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DSD Preening Hen decoy
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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Calvin Bueltel

Greylight’s New Twilight and Daybreak Blind

Greylight was a new name on the ATA floor for 2023 with some familiar faces.  The folks at Xenek have rebranded the company while also releasing two new blinds.  It’s pretty easy to tell that they’ve been busy since last year’s show! Join us as we explore Greylight’s new Twilight and Daybreak

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Brett Bueltel

Sitka Gear Equinox Turkey Vest and Guard Collection

It was a long time coming, but as of today, Sitka Gear has finally released their much anticipated lineup of technical turkey hunting clothing (Equinox Guard Collection), and the rumored Equinox turkey hunting vest. All of the new turkey hunting gear is available now on their website at www.sitkagear.com/turkey. Equinox

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Calvin Bueltel

Xenek’s New Ascent Blind – 2020 ATA Show

We were beyond ecstatic when we heard that Xenek was releasing their new Ascent Blind. Several of us have used Xenek’s Apex blind for a few years and absolutely love their products. While we were quite happy with the original, we were excited for several of the new features on this version. Brand New Fabric

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Rich Peace

2018 Indiana Youth – First Time Turkey Hunter

There are daddy’s girls, and then there is my Morgan. Mo, as I affectionately refer to her, is a daddy’s girl to her core. Not everyone in her life is as thrilled about this fact as I am, but I would be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy it.

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Brett Bueltel

DSD White Face Strutter – New for 2018!

It doesn’t matter if you are a novice turkey hunter, or have several seasons under your belt, it is likely that you have heard about Dave Smith Decoys (DSD).  The ultra-realistic decoy movement began almost 20 years ago when the first custom DSD Canada Goose decoy was created.  Since then, the DSD brand

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Brett Bueltel

Xenek Apex Ground Blind Review

I’ve spent a lot of time sitting in a blind over the past several years.  A majority of that time has been spent in one of the original Double Bull Matrix 360 blinds, the Dark Horse or one of the newer Deluxe blinds.  For bowhunting, I have a strong preference for

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Rich Peace

2017 Indiana Long Beard – Rich Peace

Last year, for the first time since 2002, I failed to kill a turkey.  I still managed to have some enjoyable, even exciting hunts, but the sting of failure has sat with me for the last 12 months.  I knew leading into the 2017 turkey season, there was going to

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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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