Turkey season is upon us, and it’s time to top off your turkey hunting gear for 2024. For those looking to replace or add to their turkey hunting gear stockpile, check out the offerings listed below. These are some of our picks for the 2024 turkey season.
Savage Renegauge
The Renegauge by Savage is an excellent 12-gauge semi-auto selection for wild turkeys. It features the patented Dual Regulating Inline Valve (DRIV) gas system, which ensures excess gas vents out before it drives the bolt, boosting consistency. Plus, it also improved proper ejection, decreases felt recoil, and more. Furthermore, this smooth-cycling shotgun can handle high-brass shells as well as low-recoil ammo. The barrel finish is melonite, and barrel length is 24 inches. Length-of-pull is 14.25 to 15.07 inches, and overall length is 45.5 inches. It weighs 7.8 pounds. MSRP: $1,349
Savage 220 Turkey
The Savage 220 Turkey by Savage Arms is one of the best bolt-action shotguns on the market. This once-a-special-order-only gun is now fully available. Built on the 110 rifle action, this model has a strong foundation. It features a 22-inch, free-floating, carbon-steel barrel that comes blued. Plus, it also incorporates the user-adjustable AccuTrigger, as well as the AccuFit system. It comes with an interchangeable extra-full choke. Regarding specs, length of pull is 13.75 inches, overall length is 44.5 inches, and the gun weighs 7.575 pounds. The detachable box magazine holds two shells. MSRP: $799
TruGlo TruTec Micro
The TruTec Micro by TruGlo is a sweet option to top off your Savage shotgun. It comes in a compact, ultra-lightweight profile that’s incredibly versatile. It also incorporates digital push-button brightness control, 10 brightness settings, an auto-off system, common lug and bolt pattern, locking windage and elevation adjustments, unlimited eye relief, and more. It’s water-resistant thanks to a sealed O-ring design. MSRP: $218.99
Avian-X Turkey Chokes
The Avian-X Turkey Choke is another important addition to a great turkey gun setup. It helps deliver dense, even patterns. It accomplishes this with a unique internal groove technology, radical porting that keeps gasses away from the shot string, straight rifling that stops the wad from spinning and focuses more pellets on target, and more. And it has a high-performance black PVD finish for smoother shots and easier cleaning. A polished end face makes for better seating and sealing inside the barrel. MSRP: $49.99
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Federal Premium Heavyweight TSS 20-Gauge 9 Shot
The Heavyweight TSS 20-Gauge 9 Shot by Federal Premium delivers that knock-out punch needed to finish off tough gobblers. It features No. 9 shot size, 3-inch shell length, 544 payload pellets, and sports 1,100-fps muzzle velocity. According to Federal, the tungsten-alloy material is 22% denser than standard tungsten and 56% more than lead. The FliteControl Flex wad ensures a tight pattern. This product comes in a pack of five. MSRP: $66.99
HS Strut Turkey Targets
Everyone needs to pattern their turkey gun. Furthermore, general practice is important, too. HS Strut’s 12-pack of turkey targets helps with that. These replicate a full-size turkey at 30 yards. It’s a great way to ramp up to speed for turkey season. MSRP: $4.99
Stealth Cam Revolver Pro
The 360-degree Revolver Pro by Stealth Cam is the ultimate trail camera for scouting turkeys. These birds aren’t like deer. Usually, they don’t use trails. Rather, they meander. And a 360-degree trail camera helps capture that type of movement. Plus, it has a 100-ft detection range. It even takes 40MP photos, 1,440p video, and supports on-demand capabilities. It’s compatible with the Command Pro app.
