DAVE STREB’S TriStar 12-gauge wasn’t really one of those ultraspecial, fancy shotguns that you take out only once a year. Hell, it didn’t even have a scope or red-dot sight on it. It was just an ...

Every shot at a turkey is a unique and random event. You throw hundreds of pellets downrange, hoping a few find the head and neck. It’s a target, as one custom choke maker once described it to me, ...

Willie Johnston of Hamburg is a traditionalist hunter, but he embraces the .410-bore shotgun for turkey hunting.

The typical, modern turkey shotgun has a red dot, camo pattern, pistol grip, and a super-short barrel. And while these compact rigs are handy in the woods, they don’t always pattern that well. In my ...

The title “Turkey Gun” conjures up a variety of images in the minds of turkey hunters today. What seems popular is a shotgun that is short-barreled (usually 26 inches or less for more maneuverability) ...

With fall turkey season coming up, we’ve had a few questions related to method of take. We here at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) think there is no better Thanksgiving dinner ...

Turkey hunting demands frequent movement through uneven terrain, tight cover, and changing setups during long mornings afield. Shotgun weight and balance quietly shape how hunters move, shoulder, and ...

Before I ever got serious about patterning turkey guns, chokes, and loads, I believed the 12 gauge was the king of the turkey woods — and always would be. Like many turkey hunters, I killed my first ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) — Turkey hunting season opens statewide in Virginia April 11, but hunting and gun experts say there are ...

In turkey hunting, the optic you put on your beard buster—whether a red dot sight or a standard fixed or variable scope—matters. And if you don't want an optic sitting atop your shotgun receiver, you ...

Turkey season is approaching fast. Across the Midwest, most turkey hunters are less than two months away from early-morning ...