If you’re looking to buy your first shotgun and want a good all-around-use gun, there are a few things you need to consider before buying. NWTF Hunting Heritage and Habitat Manager Travis Sumner shared a few tips on buying a shotgun that will make a good all-around hunting gun.
As the late, great gun writer Aaron Fraser Pass once wrote of wind drift, “Like the weather, shooters must learn to live with the wind, and “wind doping” in the field is a learned and arcane art form, rather than a science.” This is a case where “practice makes perfect” really applies.
Turkey nuggets taste good in the fall, too. Get all the fall turkey tips, season dates, public land recommendations, gear and guide info you’ll need in the 2018 Fall Hunt Guide. Remember to check your state’s regulations for full details on hunting seasons.
You want your kids or even your grandkids to embrace the outdoors, right? Unfortunately, countless distractions seize their attention. If you want to compete and forward the goals above consider implementing these 10 activities to hook kids on the outdoors.
Our staff is like every other hunter across the country. Some grew up in a hunting family, learning hunting skills from their family elders. Others came to the sport as adults.
If you make the commitment to self-film your hunts or the hunts of friends and family, you're going to need a few key pieces of equipment to get the job done right
The 2018 Spring Hunt Guide provides you with all the useful information needed for turkey hunting in your state, plus public land recommendations from NWTF regional biologists. Each recommendation includes specifics on conservation-related work with wild turkeys, and other game animals, in mind.
The Slam King doesn’t get much sleep during spring, but that’s by design. Here’s how he formulates a sleep and wake-up schedule that puts him in great position every morning.
As the 2017 fall turkey hunting season nears, the NWTF offers up the annual Fall Hunt Guide as an overview of each state's up-coming wild turkey hunting season.
Whether you’re looking for that second-chance tom or simply trying your hand at a flock of first-year birds, the tips that follow will help you have a great autumn experience.
As you age, your mission in the turkey woods changes and evolves. Nothing gives a senior hunter more pleasure than guiding youngsters to their first turkeys.
Like you, turkeys follow a daily schedule. Decipher this schedule and you could be one step closer to turkey success this spring. Begin your clockwork strategy with a dawn assault.
Modern careers have more demands than ever, and technology hasn’t created more expendable time, especially for hunting. If you’re looking to get more hunting time, or at least more quality hunting time, consider working ahead or even working odd hours like weekends.
As a new hunter and turkey season fast approaching, the rapid flow of information can easily become overwhelming. Fortunately, classes and seminars specifically crafted for new hunters are available to help pinpoint basic information and essential tactics.
When plotting a hunt, Jeff Budz pulls together every bit of intelligence he’s gathered in advance. Then, he follows up with first-person contacts at gun stores, archery shops and sporting goods stores.
Missouri’s Billy Yargus, won the NWTF GNCC Senior Division title in 2008, 2015 and 2016, and also took the 2016 World Championship Turkey Calling Contest.
A variety of hunting apps can help you map your property, explore new hunting opportunities, follow weather, learn vocalizations of your favorite game animal and much more.
As the 2017 spring turkey hunting season nears, the NWTF offers up the annual Spring Hunt Guide as an overview of each state's up-coming wild turkey hunting season.
Becoming one with your surroundings, understanding and reacting to turkey behavior and habits: these are just a taste of the skills needed to match the abilities of this turkey hunter.
We all crave that adrenaline surge while turkey hunting, but it can lead to critical mistakes. Here’s how a veteran turkey hunter avoids overreaction and hasty moves.
Meet Angie Grimm, the first female mentor for NWTF Wisconsin - North Shore Chapter. She's a 19-year-old hunting enthusiast who passes her knowledge and guidance onto new hunters. Originally from Fredonia, WI, Grimm is pursuing a major in environmental sciences at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay and in her past-time she mentors hunters to support our hunting heritage.
Take turkeys on with this one-on-one approach. We've outlined the skills and equipment you need, as well as things to think about when heading to the woods on a solo mission.
Find signs, find birds. Scouting allows you to find where turkeys have been to help you determine where they will be. Trace their steps to track them down.
