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turkey

Into the Woods!

May 5, 2009

Video 8: It’s TC Time
Time for turkey hunting!  Headed for my annual hunt in the Black Hills. Can’t wait to test out the new and improving physique chasing those Merriams at 5,000 feet. Maybe I’ll just run one down. I know, I know.  I’m probably jinxing myself talking smart, but I sure feel good! But [...]

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You Did What For A Turkey?

April 27, 2009

As the turkey season rambles into the final stretch you might have to alter your techniques to tag a tom. That’s particularly true if you hunt public lands or share private lands with other hunters.
A friend of mine once told me about a cagey gobbler he hunted that routinely avoided his calls at the roost. [...]

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Kids and Hunting

April 17, 2009

Do you remember my blog about the decreasing number of hunters from last week? I’m testing out Wyoming’s solution this weekend. The state offers a mentor program that allows adult guardians to take mentees hunting who have not taken their hunter safety course. My daughter has been involved in 4-H shooting and understands the basics [...]

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What Decoy Should I Use?

April 8, 2009

Some of you are beginning to hear the gobbling despite the snow and rain.
For those of you in the South, we “northerners” have been dodging snowballs and thunderstorms due to consecutive waves of bad weather. Judging from the forecast it looks like our turkey window is about to open.
Reader Brian Tyndall writes: “What is the [...]

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It's Turkey Season … Supposedly

March 30, 2009

Turkey season opens in my backyard this Wednesday. Am I going? If I can get Nanook of the North to visit me and let me borrow his sled and Huskies to get to my hunting location I’ll go.
Right now I can’t go anywhere unless it’s an emergency and my tractor starts. It’s snowing feet of [...]

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Shoot Some Cardboard

March 20, 2009

Do you need something to do this weekend? Shoot some cardboard. Turkey season is right around the corner so you need to get your shotgun out and pattern it. Most shotguns will kill a turkey out to 30 yards with little modification, but if you want a hot rod shotgun, you can modify it to [...]

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Surprise Around Every Corner

March 16, 2009

I know it’s difficult finding land to hunt these days. Just because you’re on TV doesn’t mean gates automatically open. In fact, I think sometimes it can be a detriment. That’s why this weekend it was a breath of fresh air to secure some new land for my kids’ turkey hunting activities.
I teamed up with [...]

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Good Morning America, Good Morning Mark Kayser

March 13, 2009

“Ah the weekend. It’s different on the weekend.” Those are the words of some weekend commentator on ABC’s “Good Morning America” weekend show. I can guarantee you that this weekend will be different at the Kayser home than at the home of that commentator. Since snow once again blankets my backyard I’m sticking around home [...]

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Another Day at the Office(Yeah, But What An Office!)

March 6, 2009

When I stepped off the airplane at the Atlanta International Airport at midnight earlier this week, the wind chill took my breath away. When I left home it was 66 in Wyoming, but when I landed Atlanta was in the 20s. So much for an escape from winter.
A few hours later the warmth of friends, [...]

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