But, instead of giving my opinion on the new da’Torch arrows today, I am just going to pass along what others are saying on Facebook. These are all da’Torch reviews that were posted, and they all had good things to say. So if you are looking for a new arrow this summer, take a look at da’Torch. Also watch the damage they did last fall on new episodes of Realtree Roadtrips and Bone Collector beginning in July on Outdoor Channel.

Since da’Torch arrows hit the shelves in early 2013, other hunters are chiming in with what they have to say:

Thanks to all who share thier thought and reviews on these arrows. If you need more info on the new Easton Da'Torch Arrows, please click here.

Summertime activities like, bowfishing and frog giggin’, may not have the same magnetism as deer and turkey hunting, but they’re thrilling enough to help pass the time between spring and fall, and are always a good excuse to work on our farmer’s tan.

I guess this is what I love growing up in a place like Booger Bottom. There is always something to chase, put a target on and serve at the dinner table – be it a catfish fillet or a steaming plate of frog legs.

Last year, I spent some of the summer in Africa, hunting beasts that I have previously only seen in magazines and my imagination. To be honest, I am looking forward to a downhome summer spent on the lake, at the range and on the road. Sometimes you don’t have to leave your backyard to find adventure.

I am sure the Bone Collector crew will be hitting a lot of events this summer and will have plenty of excuses to gas up the tour bus. Keep an eye on the schedule and come pass the time until fall arrives with us! Here’s to hoping you had a great turkey season this spring and are having a great summer. The seasons may cycle, but being a Bone Collector never does!

To make room for Bone Collector Season 4 DVDs, we are offering a special buy on Seasons 1, 2 and 3.  Get them all for $14.99. And while you are there, pick up Season 4.  When it comes to math, calculating shot distances, scoring antlers and measuring beards is about where my skills end so bear with me here. Right now you can get the first three seasons of Bone Collector and Season 4, just released last week, for about 35 bucks. That's 1600 hours of hunting action perfect for offseason entertainment. Where I come from, we say prices like this are lower than a snake’s belly. Click here to check out these deals!

For the folks wanting new Bone Collector threads and swag, our spring special will take care of you. Get a BC Skull & Arrows Tee, Brown Mesh Logo Cap, BC Lanyard and BC Camo Travel Mug for $35. We also have boots, ScentBlocker clothing and other cool stuff on sale to choose from.  

We thank you all for supporting Bone Collector, and I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to see The Brotherhood represented proudly when y’all display Bone Collector decals, hats, shirts and even tattoos. Be sure to take a look at these deals and follow us on Facebook for even more savings and giveaways from our partners!

From a far-off land where nothing is as it seems, three hunters continue their quest to harvest anything that ruts or struts. This 3-Disc DVD set will take you from the deer-choked suburbs of Pennsylvania to the remote Alaskan Islands. From the chilly Midwest whitetail woods to the sultry Georgia pine forests. You will even go along for the ride as the hunt crosses the border into Mexico.

Starring Michael Waddell as “Waddy,” Travis Turner as “T-Bone” and Nick Mundt as “Nick,” nothing is held back in this collection of over 400 hours of hunting action directed by Mother Nature. The supporting cast features, Freak Nasty whitetails, puffy Thunder Chickens, monster Kentucky elk, as well as antelope, mule deer and caribou.

Get the popcorn ready. Bone Collector Season 4 is sure be the biggest blockbuster, we mean lungbuster, of the summer. Too action-packed with bonus features, this ultimate hunting entertainment production has skipped theatres and is only available online at bonecollector.com. Get your copy of Season 4 by clicking here!

The success of a hunt is not always judged by what you harvest, but by the experiences and camaraderie shared in camp. Taking a trophy animal is honey on the biscuit. So when the BC staff gets together for a hunt, I know it will be a hunt-of-a-lifetime. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes at Bone Collector to assure we are creating the best hunting show on TV. And the credit needs to go our great employees, family and friends. Without them, T-Bone, Nick and I are just three guys that like to hunt. They work hard all year, so I hope they find this next week relaxing. After all, we are in the serenity only Mother Nature can provide.

