It wasn’t all that long ago when turkey hunters firmly believed the larger the shot size in their shells, the better the chance for bagging a hen or tom. That flawed thinking has changed. Today, ...

To pattern a turkey gun, the sight is as important as the load and the choke. Turkey hunters have four choices for sights. If you have an all-purpose shotgun, the ...

Warm weather has roused turkey hunters from their slumber, sending them afield for dawn patrols on lonely roads listening for gobbles. Finding and patterning turkeys is helpful, but it's also ...

Before I ever got serious about patterning turkey guns, chokes, and loads, I believed the 12 gauge was the king of the turkey woods — and always would be. Like many turkey hunters, I killed my first ...

Sure, you can kill turkeys all day with any old shotgun that will hold a decent pattern at 30 yards. But where’s the fun in that? New loads and chokes specialized for turkey hunting have improved ...

From March to May of 2022, I tested nine different turkey shotshells, shooting more 3-inch, 2-ounce loads (around 200) than most hunters will in a lifetime of chasing toms. I patterned a bulk of the ...

I have long been a fan of Robert Ruark. If you hunt and fish or have anything to do with firearms but don't know who Robert Ruark is, well, you should. Robert Chester Ruark Jr. was born in 1915 in ...

The spring turkey season begins Friday for junior hunters and April 27 for all hunters throughout Arizona. Thousands of hunters will hike into the White Mountains and along the Mogollon Rim in pursuit ...