I have always believed photoperiods, the amount of daylight from winter to spring, is what triggers a turkey’s breeding cycle. This and not anything else is supposed to be what drives a hen to the nest. At least that is what the experts, with all their studies and quantitative data, have established. In previous seasons, when I heard of hens breeding or…

Nothing riles my nerves more than whipping a turkey’s butt for 99 percent of a hunt, only to have the bird deliver a knockout punch then high-tail it to a safe escape. It’s happened to me more than I’d like to admit. Your calls are as sweet sounding as Beethoven’s 5th symphony, and your decoy, with a…

One question that often gets tossed my way is what kind of food plots to plant. I try my best to give the best answer based on broad principles, but really, there is a science to planting a food plot that supports your goal as a hunter. It is an equation, not a hard one to figure out like the Pythagorean Theorem back in…

After I posted my turkey hunting report on Facebook this morning, I was sitting with my back against a tall Georgia pine, looking at some of the other comments. Reports came in from all over the country, I thought “how cool is that.” The Brotherhood is using the Facebook page as a way to share what they know, ask questions about what…

What can be better than a heart-pounding, spine-tingling and nerve-rousing Thunder Chicken hunt to introduce kids to the outdoors? In my opinion, there is nothing like a spring turkey hunt to plant the bug of hunting in a young un’s blood. The weather is usually enjoyable, the action is usually fast and the reward is definitely invaluable.

Everyday, I get…