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Item: OT337Price: $70.00 Turkey season is here and it's time to gear up. Here are a few of our top picks for the season:
Hunt For A Cure - Youth Turkey Hunt by Robert Prowell, Ol' Tom Field Expert  The 4th Annual Hunting For A Cure youth turkey hunt in Savannah, TN, was a special hunt for me. As a guide on the hunt, I was paired with a youth hunter, his parents, and a cameraman to capture the hunt on film. The first morning was windy and cold, but I had located some birds on a scouting trip the previous day so, despite the weather, I thought we had a good chance of seeing some action. At daybreak, we heard two longbeards gobbling near a food plot, so we made our way to the area and set up on the closest bird. My hunting partner, an anxious 8-year old boy, was eager to get into the game. [...read more...]Magnolia State Longbeards By Clay White, Ol' Tom Marketing and PR
Press Release: Mossy Oak® BioLogic® Executive Pens ThrillerMADISON, MS-3 January 2008-Bobby Cole, Mossy Oak® BioLogic® executive, has written The Dummy Line (Context Publishing Co., 19 Feb. 2008, $24.95), an action-packed suspenseful novel that will keep readers on the edges of their seats and quite possibility out of the woods at night. Jake Crosby, a troubled stockbroker, has planned a weekend escape at his hunting camp with his nine-year-old daughter, Katy. In the middle of the night, a gang of redneck drug dealers attempts to break into the remote camp. The gang's display of heinous intentions toward Jake and Katy causes Jake to make gut-wrenching decisions. [...read more...] Walk or Ride, You Make the Choice By Larry Shockey, Ol' Tom Elite Team Member The one hunting blunder that I hear of and see most hunters make is driving through their turkeys while hunting and scouting. I have witnessed first-hand what riding through or up on turkeys can do in the early morning. [...read more...] Keeping Your Friction Calls Tuned and Ready By Michael R. Horst, Ol' Tom Field Expert Spring Turkey Season 2008 is coming to a state near you…and soon! With a tremendous growth these last few years, friction turkey calls have become very popular with turkey hunters. In this article, we'll focus primarily on the care and maintenance of slate and glass calls. [...read more...] A Miss to Remember! By Bryan Simpson, Ol' Tom Field Expert  I recently read the article from Mr. McGraw and a good memory came back to me that I would like to share! Missing a turkey is a part of the sport and if you don't think it can happen to you...you had better think again! This past spring we had a special guest at camp and when it was said and done I had the hunt of a life time!!!!! [...read more...]How Can You Miss with a Shotgun? By Sadler McGraw, Ol' Tom Elite Member If someone says they have never missed a spring gobbler, they have never called up very many. It is a very easy thing to do with today's tight chokes and magnum turkey loads. And believe me... I have missed more than my share. There are several ingredients for tagging your turkey with a shotgun. The most important is to know where your pattern is hitting as compared to where you are actually aiming. [...read more...] Ol' Tom Vest Declared Field & Stream "Best of the Test"  We are proud to announce the Ol' Tom Time and Motion™ Vest was rated Best of the Test for turkey vests in the latest Field & Stream Magazine. Field & Stream asked their panel of hunters to hunt with and test out a number of hunting vests and then report their findings. Panelists were asked to evaluate based on comfort, innovation, durablity, practicality and price. [...see article here...] 
Early Rain Shouldn't Affect Turkey Populations By National Wild Turkey Federation Parts of the Northeast received up to 17 inches of rain earlier this spring, flooding homes and towns, and causing millions of dollars in flood damage. The rain also poses concerns for wildlife agencies and hunters about future wild turkey populations. According to Bob Eriksen, National Wild Turkey Federation Northeast regional biologist, an overabundance of rain during the breeding and nesting season can cause problems, but the rain would be harder on turkey populations if it came in late May and into June. [...read more...] Partnership Provides Native Grass Seed to Landowners By National Wild Turkey Federation  Native warm season grasses have been proven to enhance habitat for both wildlife and domestic livestock, but converting pastures and fields is expensive. Through a partnership, the National Wild Turkey Federation, Missouri Department of Conservation, Natural Resource Conservation Service and Hickory County Soil and Water Conservation District are working to make planting native warm season grasses more feasible for landowners in Hickory County Missouri. [...read more...]
Concerned about Smoked Turkeys? By National Wild Turkey Federation In areas of the Southeast, where wild turkeys and endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers (RCW) meet, it's often a fiery relationship. Part of many recovery plans for the red-cockaded woodpecker is the use of late-spring or early-summer prescribed burns to manage the habitat of the forest. [...read more...] |
