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Calvin Bueltel

New DSD Preening Hen Decoy

With one of their coolest decoys to date, the NWTF floor was buzzing with talk of the new DSD Preening Hen decoy.  It’s almost TOO realistic looking to the point it made us do a double-take with all of the turkey mounts nearby.  As the first preening hen decoy for

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Win a FREE DSD White Face Breeding Pair Decoy!

SELFILMED is giving away a brand new DSD Breeding Pair with the white face paint scheme to one lucky person! Approximate retail value of the Breeding Pair decoys, including free ground shipping to the winner, is approximately $325 USD. More information on the prize rules and how to enter can

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DSD Posturing Jake Decoy Giveaway

Turkey season is just around the corner, or for some of you is already underway. Spring time is a time for new growth, fresh starts, and gobbling turkeys! With all of the news surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic filling TV programming, email inboxes and the internet the last few weeks, we

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Rich Peace

2019 Texas Rio Wild Turkey – Rich Peace

I have been working on completing my NWTF Slam with a bow for several years now, and I’ve been fortunate enough to take quite a few Eastern Turkeys, as well as four Merriam’s. So when my wife asked me if I’d like to go to Texas this spring to visit

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Rich Peace

2019 NWTF Convention – Dave Smith Decoys

Over the years, Dave Smith Decoys have released some truly amazing decoys. Through countless hours in the field, studying the birds they seek to imitate, the folks at DSD have without question taken decoy realism to the next level. As if that dedication to design and development was not enough,

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SELFILMED

DSD White Face Strutter – Giveaway!

Congrats to Andy Gardner! Winner of the Decoy. Thanks everyone for entering and keep your eye out for future giveaways here at SELFILMED. The folks at Dave Smith Decoys have been gracious enough to partner up with us once again for an awesome giveaway. This time, one of their brand new White

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Rich Peace

2017 Ohio Turkey – Hunting the Roost

After having success at Dad’s farm in Indiana on April 28th, I was eager to get home and see if I could end my Ohio Turkey drought. It had been 3 years since I had last tagged a bird in my home state, and I had no intention of going another year without

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Brett Bueltel

First Osceola, First NWTF Grand Slam – Brett Bueltel

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

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2017 DSD Breeding Pair Giveaway!

Winning Entry: John Steinhauer! It’s Giveaway time again! Prize: A FREE DSD Breeding Pair! (includes DSD Jake and DSD Submissive Hen) Retail Value of $259.95 Winner will be announced on 3/31/2017 Special thanks to folks at Dave Smith Decoys! Want to stay up-to-date on what’s happening on the SELFILMED Blog and be the first to

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Brett Bueltel

Brett Bueltel – 2016 Ohio Opening Day Gobbler

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

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Calvin Bueltel

Turkey Decoy Setup Tips

With spring turkey season well underway in many parts of the country, most social media feeds are blowing-up with pictures of big birds, long beards and lengthy spurs.  How do these folks manage to get such magnificent birds?  While there are no magic recipes for bagging a wary old tom,

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