Entries for 'Web Editor Josh'

That was a weak, throaty gobble. Must just be a jake.

That gobble just about knocked me off my feet! It's a longbeard, for sure.

Turkey hunt long enough and you'll come to learn that neither of those presumptions are always correct. Fact is, a gobble is one of the most deceiving sounds on the planet.

Place your bets: What would happen if a black bear (wild) gained entrance into a candy store? It’d be ugly (as in total-destruction messy), correct?

Many years ago there was a cute half-hour TV comedy featuring a character called ALF. The name was an acronym for Alien Life Form, and ALF's favorite earth food was cats. He used to say, "I love cats—with a side of fries." I thought of him again when a friend sent me photos of a fox he's seen stalking one of his cats.

I think the word "tragedy" spells out the news lately, and it has me thinking. First, I was shocked to hear the news late last week of the passing of a good friend of mine, James Guthrie, or "Guth" as he was known by many. Guth was a prolific writer not only in the hunting world, but also in the firearms community. He had a keen eye for tactical tools. When I mentioned his passing to my son, who's a tactical nut, he knew the name immediately ... as do many avid readers and TV viewers who have seen Guth in action on the tube.

It's completely vital to control your human scent trail when hunting big game animals. In today's Deadly Passion Tip, I'll share some of the measures I take to control my scent in the field.

Everyone knows the cardinal rule of spring turkey hunting is “identify your target.” This week, a feisty, central-Kentucky bobcat is on its way to the taxidermist because it failed to follow that basic hunter’s tenet.

Since I purchased the farm 10 years ago, it seems the coyote population in the Southeast has exploded as fast as Larry’s belt buckle at an all-you-can-eat China buffet. At first, coyote sightings were a novelty around the farm. We were used to seeing them on Saturday morning cartoons and in Native American folklore, but we really knew nothing about them. Their arrival brought more questions than answers. What effect will these dogs have on the deer herd? How do these adaptive predators fit into the overall land management equation?

From a political perspective, gun control is looked upon as restricting civilian access to firearms. While I'm sure some of you will want to engage in that argument, let me inform you where I stand right now. I believe the current gun control laws are over-restrictive and think the American citizenry needs more firearm freedoms.

It's not a matter of "if" something will go wrong during a spring turkey hunting trip. It's a matter of "when?" or "what?" will go wrong. More often than not, turkey hunting catastrophes will occur with impeccably terrible timing. Some of these events can be prevented, while others are at the mercy of the gobbler gods.

Aside from the usual sleep-deprived hallucinations and mental mania caused by turkey season, I've been on some turkey hunts that were just plain weird. It's time to share stories from three of my favorites. I challenge you to top them; comment below.