by John Gunnell | Mar 16, 2017 | Turkey Tracks - March 2017
This is the sixth article by John Gunnall that has appeared in Michigan Turkey Tracks. John is a retired school educator who has served as Superintendent of Schools for the Mattawan, Detour-Drummond Island, Crystal Falls, Hale and Banger school districts. Reasons for...
by Gary Maas | Mar 16, 2017 | Turkey Tracks - March 2017
A few years ago my brother-in-law called me and asked if he and his son Nate could come over and try hunting a turkey from one of our blinds. Nate, who was about 11 or 12, was really excited to get a good sized turkey and try out the new single shot 20 gauge he had...
by Bill Latka | Mar 13, 2017 | Past Events, Turkey Tracks - March 2017
The Pere Marquette chapter of the MWTHA invites you to a new version of the traditional Wild Turkey Hunters Rendezvous. After 35 years, we are downscaling the event, and per your requests are happy to host a turkey shoot and turkey dinner at the Baldwin VFW. Some of...
by Jim Maturen | Sep 4, 2016 | Turkey Tracks - September 2016
Over the past 20 years, we have published a series of articles on the management of our public forests in Michigan, both state and national. The articles have documented the lack of critical habitat for the game species and others that inhabit them. The wealth that we...
by John Gunnell | Sep 4, 2016 | Turkey Tracks - September 2016
As a state and nation, the winds of change are mounting across our land. Our citizens want fiercely honest leaders who recognize that Michigan’s outdoor hope for her future lies in it’s return to its conservationist roots. Sportsmen see through dishonest outdoor...
by David Bearden | Sep 4, 2016 | Turkey Tracks - September 2016
As I sit here daydreaming about this coming hunting seasons I find myself pondering the unanswerable questions of the word “WHY”. I know we all do it and it starts at a very young age. Those with young children and grandkids will know what I’m talking about. Why. Why....