We live in the era of specialized turkey gear. Turkey-specific guns, loads, and chokes make it possible to cleanly kill turkeys at 50-plus yards. But here’s the catch: The super-tight patterns that ...

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, ...

THE key to a successful spring turkey hunt is knowing what your shotgun can and can not do. That will determine whether you walk out of the woods with a turkey over your shoulder. Knowing your firearm ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...