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Challenge the dominant hen that's paired up with the gobbler, and bring her in with the tom in tow. Jack Crotta of Grind 'Em Outfitters in southwestern Ontario believes the key to outwitting a gobbler with hens is triggering the gobbler's territorial instinct. When Crotta sees the tom, he pulls the string so it appears the jake is looking at the tom and then returns it so it's facing away from the tom again, like it's ignoring him. If Hudak hears hens roosted near a gobbler, he switches his calling to be more aggressive, irritating the hen to get her attention. [Extracted from the article]

New York With its shared border with Ontario stretching all the way from Quebec to the Niagara peninsula, New York is a natural destination for turkey hunters looking to branch out. Features A dilemma facing successful turkey hunters is that it's game over once their Ontario tags are punched. Public land info: www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-do/hunting/where/state-wildlife-game-areas-list Hunting info: www.michigan.gov/dnr/-/media/Project/Websites/dnr/Documents/LED/digests/Spring Turkey Digest.pdf?rev=d8a3dd3c6fb044a99331f49604a62ca9 In addition to public land, Michigan leases private lands for hunting. [Extracted from the article]

Shotgun fails We're all pretty confident we can hit a small bobbing turkey head at 30 to 40 yards, but imagine substituting several hundred pellets for a single projectile. Pattern your gun for any range Patterning your shotgun at all ranges will give insight into what choke-shell combination is best. Columns Why do hunters miss a seemingly easy shot at a turkey?. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses how many wild turkey hunters have a passion for shooting big turkeys and also outlines various factors that biologists consider to determine a turkey's age including spur length and beard length.

I would also encourage experienced hunters who refrain from pulling the trigger on a jake not to demand the same for a young, or new, hunter. Columns There is often debate among hunters when we harvest an animal that isn't considered a trophy. "Some hunters say taking a jake undermines the quality of the hunt - I don't", Hatfield said. [Extracted from the article]

I had an exciting turkey hunt last spring, hunting 15 out of 36 days and harvesting two toms - a 23-pounder with 3.4 inches spurs and 10-inch beard, and a 20-pounder with 1¼- and 1½-inch spurs and a 10 ½-inch beard. Turn to page 40 for some tips on hunting these silent toms. Columns Tactics a no-go on weedy lakes I read "Get dragging" on pg. 38 of the 2022 Fishing Annual, but I can't see how these methods would work on a weedy lake. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents information on hunting turkeys in fall in Ontario. It informs that for Ontario residents the season opens Tuesday after Thanksgiving and closes two Sundays later. It informs that the limit is one bird of either sex, and dogs will be legal for fall turkey hunting in Ontario. It is noted that in fall turkeys are in large groups and a hunter needs a wider repertoire of calls, in addition to what works in spring. INSETS: Camo Considerations;Safety First;Springing into Fall;Where to Hunt

This seemed to be a morning where things were coming together the way every turkey hunter would hope. I knew of turkey hunters who bought several chokes, different brands of ammunition, and experimented until they had the right combination for their gun. Turkey diehard Adrian Hare of New Lowell is one of those who put together a finely tuned 20-gauge gun for turkeys. [Extracted from the article]

The author presents his experience of hunting with the grandfather's gun of Winchester Model 12 in 16 gauge, hunting of wild turkey in the field of Ontario with this gun, heritage hunting, and gives information for specific shell length, maximum range and use of a proper gun during hunting.

The article discusses science and performance of #7 shot in turkey hunting and highlights legalization of using #7, #4, #5 and #6 for hunting and cites example of tungsten super shot (TSS) made by Hevi-Shot.

The article presents details of turkey hunting done by the author and his daughter at St. Thomas area in Canada, and talks of taking guidance from Jeff Page and Gord Green of the organization, Purrs, Putts and Struts Guiding Service.

The article discusses the behavior of hunting pressured turkeys in avoiding threats and its ability to sense the presence of hunters.

The article discusses hunting before work as one of the ways to extend the turkey hunting season in Ontario. Topics include the need for the ideal hunting spot to be within 10 minutes of home if one is planning to go home between hunt and work, the importance of securing a permission to hunt a spot between the place of employment and home, and the imperative of having an exit plan.

The author describes his participation in the guided eastern Ontario turkey hunt in the property of Country Outfitters owner Frank Hopkins in Prince Edward County. Topics covered include his meeting with Hopkins at the Fields on West Lake, attracting the birds using decoys and calls, and shooting a mature gobbler. He also mentions the efforts not to spook the birds.

The article offers information on testing choke-load combinations for turkey hunting at 45 yards distance with Beretta A-400 and a Beretta extra-full choke, the Winchester 1300 turkey model with a Winchester extra-full choke, and a Weatherby SA-08 with the same Winchester choke.

The article discusses turkey hunting using turkey dogs. Turkey dogs prove more efficient than people in hunting as they can smell birds. Kevin Evans of New York State's Turkey Ridge Raquette Guide Service recently started using dogs after guiding turkey hunter Steve Hickoff and seeing his dog in action. In Ontario, hunting turkeys with dogs is legal and no special licence is required for the same.

The article offers tips on turkey hunting. Yelling and chasing the birds can be used to break up flocks found roaming, suggests the author. The author says that hunting younger birds is easier as they are not too experienced and wise. According to the author, success is important for young hunters and pursuing younger birds can help to that end.

The author discusses various reasons for turkeys' not responding to the turkey calls made by hunters for turkey hunting in Ontario. The author mentions that when the turkeys does not respond properly to the call, it is not always the fault in the call itself. Also, experienced hunters sometimes face this problem too. The various reasons for the improper response could be breeding season, extra cautious on part of the bird and obstacles in the way of birds.