The bear hunting entourage includes Nick, T-Bone, our production team, Jason Heathcoe, Jackson Bishop, and BC intern Hunter Norris (I’d hate to be an intern in the bear woods, but we promise to be nice to him). We also have Nick's dad, Wayne Mundt, and our friend from Tru-Ball, Brandon Reyes, along on the hunt. It promises to be a memorable experience even if we don’t see a bear.

The habitat these beastly bruins live inis unspoiled by the buzzing of planes, and the hum of traffic. Soft breezes carry the sweet aroma of evergreen trees, and these scents tickle your nostrils to create a cure for the strains everyday life can bring upon you. This environment is the ultimate relaxation for the mind and spirit of an outdoorsman.  And just when you are lulled into tranquility, the sight of a dark shadow emerges in the thick brush within sight of your blind, as it cautiously makes its way closer and closer through the maze of almost impenetrable thick, green vegetation. Cue the guaranteed nerve racking and heart thumping!

We are  hunting with Otter Creek Outfitters in Spritwood, Canada. Ron Lavoie only hunts bears here every three years so pressure should not be a foctor. Nick hunted whitetails here this past fall and took a 170" deer, and as a result, he knows the lay of land. Due to a late spring, the bears are just coming out of hibernation and should really be hitting the bait sites hard.

Wish us luck in bear country. I hope all the other hunters – whether you are chasing longbeards, bears, squirrels, ‘yotes…anything really – good fortune in the wild this weekend. And remember, even if you don’t get something, the experience of just being out there with friends and family is enough to satisfy the most restless mind…even if you have a guy like T-Bone trying to convince you the pallet of Cheetos he packed is great bait for bears!

Ever wonder why so many Armed Forces members are hunters? Or why the men and women that spends hours in the factories, warehouses, semi-trucks, construction sites during the week to keep America running, head to woods when they punch out on Friday? Or the truck pulling over to help a family on the side of the road change a flat tire usually has at least one hunting decal on his truck?

It’s because society was built on the culture of the hunter. If all the banks failed, the grocery stores closed and the cities burned, I believe we would still get by. And yet, with all these assets we have – I am not talking about money – it would be easy to turn our backs on one another. But we don’t.

As the Chevy turkey train has been making tracks all around this country I have seen the kindness of hunters firsthand. It’s usually seen more when you turn off the paved roads, but I see it in the big cities, too. Look, I am not blind to the evil, greed and ignorance that lives in the world – even in the hunting world, but sometimes it is easy to get dejected by all the negative stuff on the news, social networks and in coffee shop gossip circles. I guess sometimes I have to turn off the talking heads on TV and look out the window of my truck or house or hotel to see some good.

Thanks to all those who I come across on the road that makes a boy from Booger Bottom feel right at home wherever I am. You hospitality is appreciated. Thanks to all the folks who line up to tell me stories about the good they are doing. You make me forget about all the crazy stuff going on in the world. I know that wherever I visit, if there are hunters there, it’s good place to park the Chevy.

Hope to see you on the road this summer. Keep an eye on the schedule. We are adding to it all the time. Come on out and celebrate with us!

It’s perfectly fine to call as loud as you can to get a tom to shock gobble in the morning, but once that turkey is less than 100 yards away, be sure to tone it down. And keep toning it down as he gets closer. It’s funny, I’ve hunted with guys who will have a gobbler hung up at 50 or 60 yards and their first instinct is to call LOUDER. Like the bird is in the next county or something. Loud calling will merely blow the turkey out, spook him and send him the other direction. As a general rule, as the turkey gets closer, your yelps should get quieter, and/or you should throw in some clucks and purrs.  

The yelp is the turkey's primary call, while cutting really works to get a longbeard fired up, but sometimes you need to go easy. That's where a single-note cluck and soft purrs can really come into play, particularly when working birds that are close. Purrs are made when turkeys are content and can make a nervous tom relax as he works within range. Give it shot.

