Being allowed to hunt spring gobbler in the afternoon has some real advantages that go beyond sleeping in and having breakfast at 7 a.m., with plenty of time to relax and enjoy a second – and third – ...

It was 60 years ago that the group The Outsiders crooned the lyrics “I can’t wait forever; Even though you want me to.” They could well have been singing about the frustration hunters feel that have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HARRISBURG – While proposed changes to the 2026 firearms deer season drew the most attention this weekend at the first quarterly ...

The 2025 spring turkey season is finally here. The year's first gobbler hunters took to the woods in Florida and Hawaii yesterday morning, and all through the Deep South, puffed-up toms are already ...

I’ve been turkey hunting for just shy of 30 years. For the first half of that time, everyone hunted turkeys pretty much the same way, using hen calls and woodsmanship to get a gobbler to within range.

Very few aspects of hunting spring gobblers are easy, but nothing is as easy as preseason scouting. Even a novice, especially if seeking advice from a veteran beak-buster friend, can get it right the ...

Charlie Elliot, our field editor and the outdoor writer who brought turkey hunting to the masses, recounts his trickiest ...

Spring gobbler hunters now have the option to spend the entire day in the woods — should they choose to do so. Turkey hunting can be as mentally demanding as it is physically challenging, often making ...

As dawn breaks over Pennsylvania’s forests and fields this Saturday, a special group of hunters will be heading into the woods — not for school or sports, but to take part in a treasured spring ...

Melanie Bigus, celebrating with daughter, Alexis, shot her first gobbler last spring — an 18-pound bird with an eight-inch beard. Melanie will join her husband, Russ, in the woods on Saturday for day ...