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Title: turkey hunting books???
Post by: doublespurs21 on March 10, 2014, 08:47:50 PM
what are some of the better turkey hunting books to get ahold to read????
  i have these,,,,,,TUKERY HUNTING, a one man  game by Ken Morgan and  IN THE TURKEY WOODS by Jerome Robinson,        *cheers*
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Post by: mikey715 on March 10, 2014, 09:24:58 PM
Anything by Tom Kelly,Great Author!!!!! RkLu RkLu
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Post by: Dcoleinpa on March 10, 2014, 09:35:13 PM
The Old Pro Turkey Hunter by Gene Nunnery

Bearded Bird by Larry Hudson. I got mine off of Jim Casada's site
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Post by: Ghost Maker Calls on March 10, 2014, 09:50:06 PM
Good ones right here.

The Old Pro Turkey Hunter by Gene Nunnery

Bearded Bird by Larry Hudson. I got mine off of Jim Casada's site
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Post by: GR8CALLS on March 10, 2014, 10:18:25 PM
Hunting With the 22, By Landis, featuring some stories by, Archibald Rutledge. A tough find.

Bill
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Post by: West Augusta on March 11, 2014, 04:57:30 AM
Turkey Tails and Tales from across the U.S.A. by Tom "Doc" Weddle  is a great read. by Hookspur
I just got East of the Slash by Wade Wineman Jr.  yesterday and started to read it.  
The Tenth Legion by Tom Kelly is a must read for any turkey hunter.
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Post by: TRKYHTR on March 11, 2014, 08:54:25 AM
I'll second the Turkey Tails and Tales from across the U.S.A. by Tom Weddell. If you like sitting around a campfire and telling stories about your hunt or hearing somebody else tell stories about their hunt you will love this book. I'm not a reader and I couldn't put it down.

Joe
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Post by: Shadetree Callers on March 11, 2014, 09:48:35 AM
My friend Jim Casada has a new book he published last year which focuses on the The Great Turkey Hunting Masters of the past. It is a great read and covers alot of great hunters like Wayne Bailey, Dick Kirby, Neil Cost, and Doug Camp, just to name a few.
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Post by: firedup on March 11, 2014, 09:02:14 PM
All of the above are real good reads.  Also ya mite want to check out some work by Jim Spencer, Charlie Elliot, John McDaniel or Ray Eye.  These run more to stories of hunts. Casada has a good list of turkey hunting books to chose from. Archibald Rutledge and Henry Davis are real good reads and talk about the old days of hunting which is interesting. 
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Post by: Dcoleinpa on March 11, 2014, 10:05:23 PM
I hear Kenny Morgan's wife is releasing his last book this fall too. Redbeard is also putting out a book that will be a great read I bet.
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Post by: allaboutshooting on March 12, 2014, 06:04:57 PM
Turkey Tails and Tales from across the U.S.A. by Tom "Doc" Weddle  is a great read. by Hookspur

I read Doc's book just a while back and can also recommend it. Doris and I spent a weekend with Doc in our booth at the NWTF Convention last month and he is the real deal, plus a very nice man.

Thanks,
Clark
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Post by: GR8CALLS on March 12, 2014, 06:23:41 PM
A few more:

The American Wild Turkey, by Henry Davis
The Wild Turkey and its Hunting, by Edward A. McIlhenny
The Wild Turkey by, A. W. Schorger

Bill
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Post by: longbeard48 on March 17, 2014, 07:11:03 PM
No one has mentioned "Home, at Last, is the Hunter," by W. H. (Chip) Gross.  One of the most overlooked of the turkey hunting classics.
Tom
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Post by: firedup on March 17, 2014, 08:23:44 PM
Your rite Tom...that is a goodun!!
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Post by: icdedturkes on March 18, 2014, 08:51:33 AM
Docs book is very good..

I have not read all the old books mentioned, but Ray Eyes Turkey Hunters Bible is probably the best piece of turkey literature I have read. Really tackles alot of the mental aspects of the sport.
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Post by: doublespurs21 on March 18, 2014, 06:14:58 PM
thanks for all the replies,, i quess i will have to look for some of these books,,,,,chris
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Post by: Zumer on March 18, 2014, 06:48:32 PM
here's a great place to start looking... *up*

http://www.lovettwilliams.com/

   Good luck with your choices....
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Post by: Byhalia on March 23, 2014, 04:41:19 PM
All of the above !!  *up*

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Post by: savduck on April 24, 2014, 06:51:05 PM
Im a Nunnery and Morgan fan.
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Post by: Morgan on April 24, 2014, 09:16:06 PM
If you can find it....I really enjoy Jack Dudley's book....I read East of the Slash at least every other spring....

Ya'll let me know about Redbeard's book...
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Post by: Lonnie Sneed Jr. on April 29, 2014, 02:06:39 PM
Its a old book but one of the best I have ever read, Hunting the American Wild Turkey by Dave Harber. Hope I spelled his last name right.
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Post by: Redbeard on May 01, 2014, 10:54:54 AM
My favorites have to be these:

Turkey Hunting, A One Man's Game by Kenny Morgan

Illumination in the Flatwoods by Joe Hutto

The Flaming Turkey by Robert Hitt Neil

The Jakes by Robert Hitt Neil

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Post by: silvestris on May 12, 2014, 05:42:13 PM
Read "The Wild Turkey and It's Hunting" by E.A. McIlhenny for free on Google Books.  It is taken from the field notes of Charles L. Jordan, perhaps the best turkey hunter who ever lived.  If you are a careful reader it may be the only book you need to read.

And, yes, Sally Morgan texted me to say that she is reprinting my dear friend's last book as a coffee table edition.  I expect it to be something special that Kenny would have been very proud of.  I also understand that "One Man Game" is now available in paperback.

Check out Morgan's Turkey Callers on Facebook for more info.