OnX Turkey Academy
Master the art of turkey hunting with OnX Turkey Academy Presented by Mossy Oak - your ultimate guide to successful turkey hunting. From beginner basics to advanced tactics, this comprehensive video series delivers expert insights, proven strategies, and essential techniques to elevate your turkey hunting game. Learn from seasoned pros as they share their secrets on scouting, calling, decoy placement, and hunting setups using onX Hunt's cutting-edge mapping technology. Whether you're chasing Easterns, Rios, Merriam's, or Osceolas, learn how to pattern birds, identify better hunting locations, and make the most of every opportunity.
-
OnX Turkey Academy • Lesson 4 | Trapping Predators
We’re not the only species that hunts wild turkey. Many-a-predator consider turkey a culinary delight. Listen in as the Mossy Oak crew shares trapping tips to help manage predators.
What You’ll Learn:
• The best time to trap nest predators.
• Trapping tactics. -
OnX Turkey Academy • Lesson 5 | Turkey Diet
The key to finding turkeys is understanding what they eat. Or, you can use information about a wild turkey’s diet to optimize your turkey food plots.
What You’ll Learn:
• What turkeys eat. -
OnX Turkey Academy • Lesson 6 | Habitat Improvements
Managing turkey habitat is critical to improving population numbers. If you have land under your purview, check out these tips on cultivating turkey habitat.
What You’ll Learn:
• Why “ugly” is pretty important.
• Vegetation for nesting and brooding cover.
• Food plot considerations. -
OnX Turkey Academy • Lesson 7 | Calls in Vest
Which turkey calls do you like to keep in your vest? Not sure? Check out this video to hear Mossy Oak’s recommendations on which turkey calls to have on-hand.
What You’ll Learn:
• Types of turkey calls and the pros and cons of each. -
OnX Turkey Academy • Lesson 8 | Prescribed Fire
Prescribed fires serve as an essential turkey habitat management tool. Learn the whys, hows, and whens of prescribed fire from the Mossy Oak crew.
What You’ll Learn:
• The two key types of fires.
• Safety considerations. -
OnX Turkey Academy • Lesson 9 | Turkey Subspecies
Turkeys can be found in every state except Alaska. Learn which subspecies live where and understand key behavioral differences.
What You’ll Learn:
• The four main subspecies and how they differ. -
OnX Turkey Academy • Lesson 10 | Travel Patterns + Nesting
To get a gobbler in gun range, you have to be where they want to go, or at least be where they’re willing to go. Understanding turkey travel patterns and nesting routines will help you be in the right place, at the right time.
What You’ll Learn:
• How turkey patterns change throughout the spring... -
OnX Turkey Academy • Lesson 11 | Types of Vest
Choosing the right turkey vest is largely a matter of personal preference. Still, a few tips will help you find the right one.
What You’ll Learn:
• Key features of various turkey vest designs.
• Pocket must-haves. -
OnX Turkey Academy • Lesson 12 | Additional Items in Vest
Shotgun? Check. Good boots? Check. Turkey vest and calls? Check, check. You’ve got the essentials, but what other must-haves are you missing? Hit play for gear you’ll be glad you brought into the turkey woods.
What You’ll Learn:
• The inside scoop on the items the Mossy Oak crew keeps in their t...
