Friday, January 27, 2012

Turkey Hunting Is Easy (Just Ask the Hens)

            Read Steve Hickoff's latest Realtree Turkey Blog post
                                  (c) Steve Hickoff photo

Monday, January 23, 2012

Turkey Pros Make Super Bowl Predictions

                 Steve Hickoff's latest Realtree Turkey Blog post
                                (c) Steve Hickoff photo

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Turkey Hunting Tip: Grab Calendar Dates

                        Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog
                                    (NWTF media photo)

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Turkey Hunting Tactics: What Would You Do?

He was hot. Now he's not. What turkey hunting tactics would you use to close the deal?


                     Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog

                                 (c) NWTF media photo

Guilty Pleasure: Fly-Fishing Videos

Drinker? Retired all-pro designated driver these days.

Fly-fishing geek? Hardly. Rods are all over a decade old (like my "sport drinking," as my buddy Dodd calls it). Used some of those rods as a kid (can you say Fenwick Feralite?); still do. My dad tied most of my many fly patterns over the years (well, at least the best ones).

In truth, I only really ever wet a line between spring and fall turkey seasons, even if it confuses some of my hunting buddies. Yeah, I spin-fished a California pond for panfish during the afternoon lull at spring turkey camp one year, but I digress . . .

Still, I'm a sucker for almost any fly-fishing video you put in front of me, like this one.


                                    (c) Steve Hickoff photo

Semi-funny guide's internal monologue. The footage of fish rising and striking toward the end is pretty cool stuff though . . . and yeah, there's always the stereotypical implication of a cold one at the end of the day in a lot of these fly-geek vids, but hey.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Wild Turkey Scouting

                    Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog
                                (c) Steve Hickoff photo

Friday, January 13, 2012

Turkey Motion Decoys

                    Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Text Messaging Tips for Turkey Hunters


                    Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog

                                 (c) Steve Hickoff photo

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Small-Bore Turkey Loads

                     Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog

Monday, January 2, 2012

Spring Turkey Season

                    Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog

Sunday, January 1, 2012

New Year's Day Football Sunday Stovetop Black Duck Stew (and Then Some)

            Steve Hickoff blogs on the Live for Hunting website
                                 (Steve Hickoff photo)