Most spring gobbler seasons are in full swing this month and there’s no time to bag a mate-driven tom like opening day. Every state in the Union has a turkey season except Alaska, and rumor has it, Governor Palin is working on that. Here are half a dozen pieces of gear that will give you a leg up on old tom.
Hazel Creek Decoys
Numerous companies make decoys that resemble turkey hens, jakes and strutting gobblers, yet the taxidermy folks at Hazel Creek have developed the mimic into perfection. Their decoys don’t just look like turkeys, they are real stuffed birds. www.hazelcreekinc.com Primos Friction Calls
From long range locating to close in soft calling, friction calls stand out consistently as top performers. The Box Cutter is especially designed for making quick sharp cuts and cackles that often cause a breeding tom to explode with ovation, a double whammy of luring it closer and revealing its location. A Primos Crystal pot call has been one of my favorites for 20 years and the Jackpot is the latest in the Primos line. When using friction calls, don’t forget to wear gloves with extended wrist protection so that you watch won’t reflect as you work the caller. www.primos.com Bone Collector Brotherhood Knee Boot
Although it was designed for deer hunters and archery hunters in particular, the product was so comfortable that I wore it every day of the spring turkey season. The literature says the boot features a “one piece Hi-Def Phylon Injected Upper Compound” which translated means the boots are amazingly light, waterproof, and very comfortable. www.robinsonoutdoors.com Walker’s Archer’s Ear
Hearing and locating distant gobbles is often critical to spring turkey success. his small device slips over your ear and generates up to 7X hearing enhancement that will enable you to detect distant and concealed gobbles like never before. www.walkersgameear.com TruGlo Sighting Solutions
TruGlo sights can’t stop turkey fever, yet they can give you a better aiming solution in three ways. First, snap a Magnum Gobble-Dot onto the front bead of your shotgun. Immediately, you get a bright red dot that will help you focus on the head-neck kill zone. If you are still too excited to aim carefully, opt for a rear sight which provided two green dots with enough space in the middle for the front bead red sight. Line them up and you are on target. If you are a hopeless snap shooter, hook up with the Gobbler-Stopper Red-Dot-Scope. Scopes on deer rifles condition hunters to take one good shot and the scope on a shotgun will have the same effect. www.truglo.com Mossy Oak “Limbhanger” Turkey Vest
A turkey vest is really a tool belt for hunters. Limbhanger is just the vest for the job. It has two properly sized pockets for pot calls, three striker pockets, box call pocket, and ones specially designed for smaller mouth calls. Clad in the popular Mossy Oak Obsession pattern, the vest is as concealing as it is functional. www.mossyoak.com
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I used to find turkey hunting very challenging before. It was because my mind was always out of what I'm doing and I was always bored and had problems concentrating. But now, I do better because I worked on my concentration and focus.
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