The author presents a personal narrative of his experiences of turkey hunting at Lake Ontario's north shore.

The article offers tips on turkey hunting during the fall season. Male turkeys gobble every spring, beckoning hens to breed. The length of days trigger gobbling in spring and at the peak of breeding, the intensity is greatest and then declines. Robert Abernethy of the National Wild Turkey Federation says that the length of days are similar to spring in October and it again triggers gobbling, but not at the same intensity.

The article presents information on turkey hunting. Vocabulary of turkey is a lot more diverse than a yelp and mouth calls can reproduce most of the sounds and thus help in calling them. Suggestions are offered on using mouth call. It is stated that the first step of using a mouth call is getting a sound out of it.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of participating in the Canadian Slam, a turkey hunt, in Ontario.

The article reports on the 2016 Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters (OFAH) Annual General Meeting and Fish and Wildlife Conference where Bill Thornton, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, discussed some of the initiatives the ministry is working. Some of the initiatives cited include the alignment of hunter education and wild turkey hunting courses to make optimum use of their time and renewal of the province's agreement with OFAH to run the Community Hatchery Program.

The article discusses the aspects to consider when hunting turkey during fall in Ontario. One technique in fall turkey hunting is to break up a flock, situate oneself at the break site, call the birds back in. Hunters should ensure that they know their route before the season opens when planning on patterning the birds to hunt flying off the roost. They should also look for fields with cut crops.

The article offers tips for hunting, cleaning and preserving the turkeys in Canada. It is stated that after killing the bird, the first step is to ensure that it is dead, then attach the tag, marked with date and time, to its leg. The birds need to be put into a blaze-orange bag designed to transport birds home as legally they cannot be cleaned at the hunt site. The kill needs to be reported to the ministry. It is important to decide how the turkey will be cooked prior to cleaning it.

The article focuses on the fall turkey hunt in Ontario. Hunters will be allowed to harvest one bird of either sex during fall season. Fall hunts will only occur in Wildlife Management Unit where the spring harvest density is greater comparatively. Even if the birds are not hunted, turkey populations have a 50% mortality rate per year. Hunters are anxious that fall hunt could affect the quality of spring turkey hunting. Reporting of all the turkeys harvested, spring and fall is required.

The article discusses some techniques for hunting turkeys in agricultural fields. It stresses to avoid direct sunlight as it highlights any area showing around one's eyes or the glare of eyeglasses. It suggests using the lay of the land to bring the gobbler within 40 yards, and setting a pop-up blind few days before hunting. National Wild Turkey Federation biologist Joel Pederson's explanation on how often turkeys visit in these fields is also outlined.

The article offers suggestions on turkey hunting. It states that turkeys might get wise to hunting pressure during the morning fly down, so one of the most obvious solutions is to hunt at a different time of day. It mentions that the tactic of moving through the woods and calling for birds poses a safety risk to a person, if a hunter mistakes the person for a turkey, which is more likely to happen on public land.

The article offers tips for surface preparation when striking a pot call for turkey by hunters. It is mentioned that if the call equipments get wet, the temperature should be raised slowly while drying, and rain, condensation, dirt and oil can damage the surface. Also, Ernie Calandrelli, executive at Quaker Boy Inc., presents tips for sanding the call surface. Additionally, it is suggested that scrub pads should be used for cleaning the call surface.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experiences of turkey hunting in Ontario, with his friends, in the past.

The article reports on a decline in turkey-hunt harvest in fall 2011 in Ontario due to various reasons such as poor weather, many hunting options and declining interest.

The article focuses on the probable reasons for reduction in the reported wild turkey harvest in 2010 in Ontario including technical problems in the phone-in reporting system and lack of hunter reporting with emphasis on comments of retired biology professor David Ankney and Ministry of Natural Resources' avian biologist Patrick Hubert on the issue.

The article offers information on Tammi Falk of St. Thomas, Ontario, who is the first woman to become a regional director of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) in Canada. She covers most of southern Ontario and is also the provincial co-ordinator of the NWTF's "Women in the Outdoors" programme and Jakes youth initiatives. NWTF is concerned with wild turkey conservation, trap and transfer, and preservation of turkey-hunting traditions.

The article offers information on hunting in Ontario, which is stated to be on the rise. It is reported that in 2008, 16,058 new hunters took the province's hunter-safety course, which is an increase of 15.69% over the previous record of 15,591 set in 2007. In addition, 11,100 people attended wild turkey hunter-education seminars in 2008, the highest number to attend to date.

The article presents information on Ontario's first fall turkey season held during October 14-26, 2008. The event saw hunters harvest 259 hens and 168 males. The highest number of birds (49) was taken in WMU 82 south of Georgian Bay. while the lowest number (14) came from WMU 68 in eastern Ontario.

The article reports on a proposal to allow fall hunting for all sexes of wild turkeys that was posted on the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) web site on January 21, 2008. It mentions that the hunt would take place in Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) of Ontario with healthy populations of birds, and last about two weeks. It also reports that a new management plan for the birds is also in the works which includes opening areas north of the bird's historical range to turkey hunting.

The article reports on the efforts by Ontario's Minister of Natural Resources David Ramsay to revive gaming of turkey in Ontario region. He said that turkey reintroduction has paid off and the birds are now re-established through their natural range. He also announced new spring turkey hunts in Wildlife Management Units 82C and 94A. In addition,10 more municipalities will be added to the southern-Ontario list of Sunday hunting areas, just in time for this spring's turkey season.

The article reports on the improved harvest check station for turkey hunters in Ontario. The check station, proposed by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), is aimed to increase convenience for hunters through telephone and a mail-in card. The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters agreed with MNR's proposal, as it will simplify reporting for hunters.