Game & Fish West

TRAIL CAMS FOR TURKEYS

March is prime time to scout for spring turkeys, and if you can’t physically be afield searching for birds, trail cameras will make a big difference. Trail cameras are your eyes and ears in the woods; set up properly they’ll reveal a lot about turkey behavior, population densities, even sounds turkeys make.

THE BENEFITS

March is when a great deal of breeding takes place among turkey populations throughout the West. Being able to see when the turkey rut commences and how it progresses is just one benefit of running trail cameras.

Another plus is that trail cams show

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