Archive for the "Tips & Tactics" Category

How to Hunt Spring Turkeys

The spring is, in my opinion, the most exciting time for hunting turkeys or specifically gobblers, as hens are illegal for harvest at this time.  Hearing the birds gobbling in the tree, calling him in as he answers each yelp you make with a thundering gobble to within 40 yards of your gun barrel is [...]

Prescribed Burn

Prescribed Burns or controlled burns have long been a tool for forestry management and continue to grow in popularity, particularly in the south.  A native-born Marylander, I did not have much exposure to this practice in my youth.  For me, fire was a tool we used for clearing brush not managing it, and Smokey the Bear’s [...]

High Pressure Birds

My dream in life is to own a large farm where the deer and turkeys are plentiful and only myself, family, and friends have the privilege to hunt.  Until that day comes, if ever, I will just have to manage and continue to rely on the permission of others and this nation’s large expanses of [...]