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There's just something special about Spring in Missouri. This episode starts with a moment I'll never forget - watching my son punch his tag on his first turkey. Seeing the excitement, the nerves, and the payoff of a successful hunt never gets old. Those moments are what make turkey season so meaningful. After celebrating his bird, we roll into my second hunt of the season as I look to fill my fin

Some mornings just remind you why we love turkey season so much. Mike slips into a perfect Missouri roost setup for the first turkey hunt of the spring, and everything comes together fast. Right after fly down, this gobbler makes his ways straight into the decoys and gives Mike a close-range bow shot at just 16 yards. Picture perfect weather, fired up gobbles, and an unforgettable spring morning i

For over a decade, Shawn has chased turkeys with one weapon… a bow. But this Kansas hunt didn't quite go as planned. What started with gobblers skirting just out of range turned into some of the closest encounters you can have with wild turkeys… and still not get a shot. Jakes at spitting distance. Longbeards that just wouldn't commit. And one final morning where everything hung in the balance. Af

Ty stuck it out in Kansas, pushing through one of the slowest turkey hunts you can imagine… until everything changed in an instant. A farmer working a neighboring field unknowingly made one pass that flipped the entire hunt-and what followed happened fast.

Opening day in Missouri turned into a hunt we'll never forget. Hunting right behind the house, Shawn and Rex get on fired-up gobblers and everything comes together in a matter of moments. For the first time ever, father and son double up on two longbeards in an unforgettable hunt.

Some moments in the turkey woods are hard to put into words… moments like these. This episode starts with Skyler taking his son to Kansas in hopes of helping him tag his very first turkey. The hunt comes together fast, and not long after getting set up some gobblers work into range and gives him the opportunity he'll never forget. Days later, Skyler meets up with Clayton to chase Kansas gobblers a

Part 2 of our turkey trip picks up right where the action left off. Nate heads out for a quick run-and-gun hunt (with his bow) and it doesn't take long for things to happen. A gobbler works his way in, struts around the decoys, and eventually gives Nate the shot opportunity he was looking for. A couple days later Cole is up to bat. Right off the roost a gobbler commits and the hunt comes together

After purchasing a farm in Kansas, I couldn't wait to chase my first turkey on the property. The very first hunt on the farm didn't disappoint! A gobbler worked his way into the field and put on a show, strutting around the decoys and slowly making his way into bow range. The hunt came together quickly, and I was able to make the shot and tag out on the very first day. There's not kwhunting kwjust