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For Hunters

Check this page to learn everything you need to know to get started hunting wild turkeys. This section covers tips and tactics for safely and successfully hunting wild turkeys. You can also learn where each subspecies lives and what to do with your trophy after the hunt.

About Turkeys

Click here to learn about where each of the five subspecies of wild turkeys is found, how NWTF volunteers helped restore them, what they look like and even listen to sounds wild turkeys make.

Calling Tips

Practice the right way! Listen to these recordings of real wild turkeys as you practice your calling. Listen closely to the cadence, or rhythm, as well as the tones of these turkeys' calls. Also learn how to maintain your calls and even build your own! Click here for more information.

Hunting TIps & Tactics

So you want to be a better turkey hunter? Click here to find the latest tips and tactics that will help make you into a better turkey hunter!

Hunting Gear

Click here to view our selection of hunting gear at Turkey Shoppe.

Wildlife Agencies

Click here for a list of our state and provincial wildlife agency partners. Their phone numbers and Web site addresses are listed for your convenience.

Hunting Seasons

We've contacted the wildlife agency in each state and mapped out season dates and other pertinent information to help you plan your next hunting trip. Click here to plan your adventure.

Hunting Outfitters

A comprehensive list of outfitters that support the NWTF. Click here for more information.

Turkey Records

By using the Wild Turkey Records search function, you can compare toms by size, beard length, spur length, state, subspecies or by the hunter's name. Since the NWTF started keeping records in 1982, more than 15,000 birds have been registered. Click here to go to our Wild Turkey Records page.

Recipes

Learn how to turn your harvest into a scrumptious meal with recipes from NWTF volunteers and staff. Click here for our recipies page.

Hunt Club Insurance

Are you a landowner concerned about the legal liability of leasing your property for hunting related activities? Maybe you're a member of a hunt club and you'd like additional protection against unforeseen risks for which you could be held legally liable. Rest easy, NWTF is here to help. Click here for more information.