Yelps, purrs, cuts and clucks…if you need the calls to make these sounds, please be sure to check out the sale going on at bonecollector.com. All you have to do is enter “TURKEY 10” in the coupon code form when checking out. Click here to see all the beak-busting gear on sale!

Hunting in 11-degree temperatures is something to be excited about…in November. But as you all know, wherever the turkeys may be gobbling, and whatever weather the good Lord throws at me, I’m not going to miss a chance at chasing a Thunder Chicken, and we did get some great video of a turkey flopping in the snow. I can’t wait for y’all to see the whole hunt unfold (see tease frame below).

My buddy, Jason Heathcoe, and I trotted all over Seven J Outfitters looking for a cooperative gobbler for several days, and we found one. Jason joked that he came in just because he was tired of being so cold, but hey, when you’re from Booger Bottom, you take what you can get. And that’s a lesson that all turkey hunters can learn from.

I hope The Brotherhood is collecting some spurs out there. Make sure you share your photos with us on Facebook!

How many hunters walk in the woods, plop down at the first gobble they hear and just start calling from that same spot? A lot. And it may work when the tom is fired-up, but when he is cautious and would prefer the hen to come to him, you’re going to have to move around a little.

Gobblers are pros at pinpointing sounds. A hen doesn't stand still in one location and yelp, cluck or cutt for very long. When you get out and move around you're giving him a different sound that I think is a lot more realistic. I have a few methods I use depending on the situation.

If a longbeard is far enough away, or even if the gobbles have gone silent on a particular morning, I will walk around, cutting and yelping and turning my head and body in different directions to make it sound like the hen is coming toward the tom and then moving away from him. I've walked 20 or 30 yards toward a gobbling tom that kept strutting back and forth out of sight to make him think I was a real hen. In these situations, try walking toward the turkey and then away while calling. Then quit calling and move back to where you were closest to him and set up. The longbeard might think the hen is leaving him and finally show himself.

When a bird isn’t playing along with me, and I can’t move closer because of property lines or terrain, I will walk slowly in 50-yard loops around where I first set up. I'm imitating a hen that's in her own zone. She's moving, but she's not leaving that zone. This extra spice of realism may be all that is needed to get the gobbler to commit and come in.

There is also a way of adding motion to your calling without moving your feet at all. With a mouth call, I cup a hand to the side of my mouth and use it to throw the sound of my calls in a particular direction or numerous directions if I turn my head while calling. With a slate call, you can cup your hand beneath the soundboard of the call and do basically the same thing, though I've found it's easier to “throw” a call's sound with a mouth call – one of the reason I prefer them.

When using these call-while-moving tactics, you need to be sure to do it when you are far enough away from a tom that he can't see you. Also, don’t attempt this method unless you know there is no chance of other hunters being around for obvious safety reasons.

The turkey season is short, and you are bound to encounter some call shy birds. Whether they are on guard because of hunting pressure, hardheaded because they think the hen should come to them, or they are just in some kind of funk, you will have to make your calls sound more realistic, and adding movement is a great place to start.

I think spring traditions of youth-only turkey hunts are great for the culture of hunting. Take advantage of these youth seasons. Hunts with an emphasis on safety, fun and passing on knowledge is sure to spike the number of dedicated hunters in the years to come. And while it is not always about busting a beak, sharing a moment over a dead bird can create a deep bond between the young and old.

When I hunt the family ground, I don’t carry a gun. I leave that to my kids. We are accomplices in the turkey woods, and hunting with children, even if you don’t have kids of your own, is one of the most rewarding experiences there is.

I can still remember the first time Papa Waddell and I hunted turkeys. You probably remember your first experience, too. Together, we learned to turkey hunt and I can never thank him enough for teaching me how to hunt and how to respect what God gave us. But, I can pay the service forward now that I am in a position to raise my kids.

If you know a kid that wants to go turkey hunting this year, take them. I promise you, the thrill of it may end up on the top of the best hunts you’ve ever been on.