TURKEY & TURKEY HUNTING
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SPRING TURKEY SPECIAL
VALUED READERS,
For years, we have been limited in the number of pages we could produce in our spring issues. Now that D&DH is once again independently owned, we changed those rules. One of the most notable changes is actually the bonus section you are about to read. Considering the fact that 64% of D&DH readers also hunt wild turkeys, we thought it was only fitting to tack some extra pages onto this April issue and include this special bonus section. This hand-picked content comes from our sister publication, Turkey & Turkey Hunting. And if you really like chasing gobblers, we have a full 68-page version of Turkey & Turkey Hunting for 2020. It is only available on newsstands, so be sure to swing by your favorite D&DH newsstand and pick up a copy before they’re all gone! From the entire team here at Media 360, have a great spring season.
— Dan, Brad and Steve
2020 TURKEY SEASON PRIMER
IT STARTS WITH A GOBBLE
A TURKEY GOBBLES TO attract hens in the spring, right? Well, yes he does, but he gobbles for many more reasons, too. Most of those reasons are pretty important for us turkey hunters to know.
It’s no secret that turkeys gobble at high-pitch noises of natural and man-made origin. Turkeys gobble at crows, owls, coyotes and thunder, as well as train whistles, sirens, jets and even gunshots, to name a few. They gobble in response to these sounds for various reasons. In the spring when gobblers are looking for love, they think they are the king of the hill and gobble in response to these high-pitched sounds. We call them shock gobbles, and
