Why I Hunt

When she was about 11 years old, my youngest cousin Sydney innocently asked me one of the most poignant, thought provoking, and downright puzzling questions I’ve ever been asked. To put it in perspective just how remarkable that question was, she is now getting ready to graduate high school and I still do not feelContinue reading “Why I Hunt”

Taking the Old Man Turkey Hunting

This spring I got the opportunity to flip the script on my dad and teach him a thing or two about hunting. My dad taught me just about everything I know about deer hunting, but he never really got as into turkey hunting and has never actually harvested a bird. Independently of him I tookContinue reading “Taking the Old Man Turkey Hunting”

Hunt the Hens

Gobblers aren’t gobbling? Or they’re gobbling just a little (primarily on the roost) but they’re clearly locked up with a hen? Either way, they simply aren’t buying what you’re selling. Even the most experienced hunters and expert callers will admit that it is extremely difficult to pull a gobbler away from a hen he’s alreadyContinue reading “Hunt the Hens”