The Sportsman’s Corner: Spring dilemma
A young Mike Roche made the cover of New England Out-Of-Doors in July 1987 with the wild turkey he bagged that year. Contributed photo
The May 15, 1987 front page of the Athol Daily News shows Mike Roche of Orange with his first wild turkey, taken the past weekend in West Rutland, Vt. Contributed image
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Spring, like fall, presents many different outdoor opportunities for the sportsman and woman. With both turkey hunting and a variety of fishing possibilities, that can pose some difficult choices. Beginning with the first season in 1980, turkey hunting became a reality in Massachusetts and this writer eventually decided to give it a try. It took a while for me to get involved with the new sport, but it took exactly one resounding gobble, coming from a bird that never came into view or stayed around long, to get me hooked. Over time, a lot of research and reading about turkey hunting began to really get me en