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Announcing the Winner of the MeatEater Turkey Calling Contest!
Maggie Hudlow
Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you’ve all been waiting for: the winner of the first-ever MeatEater Turkey Calling Contest is none other than Clay Newcomb! "It was a tough win," Clay said. "I had to do some things I’m not proud of (throw mud at Brent) but I’m happy be bringing home the...
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It’s a rare day that I focus my hunting efforts on individual bucks. It’s just not my style, and I don’t have much ground to work with where it’s a feasible strategy. It’s not that I haven’t gone down that road in the past—because I have—it’s just that today, it doesn’t make much sense for me. What...
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Folks, we’re not cluckin’ around. It’s the final round of the first-ever MeatEater Turkey Calling Contest. Crew members faced off head-to-head to see who is the best turkey-talker of the bunch. There have been two categories so far in the contest: a basic turkey call sequence and locator calls (crow...
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Red dot optics weren’t always the province of special operators and tacticool range bros. In fact, modern electronic red dots were popularized as hunting optics by Europeans in the 1970s. The parallax-free, non-magnified dot is ideal for quick shots on running wild boar (at short ranges), and the...
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Video: How to Score a Turkey
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I’m an official scorer for the Boone & Crockett Club. And although we track scores for nearly every game animal on the planet, we don’t keep records for gobblers—we leave that to the National Wild Turkey Federation. They keep records for every state, county, and subspecies of turkey. Here's how to...
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Folks, we’re not cluckin’ around. It’s the first-ever MeatEater Turkey Calling Contest. Crew members will be facing off head-to-head to see who is the best turkey-talker of the bunch. There will be three categories of calling throughout the contest: best turkey call sequence, crow call and owl hoot...
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The Best Turkey Mouth Calls
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All recommendations are field-tested and vetted by MeatEater crew members and contributors. MeatEater may earn a commission when you purchase items through our links. Learn more. Turkey mouth calls have one clear advantage over other types—you can run them hands-free. Sure, they require a learning...
Adam Moore
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One of the things that bowhunting turkeys taught me is that if you scout out a decent spot and are patient, you’ll have plenty of birds mix in with your decoys. The amount of hens I started calling in when the option to run and gun was off the table was eye-opening. It changed how I hunt spring...
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This turkey season, keep more than the breasts and legs. With a few household items, you can turn the tail into a decoration for your house or a decoy to use in upcoming turkey seasons. All you need is a big enough piece of cardboard, salt (or borax), a knife, some push pins, and time.
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Folks, we’re not cluckin’ around. It’s the first-ever MeatEater Turkey Calling Contest. Crew members will be facing off head-to-head to see who is the best turkey-talker of the bunch. There will be three categories of calling throughout the contest: best turkey call sequence, crow call and owl hoot...
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MeatEater Turkey Calling Contest: Clay vs. Brent
Maggie Hudlow
Folks, we’re not cluckin’ around. It’s the first-ever MeatEater Turkey Calling Contest. Crew members will be facing off head-to-head to see who is the best turkey-talker of the bunch. There will be three categories of calling throughout the contest: best turkey call sequence, crow call and owl hoot...
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Maggie Hudlow
Folks, we’re not cluckin’ around. It’s the first-ever MeatEater Turkey Calling Contest. Crew members will be facing off head-to-head to see who is the best turkey-talker of the bunch. There will be three categories of calling throughout the contest: best turkey call sequence, crow call and owl hoot...
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Maggie Hudlow
Folks, we’re not cluckin’ around. It’s the first-ever MeatEater Turkey Calling Contest. Crew members will be facing off head-to-head to see who is the best turkey-talker of the bunch. There will be three categories of calling throughout the contest: best turkey call sequence, crow call and owl hoot...
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