Just found out and confirmed it by a post on the Turkey and Turkey Hunting website with a post from Brian Lovett, that the magazine has been discontinued. All remaining subscriptions will be filled by Deer and Deer Hunting.
Sad news. I've subscribed to this magazine for many years.
Yep, I read that news earlier this week on another hunting forum.
That really sucks! ???
Hopefully at some point they will come back or someone else will step up with a magazine for turkey hunters.
The last issue was really thin.....I was wondering why....now I know ::)
Quote from: Byhalia on March 13, 2013, 08:08:36 AM
The last issue was really thin.....I was wondering why....now I know ::)
Great if I would have known that I wouldn't have renewed my subscription a month & half ago...... :( :(
That was one of the few magazines I actually read from cover to cover. Been getting it for many, many years. I have no desire to get Deer and Deer Hunting in it's place!
Must of had to help cover some "Affordable Health Care" for all the employees there!!! :z-dizzy:
If I wanted to read about deer I would have subscribed to a dumb deer mag. I had just renewed too.
The website, forums, and e-newsletter will continue.
Okay who here remenbers when the mag was in black and white?? And they printed stories about the everyday hunter.
I guess I will end up getting two copies of D&DH now. >:(
I've been checking my mailbox everyday lately thinking my new subscription should be coming anytime. I don't even deer hunt so that's not going to do me any good - bummers!
My subscription was coming due soon. Guess I won't renew. To bad they are done, I liked that magazine.
I think I just renewed in the fall for 3 years, I never got Deer and Deer Hunting because most of the articles were about down south and did not do much for me up here in the North.
What Why? I just renewed also it's my favorite magazine
I picked up a few copies and liked it. I subscribed for a year but couldn't get on board with paying 17 a year for 6 mags. All my other mags are monthly and are 10 a year. It was a great magazine though.
Horrible news!
Not good news, but I would be surprised if another one doesn't come along someday.
In my industry, some magazines are going out, and then coming back as quarterly, bi-monthly, annuals, etc.
I know T&TH tried this already, but turkey hunting is not a year long passion for many, and you can only have so many stories about fall turkey hunting.
Maybe D&DH could print 3-4 turkey issues a year?
mudhen
I hate to hear that,it was one of the 2 mag's that i really looked forward too getting. :(
Sure hate to hear this..there is a reason why I don't subscribe to D&DH...or didn't until now. Glad I didn't renew yet.
I enjoy Jim Spencer's writing so much, always looked for and read his works first when the new T&TH showed up.
This news bums me out.
Its the sign of the times , with all the competing forms of media , especially the internet , and cable hunting shows , T&TH was obviously having a difficult time - It looks to still maintain a seasonal special edition for the spring 2014 this is when the bulk of most turkey hunters look to focus on turkey hunting- I hope T&TH manages to get it back into circulation one day soon - I guess we will have to put up with Field & Streams "Top Ten Ways to Bag your Gobbler" articles from now on -
I used to be a paid advertiser for T&TH many years ago with me and my fathers call company , we got plenty of business from the adds we placed , they were expensive back then and are even more these days -For the last few years I used to go page by page in the turkey hunting specialized magazine(s) and count how many call companies could or would take out add space throughout the year - I remember one time in another magazine only 3 call companies or callmakers could afford it at that time of year - with the cost of production of the articles and printing and circulation , the cost has to go somewhere
I hate to hear that. I've got every issue of T&TH since 2006. Everytime I got an issue, I would open it and go straight to "Bad Birds". To me that column is worth the price of the magazine.
I can see why they would stop shipping out a hard copy........ I just can't figure out or know why they did not offer a Digital Copy.
That sucks.. I love the Bad Birds article by Jim Spencer in every issue..
I don't like Turkey Country and now this happens.. I have not liked the NWTF version since it was Turkey Call ..
That is sad to hear. I got a three year subsciption.
To echo everyone else I will miss it too. I like the fact that it was a hunting mag about turkeys only. I remember a turkey hunting mag back in the late 80's or early 90's called Beards & Spurs. My old patrol partner at the time thought it was an "alternative lifestyle" magazine until I showed him the cover. I still laugh at that one..
Are there any other magazines on the same subject?
I too will miss Turkey and Turkey Hunting magazine.Always looked forward to receiving it especially the closer opening day approached. I hate change.
Quote from: land cruiser on March 17, 2013, 01:16:08 AM
Are there any other magazines on the same subject?
Just Turkey Country, but that mag is just about everything, but turkey hunting now.
Sad news. I have the first issue from back in '91 (I think). It is sad and Brian is a great guy.
Quote from: dawgfrombama on March 14, 2013, 11:17:31 AM
I hate to hear that. I've got every issue of T&TH since 2006. Everytime I got an issue, I would open it and go straight to "Bad Birds". To me that column is worth the price of the magazine.
Same here, "Bad Birds" was the best. I even bought Jim's book due to this column. Loved the magazine also.
Hate to hear the news. The Bad Birds articles were great. I refuse to look at a NWTF Turkey Country magazine.....everything but real turkey hunting articles.
Quote from: Fullfan on March 13, 2013, 10:05:59 AM
Okay who here remenbers when the mag was in black and white?? And they printed stories about the everyday hunter.
I remember it well. I had an article published in the magazine.
This sucks!!!!!!!!! Been getting the mag since the mid 90s, i guess I'm one of the few that thinks about turkey hunting year round. I always wished it came monthly
its my favorite magazine :-[