This story, “Gadabout Gobblers,” appeared in the May 1950 issue of Outdoor Life. An Indian summer mellowed the high country of southwestern New Mexico. The air was still, bracing; pungent with the ...

Have you ever wondered who the better turkey hunters are? Modern hunters with all the latest gear or those pioneers of our game from a half-century ago? Modern conservation and modern marketing have ...

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 ...

The minute I moved in a painful attempt to get up, I knew it was a big mistake. I was trying to rise from my seat at the base of big white oak tree, and everything seemed to hurt. Adding insult to ...

83-year-old Claude Strother has been hunting turkeys for most of his life. Though he’s traveled the continent bagging various subspecies, he’s particularly fond of hunting the hardwood bottoms near ...

Don’t look back for the "good old days" of turkey hunting. In many ways, Michigan’s has never been better than right now. What was once a specialized hunt for a handful of permit-lottery winners is ...