Ep 137: Turkey Hunting 101 With Ray Eye And Mark Strand

Today we have two very special guests who are going to give us a great rundown on the basics of turkey hunting: Ray Eye and Mark Strand. They have forgotten more about turkey hunting than I’ll probably ever know and they were very generous in taking some time out of their busy schedules to come on the show and share some of that knowledge with us. So, regardless of how much you know about turkey hunting, pay close attention to what these guys have to say because they share some very useful information on how to hunt turkey over the next hour.

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What We Covered

1) Why turkey are so addictive to hunt.

2) How to identify good turkey habitat.

3) Brief overview of turkey calling and where new hunters should focus their efforts when first getting started.

4) Why it’s so important to roost turkeys and how to do so.

5) What shotgun set-up Ray and Mark recommend for turkey hunting.

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

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Resources

1) Learn more about how to hunt turkey at Rayeye.com.

2) Support Mark Strand on Patreon.