Blind Ambition

The older I get, the better turkey hunter I’ve become. I like to think it’s because, after decades of hunting, that I’ve finally grown wise in the ways of the wild turkey.

But I have this nagging suspicion it is none of that. Rather, I believe I’ve eventually learned how to slow down in the turkey woods — to let the birds come to me. And the ultimate slow-motion turkey hunt is from a blind.

Blind or “hide” hunting, as the British term it, has several advantages over a more run-and-gun style of turkey hunting. First of all, blinds are great ways to introduce kids or even first-time adult hunters to turkey hunting.

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