Steve Hickoff

New Turkey Target

2012-02-13T15:54:00.006-05:00

Steve Hickoff's latest Realtree Turkey Blog post

2012-02-13T10:21:00.007-05:00

Visited a bit with Mr. Kelly during the NWTF Convention.

Fly-Tying Tips for Off-Season Turkey Hunters

2012-02-07T08:02:00.003-05:00

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

Luna, Super Bowl Sunday

2012-02-05T10:02:00.000-05:00

Maybe it's just me, but . . .

2012-02-04T18:50:00.000-05:00

"Any other advice you'd like to add for our readers interested in writing professionally?" asked the interviewer.

"Yup, a midday nap, daily. Ideally with a bird dog."

"Seriously?" they asked.

Seriously.

Big Brown, Small Fly

2012-02-03T22:02:00.002-05:00

Looking through some old photos, my old setter Radar snoring away on the office couch next to me. Caught this big Pennsylvania brown trout on a #12 red-assed Kelso wet fly the last time I ever flyfished with my dad. He's the best tier you've never heard of, but at least you have now. Handed me a loaner rod with three old-school droppers just as he would've when I was a kid. Saw this two-footer finning in a pool between two current seams. Took a handful of roll casts but she took it. Just thinking of all this on a New England winter night.

(c) Steve Hickoff photo

My Dog Watches Turkey Hunting Videos

2012-02-03T10:52:00.001-05:00

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

Roost Shooting Turkeys

2012-02-01T16:30:00.001-05:00

Roost shooting: legal in some states but is it ethical? Check out my feature article in the March 2012 issue of Turkey & Turkey Hunting; on newsstands (almost) everywhere.

New Gobble Calls for Spring Turkey Hunting

2012-02-01T13:44:00.000-05:00

Steve Hickoff's latest Realtree Turkey Blog post

Turkey Hunting Is Easy (Just Ask the Hens)

2012-01-27T10:20:00.001-05:00

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Turkey Pros Make Super Bowl Predictions

2012-01-23T16:26:00.004-05:00

Steve Hickoff's latest Realtree Turkey Blog post
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Turkey Hunting Tip: Grab Calendar Dates

2012-01-22T08:42:00.002-05:00

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

Turkey Hunting Tactics: What Would You Do?

2012-01-18T11:22:00.003-05:00

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

2012-01-18T10:54:00.020-05:00

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.

Wild Turkey Scouting

2012-01-16T12:19:00.001-05:00

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

Turkey Motion Decoys

2012-01-13T07:33:00.002-05:00

Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog

Text Messaging Tips for Turkey Hunters

2012-01-12T10:28:00.009-05:00

Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog

(c) Steve Hickoff photo

Small-Bore Turkey Loads

2012-01-10T08:55:00.002-05:00

Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog

Spring Turkey Season

2012-01-02T08:32:00.000-05:00

Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog

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

2012-01-01T15:15:00.005-05:00

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

New Year's Resolutions

2011-12-27T13:01:00.004-05:00

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

Tidal Marsh Waterfowling

2011-12-23T19:16:00.001-05:00

Steve Hickoff on the LFH Waterfowl Blog (Steve Hickoff photo)

Wisconsin Winter Turkey Hunting

2011-12-23T19:13:00.011-05:00

Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog (Photo "charlie elk")

Turkey Joints?

2011-12-21T11:05:00.004-05:00

Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog

Got Geese?

2011-12-17T15:33:00.005-05:00

Steve Hickoff's Live for Hunting Waterfowl Blog

(Steve Hickoff photo)

Off-Season Turkey Hunters?

2011-12-07T11:22:00.002-05:00

Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog

Jump Your Ducks

2011-12-05T11:45:00.004-05:00

Steve Hickoff on the Live for Hunting Waterfowl Blog

Realtree Turkey Blog Gear Alert: Zink Calls' Avian-X Jake Quarter Strut

2011-12-05T11:40:00.003-05:00

Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog

Wild Turkey From Woods to Table

2011-11-19T18:24:00.004-05:00

Realtree Turkey Hunting Blog (Steve Hickoff photo)

Live for Hunting Waterfowl: Hunt Better This Waterfowl Season with ATVs and Side x Sides

2011-11-15T18:16:00.003-05:00

Live for Hunting Waterfowl (Van Holmes/Yamaha Outdoors Video)

Duck Trucks

2011-11-10T10:07:00.000-05:00

Like duck trucks? We do too on the Live for Hunting Waterfowl Blog (Steve Hickoff photo)

Wild Turkey Beard

2011-11-10T10:05:00.000-05:00

Think you know what wild turkey wore this beard? How? Tell us on the Realtree Turkey Blog

November First Fall Turkeys

2011-11-01T09:28:00.004-04:00

Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog

(Steve Hickoff photo; Midge, Vermont Fall Turkey, 1 Nov. 2001)

Kentucky Fall Turkey Report

2011-10-26T14:49:00.002-04:00

Brantley's fall turkey kill (and more)

13 seconds of fall turkey dog action . . .

2011-10-26T07:55:00.003-04:00

New York Flock Break

Three States, Three Weeks, All Turkeys

2011-10-24T09:30:00.001-04:00

Realtree Turkey Blog

The Dirt on Decoys

2011-10-17T19:18:00.005-04:00

Live for Hunting Waterfowl Blog

Realtree Turkey Hunting Craw Check Video

2011-10-17T14:29:00.004-04:00

Realtree Turkey Hunting Video

My current favorite lucky energy drink . . .

