When Brian Benolken rolled out the 4-Play Turkey Call in 2020, it turned the turkey hunting world on its ear. That’s because the innovative box call features a rotating wheel that allows the paddle to ...

As dawn broke on a gorgeous spring morning April 30, Brian Benolken found himself tucked in a ground blind along the edge of a Plainfield Township field. Gazing out the blind’s window at the turkey ...

THE GOBBLER stood in the shade of a far-off cedar, very still, as if he were impersonating a decoy. It was noon and hot, and Tim and I were planning to leave Nebraska that very day, ending not only ...

The old turkey call is lined with notches. Dan Wittenberg adds one for each legal turkey the call draws within shooting range. He’s careful to say he’s not the best turkey hunter in the world, but he ...

Thunder — a term most commonly associated with rainstorms and lightning. But to the turkey hunter, it holds a far different meaning. We learn how to call turkeys so that we can hear the thunder of an ...

I know a few successful turkey hunters who never use a mouth call. They bring their gobblers in with slate calls and have no problem killing them close. But, all of the truly expert turkey hunters I ...