Steve Piatt: Facing the best on the turkey-calling stage
We seek perfection in competition turkey calling, but in reality, there is nothing more imperfect than the calls of a wild hen turkey.
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We seek perfection in competition turkey calling, but in reality, there is nothing more imperfect than the calls of a wild hen turkey.
Last year’s workouts were made even more painful by the knowledge that the smallmouths were feeding on the Susquehanna River.
I’m just glad Parker has a few more years of being a kid. And I’m happy New York State has expanded the hunting opportunities for youths.
Our guide, Joe Romano of Gas and Time Outfitters, did little to ease our concerns. “It’ll be the toughest thing you’ve ever done,” he said.
Then it came time to fight the kings, eating machines on this day that came in both quantity and quality, with fish in the mid- to high teens the norm.