While gobblers will travel to find a receptive hen, they’re likely traveling to another nesting area to look for that hen, so be the receptive hen in that nesting area.

A hen decoy like this one from Flextone will not only attract gobblers, but can also divert a gobbler’s attention away from you so you can prepare for a good shot.

With peak breeding over in many areas, hunters suddenly have a better shot at finding lonely toms. Here's how to take advantage.

Or a gobbler won’t come within shotgun range, which is about 40 yards, because he’s waiting for the hen he’s hearing – you – to show herself. “The hen is like a gobbler.

Very few aspects of hunting spring gobblers can be classified as being easy, but nothing is as easy as preseason scouting.

Bagging a gobbler in the fall is a challenge. While many states don’t offer a fall season to hunt turkey, Pennsylvania has a long tradition of fall turkey hunting. The first turkey hunting se… ...

But only gobblers have spurs in the turkey world. However, there has been recorded the rare abnormal bump on the back of a few hen’s legs.

Though "longbeard" is an obvious moniker for a gobbler, it's uncommon to see a bearded hen. Most estimates assume an average of 5% to 10% of females grow beards.

The company’s Dixie Hen slate has been my go-to call for several seasons, but the new 1.75 is something special. Named after that “golden unicorn” of turkey hunting, the gobbler with 1.75-inch spurs, ...

A biologist with the Pennsylvania Game Commission explains why turkey hunters should have a good spring if they do their homework.