Three days after the birth of my son, Brayden, I was surprised with another miracle. Knowing the Wyoming draw results would be released soon for the 2019 season, I decided to jump online to check to see if the draw results had been posted. This was our first year applying to Wyoming
Opening day for the 2019 Ohio wild turkey spring season was finally here. I had prepped well before season again this year and had “that” feeling when I woke up on the morning of April 22nd. I was not dissapointed. Preseason Prep I’ve found that my preseason preparations have had
It was now almost five years since I had successfully filled a buck tag here in Ohio. The last buck tag I’ve filled was on November 3rd of 2013 to be exact. I had spent countless hours in the tree and in a blind over the course of those five
It was Friday, April 28th. My wife and I had just made it back from our last vacation as a family of two a couple of days prior, and the Ohio turkey season was already underway. My wife was, at the time, 33 weeks pregnant with our first child, and I
This story begins way back in 1998, when I started my so-called turkey hunting “career”. My parents had recently purchased a beautiful slice of heaven, 160 acres in Southern Indiana. I remember renting a VHS tape about turkey hunting from our local movie rental store in Huntingburg, Indiana. A quick trip
After having a successful weekend hunting down in North Carolina, it was time to head back home to Ohio to prepare for the opener of the 2016 turkey season. I had been running several trail cameras on the property I hunt, and had started moving my Covert Code Black camera
It had been a couple of years since I had made the trip back to North Carolina to hunt. To say I was a little excited when I got the call from my good friend Forrest to come on down and spend the weekend chasing gobblers would be an understatement.
It’s hard to believe it has now been over a month since my first archery elk hunt. The vast expanses of the back country, untamed wilderness, and of course, the sounds of bugling bulls. I periodically catch myself daydreaming of sitting on top of a ridge glassing for another bull. I
Our first full day had ended in excitement as I had finally taken my first Merriam’s. With the monkey now off of my back, all focus shifted to getting my Dad on a bird. It was still early in the week with three full days left before making the journey
The 2015 turkey season began much like the past several years have. Opening day quickly approaching and I’m not nearly ready for it to begin. I had obviously been looking forward to season beginning for several months, but with working a full-time job and other life events in general, it always
You know what they say, “all good things must come to an end.” As spring turns into the beginnings of summer I sit back and reflect on what a great turkey season I had again this year. Did I kill a record turkey this year? No. Was I able to
The National Wild Turkey Federation, commonly referred to as the NWTF, is an organization that needs no introduction. Founded in 1973, they have been one of the single greatest factors in the constant battle to preserve our nation’s hunting rights, wildlife, and the natural habitat required for our wildlife to