Early on Valentine’s Day, a cellular trail camera notification popped up on my phone. A 10-second video revealed love was in the air amidst the turkey woods. The forest was wet. It was 41 degrees.

The investment made in the weeks leading up to spring gobbler season can make the season fruitful and result in a punched tag. Get afield now, scratch that itch to hunt and get ready to bag a gobbler!

Near the end of May a few years back, a gobbler met his maker because of turkey tracks left in the snow almost two months ...