Call Care Archives - MidWest Outdoors

Large spreads of decoys (see background) are often needed to draw birds in to your position.

A snowstorm of snow geese coming in for a landing.

E-caller, Decoy Strategies for Snow Geese

Apr 1, 2017

Passion for the Hunt The framework for the spring conservation season for snow geese allows the use of additional tools […]

Turkey Vest Essentials

MWO /

Mar 1, 2017

Veteran turkey hunters are pickier than an old turkey hen about what they carry in their vests when sneaking through […]

When toms are with hens they can be very difficult to call. When hens lay eggs, they will leave toms to deposit the eggs in their nest, making the toms easier to call. Photo: Covert

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Todd Amenrud /

May 1, 2016

‘Run-n-gun’ or ‘staying put’ for springtime toms In 2004, I had an accident that forever made it difficult for me […]

Two callers from years gone by will be in my turkey vest this spring. Their sounds can’t be matched by any of my newer calls.

Forgotten Calls: Bring Your Old Calls Back to Action

Andy Douglas /

Mar 1, 2016

I was digging through a small chest my mother had given me when I first started hunting. I was looking […]

Waterfowl Shooting: why we Miss, How to Hit Consistently

Gene Clifford /

Dec 1, 2015

In 1969, a Swiss psychiatrist published the five stages of grief—a process that people go through when faced with a […]

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