Maurice Estlinbaum begins the walk back to the Jeep carrying the gobbler he just killed on a recent Hill Country hunt at Camp Verde Ranch. “I want you to take me some place and drop me off so I can ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — With spring turkey hunting season approaching fast, now is the time to read and understand the regulations. Missouri’s youth turkey hunting season is April 1 and 2, and the ...

This story, “Tax-Time Turkey,” appeared in the March 1973 issue of Outdoor Life. Getting kicked by a horse is sure a damned painful way to put a turkey hunt into gear, but it’s worth it, I thought as ...

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 ...

In many ways, the most recent turkey hunting season played out as usual, with hunters taking more birds early than later in the season. In a key way, however, this season was different than the past ...

Turkey hunting in the fall doesn't appear to be as popular as it used to be in Missouri. Conservationists and outdoorsmen point to multiple reasons for the decline, ongoing since the 1980s, including ...

Iowa's first of four turkey seasons is just around the corner. In 2024, Iowa saw a record harvest of more than 16,000 birds, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Iowa's first turkey ...

CAMP VERDE — From the Jeep where I was sitting, I could hear at least three different gobblers calling back forth with Maurice Estlinbaum. I could visualize them in the motte of big trees, now free of ...