A reference to fanning wild turkeys in this space on Sunday sparked a lively debate with a reader about turkey hunting ethics. Fanning, or reaping, involves using a turkey fan to approach a gobbler.

Reaping and fanning gobblers are situational tactics in spring turkey hunting commonly used when a gobbler is spotted and the hunter advances upon him behind a strutting tom decoy or simply a tail fan ...

Madisonville's Connor McNeil, 14, used a technique called reaping to score this turkey in southern Illinois last month. (Dan McNeil photo) After an unsuccessful youth-season hunt on some family land ...