Walker’s Game Ear HD Power Elite
The Game Ear HD Power Elite by Walker’s helps hunters hear better. It comes with four program settings, including general, crowds, natural, and power boost. It includes adjustable frequency tuning (AFT) with 50db of hearing enhancement. This just might make the difference in hearing that distant gobble, or nearby spit and drum, or not. MSRP: $299.99
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HS Strut Raspy Old Hen Box Call
The HS Strut Raspy Old Hen Box Call is as trusty a box as a hunter can hope for. It’s crafted with native cherry for the box and maple for the lid. It’s CNC machined, hand-tuned, and easy to use. MSRP: $19.99
HS Strut Suzie Snood Slate Call
The Suzie Snood Slate Call by HS Strut provides a reliable slate striking surface atop a glass sounding board. It pairs with the HS Carbon Striker, and yields a high-pitched yelping and cutting reputation. Even so, it can produce those soft clucks and purrs you love. Interestingly, the slate is mined from Pennsylvania mountain country. Made in the U.S.A. MSRP: $23.99
HME Heavy-Duty Ratchet Shears
HME’s Heavy-Duty Ratchet Shears should be in every turkey hunter’s vest. These are ideal for cutting small limbs around setups, cutting a small trail, opening shooting lanes, and even lopping off a turkey leg. MSRP: $10.99
Cold Steel Click N Cut Fixed Blade
The Click N Cut Fixed Blade by Cold Steel is the ideal knife for turkey hunters. It’s blaze orange handle makes it easy to keep track of, especially if you lay it down. Not to mention, it comes with three interchangeable blades. And given that most turkey hunters are also deer hunters, it serves well for multiple purposes. The blade is crafted with 420J2 steel. Blade length is 2.5 inches, overall length is 6.5 inches, and it weighs 2 oz. MSRP: $22.99
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Muddy Infinity 3-Man Blind
The Muddy Infinity 3-Man Blind is great pick for those hoping to bag a bird from a ground blind. It’s simple to deploy, easy to maintain, and rugged enough to weather the elements (with proper staking and tie-down). It includes one-way, see-through mesh that offers 360-degree viewing. The footprint is 65 inches by 65 inches, shooting width is 83 inches by 83 inches, standing height is 74 inches, and overall weight is 19.6 pounds. It comes with a carry bag, rope, and stakes. MSRP: $299.99
Ameristep FieldView 3
Ameristep’s FieldView 3 is the ideal turkey hunting blind, especially for bowhunters. It offers one-way see-through mesh, 12 windows with Silent Slide covers, and an oversized design. It measures 56 x 56 x 66 inches. The shell fabric is Durashell Plus. MSRP: $199.99
Muddy Swivel-Ease XT Ground Seat
The Swivel-Ease XT Ground Seat by Muddy makes long sits in the blind much better. It has a sturdy base, comfortable seat, supportive back rest, and even swivels 360 degrees. It also has padded arm rests. It’s the ideal option for those looking to tackle their next turkey hunt from a blind. MSRP: $149.99
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Avian-X HDR Strutter
Perhaps the most realistic full-strut decoy on the market, the Avian-X HDR Strutter delivers utmost realism and effect. The detail is incredible, and will surely pass as the real thing to unsuspecting gobblers. It comes with two removable heads (one red, one white), two wings, adjustable tail fan, adjustable beard, integrated carbon stake, and carry bag. It’s 15% smaller than a real mature tom. MSRP: $259.99
Avian-X HDR Jake
Another member of the HDR series, the Avian-X HDR Jake is another ultra-realistic turkey decoy. It’s set in quarter-strut, which should provoke onlooking longbeards into rushing in. It comes with two removable heads, integrated carbon stake, and a carrying bag. Its detail and paint scheme are true-to-life. MSRP: $149.99
Avian-X HDR Hen
Rounding out the HDR family, the HDR Hen by Avia-X is the cream of the crop. Its detail and durability are unmatched. It offers two interchangeable head postures, and comes in the upright body positioning. Pair it well with the HDR Strutter or HDR Jake. MSRP: $139.99
Flextone Thunder Jake
The Flextone Thunder Jake is another realistic decoy at a lower price-point. It’s crafted with durability in mind. It also offers detailed feathering, great color, and a very realistic head. It’s upright position isn’t aggressive, but still draws the attention of nearby gobblers. MSRP: $59.99
Flextone Thunder Chick Upright
The Thunder Chick Upright by Flextone is the counterpart to the Thunder Jake. It’s a great decoy at an affordable price. Like the Jake, it’s very durable, and maximizes realism for the price on the tag. MSRP: $49.99
Avian-X X-Factor Decoy Motion System
As if Avian-X turkey decoys weren’t realistic enough, now you can bring your deadly imposters to the next level. The X-Factor is a remote-operated hub that allows you to mount your choice of turkey decoy (works for waterfowl dekes, too!) and give it irresistible motion, on command. MSRP: $79.99
HuntStand Pro
Every turkey hunter should be equipped with HuntStand Pro. This subscription is loaded with benefits to gobbler getters. Property data, premium map layers, monthly satellite imagery updates, trail camera managements, true-to-life 3D mapping, offline mapping, and more. Its features pair quite nicely with the goals and efforts of a wild turkey hunter. MSRP: $29.99 (per year)
