SPRING GOBBLERS Tips for young hunters

Tips for taking a child turkey hunting:
Get children involved in different aspects of hunting that will be fun for them.
Make hunting a casual adventure rather than a forced march through rough terrain.
Give a child his or her own turkey call.
Teach the child how to call, then let them call in the woods (do this where it won't interfere with or spook birds you plan to hunt later.)
Take a child while you scout or roost birds in the evenings.
Teach a child what turkey signs looks like. Teach them the difference between gobbler and hen tracks and other aspects of reading wildlife sign.
Jay Langston, editor, Turkey Call magazine, National Wild Turkey Federation