Fall turkey hunting isn't quite the same as it is in the spring—but it's still a thrilling hunt. Follow our tips on how to hunt fall turkeys.

“I’ve seen it preseason out scouting the property I hunt for turkeys,” he said. “I counted well over 100 turkeys in the field.” That doesn’t mean hunting them is a slam-dunk, Lefor says.

Turkeys also have wattles, hocks, shanks and spurs, anatomical terms that send many people to the dictionary. See graphic Virginia’s wild turkeys weigh around 17-19 pounds.

This time of the year wild turkeys are often found in groups consisting of several hens, a few adult toms and maybe a jake (a one-year-old male) or two. The birds usually roost at night in loose ...

Just because you haven’t heard any turkeys gobble doesn’t mean they are not there. Don’t give up too soon. I’ve taken a number of gobblers between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.