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 ...

A dedicated turkey gun must shoot an even, dense pattern, naturally point on target, and easily maneuver through the hardwoods. The Beretta A300 Ultima Turkey accomplishes all of these tasks and more, ...

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, ...

Warm weather has roused turkey hunters from their slumber, sending them afield for dawn patrols on lonely roads listening for gobbles. Finding and patterning turkeys is helpful, but it's also ...

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If I miss a turkey this year, I can't blame my gun. Over the last couple of months, I've tested various turkey loads and choke combinations in several shotguns. My most intensive tests have been with ...

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When early settlers and colonists arrived in what is now the United States, they mentioned the incredible numbers of turkey broods sunning along riverbanks. They claimed turkeys were so unwary, even ...

The hottest magnum 12-gauge turkey loads are incredibly effective, but they aren’t always necessary. At 30 yards, a 3.5-inch turkey load delivering a 2 ¼-ounce payload of Tungsten Super Shot is, well, ...

Other than tweaking a call or making sure no essentials are missing from a turkey vest, all should be in readiness for the opening of spring gobbler season. With everything that goes into hunting a ...