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The little turkey call that can
Jerry Antley has always had the itch to make turkey calls and other outdoor gear for outdoorsmen.[…]
Turkey Hunting
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Calling all turkeys
Every hunter has a favorite turkey call. Jerry Antley’s favorite is “all of them.”[…]
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Sometimes turkey hunting is a marathon
Jerry Antley can’t count the times he’s been turkey hunting nor the number of turkeys he’s taken in the past 40 to 50 years.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Triple Beard
Triple Beard is the first all lead turkey load from the makers of HEVI-Shot. […]
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Turkey terminator — Tips from a turkey-hunting expert
Jerry Antley’s love of turkey hunting took him from an ordinary outdoorsman to a manufacturer of turkey hunting products that gained him a spot in the national outdoor business.[…]
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Nation’s best-ever 7-bearded gobbler taken with a bow
Only the fourth turkey Lee Blackmon ever killed will be one he’ll never forget.[…]
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Barr’s tip for bowhunting turkeys
There’s a reason relatively few hunters chase turkeys with archery equipment: It’s just plain tough enough with a shotgun.[…]
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Barr’s turkey world slam equipment
• Bow — Five of the six gobblers in Rachal Barr’s world slam were taken with a Hoyt Carbon Element set at 55 pounds.[…]
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Barr’s world slam gobblers
Accomplishing a turkey world slam involved killing all six subspecies of turkeys. Here is a rundown of how Rachal Barr sealed the deal before graduating high school:[…]
Field Notes
Why are turkeys so tough to hunt?
So what is it about turkeys that make them so difficult to kill? University of Mississippi’s Richard Bucholz ran down the some of the reasons.[…]
News Breaker
Trophy white gobbler goes down
Not surprisingly, Jacob Johnston had spotted a big white turkey on several occasions near his family’s farm before the start of this year’s turkey season.[…]
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Website user ambushes Magnolia gobbler
LousianaSportsman.com user “-Duckaholic-” normally makes turkey-hunting trips every year with his friends and children, but with the downturn in the oil-and-gas industry, he’s just been unable to go as scheduled.[…]
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Choudrant youth beats brain cancer, downs trophy gobbler
Most diehard hunters will tell you the sport is more about experiences in the field than it is about the kill — a phrase perfectly illustrated by a recent turkey-hunting adventure featuring Dylan McElduff and Dusty McGehee.[…]
Field Notes
Are decoys turkey killers or rescuers? Veteran hunter is careful with decoy use
Certain situations call for imitation hens and jakes, but they can turn away gobblers if the set-up isn’t right.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Use your GPS while turkey hunting
Turkey hunters who own handheld GPS units have a great advantage over other hunters.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Zink’s Z-Combo Mouth Call
The Z-Combo Mouth Call, the latest addition from Zink Calls, is an innovative two-reed version of the popular “combo-cut” design favored by many hunters, which is half “cutter” and half “split V”. […]