what today are, truly remarkable turkey calls. Brian Warner offers custom turkey calls and then he offers customized

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Here is handy device that every turkey hunter worth his or her salt should own.The Turkey Scorecard it is a self-contained unit that is durable, portable, and designed to fit in a hunters vest or backpack without taking up valuable space or requiring separate components for scoring.Every hunter that takes to the field has a competitive instinct that requires validation of the hunt. The Turkey

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EDGEFIELD, S.C. - Through its Turkey Hunters Care program, the National Wild Turkey Federation is giving to those in need this holiday season with the gift of food.So far this year, 172 NWTF chapters in 36 states have donated 8,475 turkeys, an equivalent to 50,850 meals.Through the Turkey Hunters Care program, local NWTF chapter volunteers team up with church ministries, food pantries, children's

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