Spring Thunder

A Hunter’s Guide to Bagging Big Toms

When the first gobble shatters the stillness of dawn, your heart races—you’re not just hunting, you’re chasing the thunder of spring.

Spring Thunder: A Hunter’s Guide to Bagging Big Toms is the ultimate companion for anyone who dreams of calling in a strutting gobbler and carrying it out over their shoulder. Whether you’re brand new to the hunt or a seasoned woodsman fine-tuning your tactics, this book blends storytelling, step-by-step instruction, and field-tested strategies to help you find success in the turkey woods.

Inside you’ll discover:

• The history and heritage of turkey hunting in America

• Proven firearm setups with shotguns, gauges, loads, and choke recommendations

• Real-world patterning results and diagrams for deadly accuracy

• Bowhunting strategies with detailed gear charts and blind/decoy setup diagrams

• How to choose and use decoys, with placement visuals for different hunting scenarios

• Mastering turkey calls—complete with a “difficulty vs. effectiveness” chart

• Seasonal strategies for early, mid, and late spring gobblers

• Scouting tactics, roosting methods, and setting up in the right place at the right time

• Field dressing, butchering, and delicious wild turkey recipes for camp or kitchen

• Safety, ethics, and passing down the hunting tradition to the next generation

Packed with charts, illustrations, and real hunting stories, Spring Thunder is more than just a manual—it’s a tribute to the tradition, challenge, and spirit of turkey hunting.

If you’ve ever dreamed of hearing that thunder roll across the ridges and seeing a tom strut into your setup, this book will give you the knowledge, confidence, and inspiration to make it happen.

👉 Step into the spring woods. Learn the craft. Carry the tradition.