"Ghosts of the autumn woods" is how RedHead Pro Hunting Team member Walter Parrott describes fall turkeys.
I spent some time one Sunday afternoon in late August talking with Walter to get his views and ideas about fall turkey hunting. To say Parrott knows turkeys is a bit of an understatement.
There's nothing more satisfying to a turkey hunter than the challenge of calling in a big mature tom. Watch this episode for an exciting and playful hunt as Adam and I tease in a big gobbler!
There is no doubt about it that the six more weeks of winter since Groundhog Day has stretched even further into the spring.
As hunters, one of our most important responsibilities is to pass our love of hunting on to the next generation.
As a former U.S. Open & World Calling Champion, so often I’m asked, what’s my favorite call…my answer is, “The one the turkey likes on that given day.”
On the South Carolina Youth Turkey day, I took a little buddy that I’ve called turkeys to in past years. He and his dad met me before daylight on that Saturday morning and my young friend was excited to show me his new Ghillie Suit he bought at Bass Pro Shops. For those of you who might not know what a Ghillie Suit is, it’s a suit that typically includes jacket, facemask, pants, and gun wrap and storage bag.
Over the last three decades I have conducted a dozen or more youth turkey hunting camps, most through the JAKES (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship) program of the National Wild Turkey Federation. Additionally, I have enjoyed taking individual children on one-on-one youth season turkey hunts.
The first week of turkey season has passed in my neck of the woods
The woods seemed to rattle when the tom bellowed back at me from his roost, barely 100 yards away. After that one response to my soft tree call on the diaphragm, I stopped calling.
