Ep 138: Gould’s Turkey Hunting 101 With Jay Scott

Jay Scott is back on the show to talk about Gould’s Turkey hunting with us. As you’ll learn here shortly, Gould’s Turkey are a somewhat lesser known sub-species of turkey, but live in some really cool areas and are a lot of fun to hunt. Fortunately, Jay Scott is has a lot of experience hunting Gould’s Turkey. So, regardless of how much you know about turkey hunting in general, pay close attention to what Jay has to say because he shares some very useful information that will set you up for success if you ever decide to hunt Gould’s turkey in the future.

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What We Covered

1) Why Gould’s turkey are special and how they compare to other turkey sub-species.

2) Where Gould’s turkey live and how to identify good habitat.

3) How to hunt Gould’s turkey.

4) How turkey behavior varies during the course of the day.

5) Shotgun, ammunition, and equipment recommendations for Gould’s turkey hunting.

6) A brief overview of how to scout a brand new area for Gould’s turkey, find the birds there, and close the deal with a Tom.

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Resources

1) Learn more about Gould’s Turkey hunting with Jay Scott at GouldsTurkeyHunt.com.

2) Subscribe to the Jay Scott Outdoors Podcast.