2011-10-13T10:32:00.001-04:00

Steve Hickoff on the Realtree Turkey Blog

Turtle Turkey Calls?

2011-10-12T15:34:00.000-04:00

Realtree Turkey Blog

Do You Check Your Turkey Craws?

2011-10-12T08:41:00.000-04:00

Realtree Turkey Tip by Steve Hickoff (Steve Hickoff photo)

New Hampshire Fall Turkey Shotgun Opener

2011-10-10T17:56:00.001-04:00

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New York Turkey Opener

2011-10-04T16:18:00.000-04:00

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Fall Longbeards? Heck yeah!

2011-09-27T16:31:00.000-04:00

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Back on the grid . . .

2011-09-09T12:59:00.000-04:00

I'm just in from Star Island, off the NH coast, back on the grid and checking emails, working on projects, hanging out with the dogs and otherwise getting back in the saddle. Stay tuned for more posts as hunting seasons begin. --S.H.

(Steve Hickoff photo)

2011-08-25T13:28:00.002-04:00

I had the pleasure of talking fall turkeys with "Turkey &Turkey Hunting" magazine editor Brian Lovett recently. Click on this link to check it out: 3 Keys for Fall Turkey Hunting Success

Steve Hickoff in the NWTF's "Turkey Country"

2011-08-19T09:06:00.001-04:00

Click here for the Turkey Country article

Realtree Turkey Blog: Hydrate Your Dog

2011-07-21T12:39:00.000-04:00

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Tour Realtree's Headquarters

2011-07-18T10:04:00.000-04:00

Click here for your "Off Season" tour of Realtree's HQ

Fall's Coming

2011-07-01T15:48:00.002-04:00

Click here for more on this book

Realtree Turkey: Red Hot Chili

2011-06-24T08:12:00.004-04:00

Click here for good eating

(Steve Hickoff photo)

Last Call Until Fall

2011-06-04T09:20:00.005-04:00

Click here for Steve Hickoff's latest Realtree Turkey Blog post

Wild Turkey Tacos

2011-05-17T16:25:00.001-04:00

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(Steve Hickoff photo)

Yamaha Outdoors Tip of the Week

2011-05-09T18:41:00.002-04:00

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(Steve Hickoff photo)

Maine Gobbler Action!

2011-05-04T10:00:00.001-04:00

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Oklahoma Turkey Hunt

2011-04-24T08:49:00.005-04:00

By the end of it, we had 16 gobblers by the feet.

Longest Turkey Spurs?

2011-03-31T10:57:00.006-04:00

   Read Steve Hickoff's latest post on the Realtree Turkey site

   (Steve Hickoff photo)

A Sporting Chance

2011-03-23T16:30:00.001-04:00

Click here for Steve Hickoff's latest Outdoor Life post

Sugar's GoPro duck hunt V1

2011-03-17T20:28:00.000-04:00

Steve Hickoff: Realtree Turkey Strut Report

2011-03-17T10:20:00.002-04:00

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Multiple Turkey Beards

2011-03-15T15:25:00.005-04:00

Click here to post your highest turkey beard total on realtree.com

(Steve Hickoff photo)

Hung Up? Shut Up.

2011-02-28T08:52:00.001-05:00

Click to read Steve Hickoff on Yamaha Outdoors (NWTF media photo)

Mountain Gobblers (Are Tougher)

2011-02-13T21:51:00.001-05:00

Steve Hickoff's feature article "Mountain Gobblers (Are Tougher)" appears in the March 2011 issue of Turkey & Turkey Hunting magazine.

Questions About Osceolas

2011-02-13T08:16:00.003-05:00

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PA vs. WI: Super Bowl Trash Talk

2011-02-03T19:47:00.002-05:00

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Steve Hickoff's latest newspaper column

2011-01-25T21:53:00.002-05:00

Click here for "Winter Night Trout Thoughts"

Gumbo and Puddle Ducks

2011-01-10T15:17:00.003-05:00

Click here for Steve Hickoff's latest Live for Hunting post

Space-Age Bird Dogging

2011-01-09T15:09:00.003-05:00

Click here to read Steve Hickoff's latest newspaper column

Steve Hickoff writes for the Outdoor Life "Strut Zone"

2011-01-08T12:33:00.000-05:00

Click here for "Early Turkey Scouting" by Steve Hickoff

Realtree Turkey Blog

2011-01-08T12:31:00.002-05:00

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Review: "The 50 Greatest Plays in Pittsburgh Steelers Football History"

2011-01-08T12:20:00.004-05:00

Reader review of Steve Hickoff's: The 50 Greatest Plays in Pittsburgh Steelers Football History

As a longtime Steelers fan who has read many books on them, I would list this book and the 2010 book "Pittsburgh Steelers: Yesterday and Today" by Abby Mendelson at the very top.

Longtime Pittsburgh writer Jim O'Brien also wrote a great series of books on the Steelers and other Pittsburgh sports teams, but most of those are out of print and only available at a high cost in used and collectible form on Amazon.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book ["The 50 Greatest Plays in Pittsburgh Steelers Football History" by Steve Hickoff]. It's both factually accurate and graphically pleasing -- which isn't as common as I'd like when it comes to Steelers books (and I own many of them).

I'd recommend it to any Steelers fan, and the only thing it needs is an update, because it was published right before the Super Bowl XLIII season, which had some incredible plays. But rather than seeing those new plays replace some of the old ones in this book, I'd rather see an expanded volume of 75 or 100 greatest plays! :)

-- J.Jackson