Being able to recognize turkey signs in the wilds is necessary in successfully hunting the wily birds.
That knowledge can be attained in different ways, however.
For Ronnie “Cuz” Strickland, repeatedly lugging a heavy camera through the woods to create wildife shows helped.
Strickland developed an interest in hunting as a boy in Natchez, Miss. He worked at a sporting goods store before moving to West Point, Miss., in 1988 and becoming the public relations director of the new Mossy Oak hunting attire company two years later. He did a lot of videography in that role, producing award-winning videos and DVDs as well as the firm’s highly rated television show.
Others did the hunting while he operated the camera, but the process added to his own knowledge about birds and hunting.