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Post by jb1069 on May 9, 2014 12:13:44 GMT -5
I am starting to plan an out of state turkey hunt next year for my brother and myself. As of now the obvious two states that catch our attention are Missouri and Alabama but we are open to just about any state. I am looking for opinions, references, and suggestions of where you have been, where you would go and where you wouldn't go back to. We will probably go with an outfitter for our first time but wouldn't rule out state ground hunts either. We like the idea of the states with multiple bird limits but not sure if that is even typical for non resident hunters. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2014 12:45:14 GMT -5
There is also some great public land in both Missouri, and Alabama. The Mark Twain National Forest in the Ozark Mountains is 1.5 million acres. Alabama has several million acres of public land also. There is some good public land in Northwest Alabama around Pickwick Lake. Pickwick Lake is a 45,000 acre lake and there are several public lands on the shore of the lake. That area has a very high Turkey population.
Arkansas is another good choice. Arkansas has over 5 million acres of public land.
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Post by jb1069 on May 9, 2014 12:48:21 GMT -5
Thank you for the information, I will look into these areas.
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Post by daworz on May 9, 2014 14:30:47 GMT -5
I have buddy that has hunted Neb, the last 2 years and he said he would put it up against any State. I m doing Ky for the price plus 2 birds, I also have some private land in Tenn, I might give Tenn aook also.
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Post by GS1 on May 9, 2014 15:27:49 GMT -5
Anymore I just go west unless I get an invitation to hunt easterns somewhere else with someone I know.
Lots of public ground, less hunters and most landowners don't care about turkeys. If you research a lot of states, they have websites that will show you the landowners, their address and their phone numbers. It's always better to ask in person for permission, but you can cover a lot of ground in a couple of evenings on the computer and phone.
The state DNR offices can be helpfull also. We made connections in Nebraska through the biologist for the area we wanted to hunt and ended up with a nice size ranch to hunt. After we met the manager there we got to meet other managers he knew an te amount of available ground snowballed.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2014 17:22:37 GMT -5
Anymore I just go west unless I get an invitation to hunt easterns somewhere else with someone I know. Lots of public ground, less hunters and most landowners don't care about turkeys. If you research a lot of states, they have websites that will show you the landowners, their address and their phone numbers. It's always better to ask in person for permission, but you can cover a lot of ground in a couple of evenings on the computer and phone. The state DNR offices can be helpfull also. We made connections in Nebraska through the biologist for the area we wanted to hunt and ended up with a nice size ranch to hunt. After we met the manager there we got to meet other managers he knew an te amount of available ground snowballed. There is some great Deer hunting in Nebraska, and a lot of those western states also. Montana, and Wyoming have some great Deer hunting in certain areas. |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2014 17:27:20 GMT -5
I have buddy that has hunted Neb, the last 2 years and he said he would put it up against any State. I m doing Ky for the price plus 2 birds, I also have some private land in Tenn, I might give Tenn aook also. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Kentucky has around 2 million acres of public land, and a lot of great private land to hunt. Tennessee has nearly 2 million acres of public land and great private land also. Tennessee has some of the best Turkey hunting in America. Almost every single county in Tennessee offers good Turkey hunting. This is because almost every single county in Tennessee has great habitat. |
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Post by jb1069 on May 12, 2014 10:07:59 GMT -5
Thanks for all the good information guys!
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