Folks always ask me about my favorite turkey hunting destinations. After 20-plus years and 21 states, I've defined a few top spots. Read
Tag Archives: South Dakota Turkeys
500 Gobblers Later, Hunter Still Finds New Surprises
T&TH reader Earl Groves has hunted turkeys for 50 years and killed more than 500 gobblers. You'd think nothing could surprise him after all that. Then again, maybe something could.
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What Would You Have Done? Turkey Decisions Revisted
Most spring turkey hunts involve a critical decision that seals success or failure. Editor Brian Lovett looks back at three hunts when he needed to make a crucial choice. Read Lovett's situation, then choose what you would have done. Read
The Reservation Experience
As more turkey hunters seek exotic locales, tribal land hunts are becoming increasingly attractive. Read
Classic Merriam's Hunting, Part 2
We found the trees, but after walking a half-mile or so we weren’t sure if we had yet reached the area Woodley suggested or whether we had walked right past it. Read
Livin' on Pine Ridge Time
If someone offered me two Butterball turkeys for the low cost of a 1,560-mile round trip on a few hours of sleep, I’d tell them to buzz off. But two hard-gobbling, snow-white Merriam’s gobblers for that price? Deal. Read