Post by: Phantom Gobbler on March 15, 2009, 09:41:00 PM
I just finished reading "America's Greatest Game Bird, Archibald Rutledge's Turkey-Hunting Tales" - Edited by Jim Casada. I ordered this book off the internet and I highly recommend it. This book decribes hunting elusive Eastern Gobblers, when the bird's were at very low population levels. Rutledge was a great writer and his stories appeared in Outdoor Life and Field and Stream in 1920's -1950's. The hunts are primarily in the Fall/Winter before Spring Turkey Seasons became the norm. Some great stories and tales in this one.
I am now reading "Turkey Hunting with Charlie Elliott, The Old Professor Tells All About Hunting America's Big-Game Bird" - By Charles Elliott. This book was originally published in 1979 and is loaded with good information and some great tales from the turkey woods! I am about a third of the way through it and it is very entertaining. I read a good review of this book in a recent issue of Turkey and Turkey Hunting Magazine.
Post by: Diehard0123 on March 16, 2009, 07:15:11 AM
Awesome Book, Highly recomend it :tup:
Post by: Intruder on March 16, 2009, 08:03:59 AM
- Turkey Hunting... A One Man Game
Post by: fishunt247 on March 16, 2009, 11:24:43 AM
Post by: Phantom Gobbler on March 21, 2009, 10:14:09 AM
This 1980 classic has some great turkey hunting stories. The book also promotes the harvesting of turkeys in an ethical manner, which can be measured by comparing how you harvested your trophy by scoring it with 21 factors called: "The Turkey Hunter's Score by Degree of Difficulty".
Post by: Tom Tamer on March 21, 2009, 06:02:17 PM
Post by: Phantom Gobbler on March 26, 2009, 02:31:42 PM
My three favorites are Tenth Legion and The Season by Tom Kelly as well as Illumination in the Flatwoods by Joe Hutto. Tenth Legion should have to be read before buying a turkey tag, The Season makes me feel better about some of my seasons, and Illumination... provides insights that only raising a group of wild turkeys could give.
I just ordered a copy of "Illumination in the Flatwoods" as a gift for the owner of the property where we stay in Colville every spring. I agree that it is a great read for anyone that has an interest in turkey's...hunter or not! :tree1:
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Post by: Phantom Gobbler on March 28, 2009, 10:12:21 AM
Another good read in the "Why" category is Bobby Dales's, Double Gobble, Reflections of a Turkey Hunter. If you read this one, you will wish you had a mentor like Woodrow to teach you the skills necessary to become a good turkey hunter and woodsman, with a finely tuned sense of southern humor.
Sample from his book: "You know Doc, huntin' turkeys is like doctorin' people." ........ "How's that Woodrow?" ........ "You make one mistake and he's gone!"
And as my wife likes to say when a new brown UPS package mysteriously arrives on our front porch..................not another turkey book!
Post by: MerriamMan on April 03, 2009, 10:07:51 PM
Post by: Phantom Gobbler on April 04, 2009, 09:30:37 AM
Phantom Gobbler, I have had Double Gobble in my collection for some time now but have never started it. If you think it's a good read I'll take it up to turkey camp with me. I was'nt sure if it was a kids book or not. Let me know what you thought of it. Thx, MM
MM:
The cover drawing on Double Gobble, of two Gobblers and a cherry tree in full blossom is a little misleading (makes it look like a childrens book). The book is a good read and is steeped in Southern humor (Mississippi Style). Will Primos is friends with many of the people in the stories. One of my hunting partner's also read it and greatly enjoyed it.
The author discovers that he gets a bad case of "buck fever" when a gobbling tom works his way into the gun that he calls the "YIPS"! :yike: Hope we all get a good dose of the YIPS this spring out chasing our favorite big game bird!!! :chuckle: :chuckle:
I am looking forward to ordering and reading Bobby Dales second book, "Tales from the Roost."
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Post by: Phantom Gobbler on April 08, 2009, 03:10:20 PM
As Brian is the current editor for Turkey and Turkey Hunting Magazine, you can hardly go wrong reading his books and articles. :)