Tag: turkey hunting

Scouting for Turkeys

With my turkey hunting season opener less than one week away, it was time for some scouting.  I perched myself above a wildlife food plot in a deer hunting shack so that I could remain comfortable with a clear view.  Within 15 minutes, a lone hen appeared and seemed to be on a mission, never slowing much and disappearing to the north.   The action continued throghout the 3.5 hours of observation with wildlife in view the entire time.

A few deer here and there and at about 8:05 the first distant gobbles sounded.  From the broken-off calls, I assumed they were jakes, and my suspicion was confirmed 30 minutes later.

All in all, a good day of viewing, but still looking for the boss gobbler.

Distant Jakes

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What Matt Morrett Learned from a PhD Gobbler Named Bubba

By Matt Morrett as Told to John E. Phillips

Every cowboy believes he can ride every bull he gets-on, and eachturkey veteran believes that he can take every turkey he hunts. But, PhDgobblers are as crafty and as smart as the bull that’s never been ridden.Matt Morrett is a multi-winner World Champion turkey caller and a professional hunterfor Hunter’s Specialties. One of the PhD gobblers who has learned his craft was a turkey named Bubba. Read more

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Michigan Teacher is NWTF’s Teacher of Year

EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Third-grade teacher Janine Kopera was merely looking for some lesson ideas to tie in with Thanksgiving when she stumbled upon the NWTF’s web site.

Eight years later, the Melvindale, Mich., teacher is renowned for successfully teaching her suburban students about conservation through an educational unit she built around the NWTF’s Wild About Turkey Education Box.

In recognition of her efforts, the NWTF selected Kopera as the NWTF’s 2011 Educator of the Year. Kopera also won the NWTF’s Educator of the Year Award for Michigan. She is a former Wayne County Elementary Teacher of the Year. Read more

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