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Seem like good places to catch birds loafing after the early morning action has settled down.

Great looking Tom, will be great eating for you. Congratulations and the sunshine through the spring growth woods looks beautiful.

That's one highly versatile load right there!

Sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family. Hope you can make it through this tough time with peace.

Fantastic harvest. Beautiful biodiversity and wild areas. You are truly blessed. Congratulations.

I saw a big tom yesterday during my scouting trip.

Haha!

Blessed with lots of meat.

Necking up the 338 Win Mag to 358 creates a 358 Norma Magnum. The Norma was introduced as a direct competitor to the 338 Win Mag. Designed by Nils Kvale in Sweden at Norma along with the 308 Norma Magnum and 7mm S&H. It never really became popular here in the USA. It's intended for big game such...

Thanks for the tips on keeping leaves to mimic scratching (again, used sparingly just like calling) and not calling across streams or major obstacles as turkeys won't cross them. I'll keep this in mind. Looks like if I listen for gobbles at dawn, get setup in a proper vantage point, be patient...

Beyond wildlife agencies desperately trying to generate revenue, hunting continues to move toward becoming a rich man's "sport". Landowners, outfitters, rich fat cats with man boobs going out west to "hunt" trophy elk. I used to work in a financial institution and would routinely witness...

I do want to challenge myself and get it done exclusively on public or open to public land this year. I am keeping it close however if I extend the drive out a bit there are plenty of high quality habitat options. It's just been tough looking for signs right now so I think I'll start doing the...

Eastern Wild Turkeys are the species here. True on the toughness, it's difficult, they are all deeply hidden and wary of human presence. I haven't been able to find any tracks, droppings or scratches, only feathers and I have seen wild turkeys in that area before. My plan on the calling is to...

Southern Wisconsin.

I have been scouring nearby public lands for turkey signs so that I can find a nice spot to get set up when my tags are valid. Currently I am looking for v shaped scratches in the leaves, turkey droppings, tracks, and feathers as my main signs for turkey activity. I have a few spots now that I...