I've never met a turkey hunter who didn't love hearing the sounds of perfection. But have you ever stopped to think that flawless turkey talk has little to do with convincing a gobbler to approach an invisible hen?
Photographs are essential to my business. As an outdoor writer, good photos sell stories to my editors and make them more enjoyable to my readers. In my capacity as a hunting consultant, they sell more hunts.
When Dr. Larry Marchinton and a group of students were on a field trip near the University of Georgia 20 years ago, he pointed to an imprint in the soft soil and quizzed his students.
The buck was standing on a sagebrush flat something over 200 yards away. Low sun glinted off his heavy antlers; a truly beautiful sight and a very simple shot. So why was I shaking like a leaf? Lord, where's the safety... I mean, the "on" button?
1 Find The FoodWith breeding no longer the driving force behind local deer activity (unless you're in parts of Alabama and Mississippi), bucks are looking to restore the energy they spent during the rut and bulk up for winter.
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