Arizona Bowhunting: Merriam’s Turkey
Feathers Archery season opened on Friday, and while I went to work, my buddies were already sitting in their treestands. When quitting time came, my truck pointed north in order to leave the blazing...
View ArticleGearing Up For Turkey Season: A Filson Guest Post
Turkey Calls The folks over at Filson were kind enough to run another short article I wrote on gearing up for turkey season. Fingers crossed for a good season this year. “With turkey season right...
View ArticleArizona Turkey Hunting Report
Turkey Tracks Friday – I woke at 3 AM to what sounded like a hundred coyotes right outside my tent. Although I knew I was safe, I still reached over and felt the cold steel pistol which brought me...
View ArticleWild Turkey Chili
Turkey Brine Seasoned Turkey Wild Turkey Wild Turkey Chili and Cheddar Biscuits Wild turkey chili is one of my favorite dishes that my mother used to make on those cold winter evenings back in the...
View ArticleArizona Turkey Hunting: A long time coming
Arizona Merriam’s Turkey It’s been a long time coming. Truth be told I’ve had a tag for the past six years and have spent quite a few weekends hiking, scouting, calling, and waiting. I’ve suffered...
View ArticleMissouri Turkey Hunting: Eastern Gobblers
Missouri Turkey Hunting The short flight on the tiny 8 person Cesna from St. Louis to Kirksville touched down hard and bumped along the run way towards a small building. The co-pilot turned around in...
View ArticleArizona Turkey Hunting: Daily Double
Camp The afternoon before turkey season opened, we got the truck stuck in a snowdrift that covered the road on the way to our camp spot. It took us several hours of digging and hauling logs and rocks...
View ArticleArizona Turkey Hunting: Sleeping in the Dirt
Arizona Merriams Turkey We had driven a long way and were many hours from civilization. I stood surveying the campsite where we had camped in years past. And suddenly it dawned on me. I had forgotten...
View ArticleTexas Turkey: Rio Grande
60 miles from the Rio Grande TSA flagged my carry-on as I stepped through the metal detector. I could see several folks crowded around, pointing, and discussing something on the screen. A woman...
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