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How to Turkey Hunt: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide
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Turkey

How to Turkey Hunt: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide

Adam Moore
If you're trying to kill your first turkey, this guide covers everything you need: when seasons open, essential turkey hunting gear, how to find and pattern birds, and where to aim when that gobbler finally steps into range. I can't think of a more thrilling hunt than calling a strutting gobbler...

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Recipes

Steve Rinella's Venison Meatloaf
Raw wild-game meatloaf in loaf pan with spinach, cheese sticks and pine nuts; bowl of seasoned meat and mustard.

Steve Rinella's Venison Meatloaf

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Pemmican: The Original Hunter’s Trail Food
Three venison and cranberry snack bars with chopped nuts on a wooden board

Pemmican: The Original Hunter’s Trail Food

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Venison Shepherd’s Pie
Cast-iron shepherd's pie topped with mashed potatoes and herbs, spoon revealing venison filling

Venison Shepherd’s Pie

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All-Purpose Garlicky Wild Game Meatballs
Raw seasoned meatballs neatly arranged on a metal baking sheet

All-Purpose Garlicky Wild Game Meatballs

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Pan-Roasted Pheasant
Pan-roasted pheasant with red grapes and shallots in a brown pan sauce

Pan-Roasted Pheasant

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Knives
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Knives

Optics
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Optics

American Buffalo Jerky
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American Buffalo Jerky

First Lite Forge Waders
Hunter in camouflage waders blowing a duck call, holding shotgun; black lab seated on a blind

First Lite Forge Waders

FOB Bino Harness System
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FOB Bino Harness System

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Coho Fish Camp
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Coho Fish Camp

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Montana Duck Hunting with a 4-Year-Old
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Montana Duck Hunting with a 4-Year-Old

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Halibut Fishing Southeast Alaska

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Manitoba Black Bear

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