The Field And Stream Turkey Hunting Handbook

Tips and tactics for hunting Eastern, Merriam's, Rio Grande, and Osceola turkeys, including how to call birds into range with box, slate, and diaphragm calls; how to choose the right guns and loads; and how to camouflage for the terrain. Line drawings and photos.

A guide to hunting turkey in the fall and winter season which covers scouting specifics, terms, calling, roosts and gobblers, changing flock composition, patterning, gear, guns, bows, safety, and attire.

Turkey hunting is becoming more popular each year, a pastime that offers hunters exercise and exposure to nature, a chance to hone tracking and firearm skills, and good eating when successful. This volume provides hunters with relevant, tried and true information about firearms and archery safety, the behavior and habits of the turkey, and how to prepare for a hunt. Ethics, hunting laws, and methods to conserve wildlife and wild areas are also highlighted in order to provide hunters with all they need to know to succeed at a time-honored tradition.

A handy guide to hunting one of America’s favorite game birds. Having lived most of his life in rural Missouri, Monte Burch has a wealth of knowledge to share on all things hunting. In The Pocket Guide to Spring and Fall Turkey Hunting, Burch draws on more than two decades of turkey hunting experience and collects it in an easily accessible pocket guide. Included is essential advice on: Selecting the right shotgun and shells Effectively using friction boxes, tube calls, diaphragms, and more Hunting with a bow Scouting Choosing and placing decoys Selecting the best camouflage and clothing Setting up for the perfect shot in any situation Whether you’re a novice turkey hunter or an experienced professional, The Pocket Guide to Spring and Fall Turkey Hunting will undoubtedly prove to be an essential reference. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Provides an excellent introduction to the sport of turkey hunting including safety considerations, licenses, gear, and hunting strategies.

With the help of this book, the persistent turkey hunter will begin to take birds he would never have taken, or even seen, a few years earlier. Guide to Advanced Turkey Hunting will help developing hunters keep improving and taking more and tougher birds. With details on gun selection, calling, using decoys, scouting, and setting up ambush points, this practical guidebook will help you advance up the turkey hunting ladder.

Hunting is a great way to explore the outdoors and learn about nature. It’s also a great way to get your own dinner! In this exciting outdoor book, readers dive into the fascinating world of turkey hunting and learn to be an outdoor adventurer in search of wild turkey. Great safety tips ensure the hunt is both successful and safe, while full-color photographs provide a great look at what readers should wear and the tools they’ll need to put their own turkey on the table for dinner tonight!

This highly informative book is full of useful hints for turkey hunters. It addresses topics ranging from shotgun maintenance and the role that hunters have played in conservation to how turkey meat is prepared after the bird has been harvested.

Examines the modern turkey hunting scene and offers a concise, in-depth explanation of how to scout for, set up on, and kill wary longbeards. Lovett explains how turkeys react to human pressure and various terrain features and covers the essential skills of calling. He provides complete strategies for hunting different times of day, aggressive versus subtle approaches, and troubleshooting tough birds.

Legendary turkey hunter Ray Eye provides all of the information you need to know to successfully hunt wild turkeys across the country: how to scout, how and when to call, special tactics for the early season, how to hunt pressured turkeys, how to hunt heavy timber or open fields, and much, much more. Told in Ray’s down-home, folksy manner, the book not only informs, but entertains as well. There’s also a bonus storytelling section that will have you laughing in stitches as you read of some of Ray’s more ponderous exploits.