Where Are You From & Where Do You Hunt Turkeys?

[Mgolden]

Hello all,

I live in Tehachapi Ca and i find it very hard to locate any good are to hunt turkey. I am new to hunting all together I have yet to kill a Turkey i called a hen in last year during opening day spring season and thats the last one i ever saw. My Dream hunt is to call in a tom and of course eat him for supper. I have mainly hunted in the Sequia NF and up by my moms house near Marysville on private land.

[Thunter]

Hi
I'm new to this forum. I'm from New Hampshire,been turkey hunting a fewwww
years. I have shot 15 Gobblers and I'm 49 yrs old. My 15yr old son is my hunting
buddy..

[grayghost]

I'm an Oklahoma turkey hunter. I pretty much just tukey hunt my own state. We have Rios over the center and western parts of Oklahoma and Easterns in the eastern part of the state. My first love is the bow but I also hunt with my shotgun. I started turkey hunting about 25 years ago on my own and pretty much have been self taught. That kinda shows if you ever hear me call. Whew, I don't see how an ol Tom would like that noise but it has brought many a longbeard in. I have started videoing my hunts and buddies when posible. I almost enjoy that as much as letting the air out of em. You can see some of my video at http://www.huntingfootage.com/showga...php?ppuser=227 .

Good Hunt'n

[Lumpy]

I am from Sacramento Ca.
I am new to this forum.
We have alot of hybrids here(Rio's and Merriams, a few Eastens),I have'nt killed a pure strain in about 4-5 years.My buddy taught me to turkey hunt and call,I usually do most of my hunting on public land( this is the first year I did most of my hunting on private land).I shoot a Rem. 870 Express pump with a H.S. Undertaker choke tube, PSE bow with Super Slam arrows( I shot one of my birds this year with a bow, first one with a bow).I would love to hunt turkeys in Texas.

I use Cannon Country and Wood Haven calls for hunting and on stage.
I have been competing for about 4-5 years

[Mookie's Roost]

I been hunting since 1992.I ahve taken four deer with a rifle and one with a muzzleloader.I ahve taken 10 gobblers.I hunt in North and South Carolina and Alabama.I also love Dry Fly Fishing for Trout in the mountains of N.C. and Tenn.

[STR8SHTR]

I live and work in Granville County, North Carolina. I hunt here in my home county on two different farms. I have a 500 acre and 3500(yes 3500 I'm blessed) acre lease that I chase birds on.

I use a shotgun for now however I would like to try a bow in the nea future. I use a Benelli SBE topped with a Kicks Gobblin Choke.

The gentleman who introduced me to turkey hunting is John Earp. In about 1990 I met him one afternoon when I investigated a one car collision in front of his house. He came out, introduced himself and told me how people always wrecked in front of his house in the curve. We started talking and he invited me in the house for a glass of tea afterwards. I took him up on the tea offer. As I walked into his home, I thought I had stepped into a turkey museum. He had all kinds of turkey mounts throughout his home. After that day I would go by his house on a weekly basis and he would teach me the different calls. I have been hooked ever since.

My dream hunt would be to go west and hunt Merriams. They are such beautiful birds.

[gonehunting]

I am currently in Cali, I hunted turkey once as a kid with my uncle in Wisconsin, I loved it but have not had a chance to do it again until now. I can't wait to try my luck around here ( that is if I can find a place to hunt them) But I will keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best. I use shotgun and my dream tukey hunt right now would be just getting one here.


Ryan

[Mookie's Roost]

Hello you all.My name is Mike.I am from North Carolina.I have been hunting turkey for 12 years now.I have harvested 10 gobblers so far.I mostly hunt turkeys.I also love to trout fish in the North Carolina Mountains and some in Tenn.I hunt turkeys and deer in N.C. and S.C. I do hunt deer in Alabama.My favorite shotgun is my Remington 11-87 SPS-T Camo.I shot 3" Federal #5 's thru .665 Gobbling Thunder choke tube.I use these calls for the hunting of turkeys The list includes way to many to list.My number one caller is the mouth yelper.I also use many different slate type callers.I also use wingbone yelper that I make.I use box calls as well but I am not that good at using one.I use a tube call.My favorite locatres are the crow and the owl but I use the hawk and coyote caller to locate some times.I call with my natural voice too.I have called in gobblers for others.I can not wait for the day when I call one in for my four year old daughter Macy.I have been married for 12 years.My wife and dad are on my list to call a gobbler in for them too.

[tkm127]

I am from Southern California. Have never hunted turkey but would like to try. Can anyone suggest an area to start ?Preferably in my area , but am willing to travel if necessary. Any and all replies gratefully accepted. Other suggestions as to where to learn or whatever also gratefully accepted. tia.

[Floyd]

Hello all.My name is Rick.I'm from Indpls,In. I hunt South of INDY.I use a 12G Camo Pattern Remington 870 Magnum TRKY Super Full Choke,This Gun is the 1998 NTWF 25th Anniversary.A very Sweet one @ that.

[orionje]

My Son and I hunt in New Hampshire With a Gun and a Bow. We hunt Fields and also do alot of Run and Guning

[Gutpile22]

Hey Guys,
I'm new to the site and I have been hunting Turkey's since 1996. I was a turkey guide for about 4 years and I like making my owen turkey calls. I live in sonoma county California and hunt the area's around here. I will go just about anywhere to hunt. I took my first Turkey at about 3ft and have been hooked ever since. For Turkey's I hunt mostly private land but for all other game I'm on public land.
You guys have an awesome site here I can't beleive how big it is and all of the different forums here.
Thanks
Tim

[ridgerunner835]

hello everyone
i have just been a member here for a few days,thought i would post a pic of one of my gobblers that i was blessed enough to harvest in 2004.i love to hunt turkeys in the spring,this is my favorite time of the year to hunt now.i live in kingsport tn,but i hunt in scott co. va,on relatives and friends property.i hunt with a mossberg 835.this aint a very good pic of the turkey,but it does show the beard length pretty good.the turkey weighed 21lbs,had a 10 1/4" beard,had 1 1/4"spurs.

[Metdawg44]

I live in the SF Bay Area and got hooked on Turkey hunting when I was invited to go to Alabama to hunt turkeys. I got my first Eastern there but we hunted in a rain storm and the birds would not respond to calls so we spot and stalked them. I would not do this again as I feel it is not fair chase but that was 15 years ago.

I've hunted the public areas of California administered by Fish & Game but it is tough. Birds are VERY wary and lots of competion. I've called many Jakes in but no mature gobblers. Only birds I've been able to take were on private ranches. Turkey's can be very gullable if they are not hunted much and are on private land but if they are preasured heavily, like on public land, man are they tough to take.

A shoot a Browning B-80 that I camo'd up myself. X-full choke and copper coated 6's work just fine.

[Sporticus]

Formerly of Northeast PA, outside of Scranton area, born in 1970 left in Dec 96'

hunted like crazy back there, killed several turkeys, mostly in the fall

living in San Diego, Ca since Jan 97, joined Wilderness Unlimited in Sep 2004, 1st year hunting since 1996 in PA

looking to waterfowl and turkey hunt mostly

little mule deer and hogs if an opportunity arises

I use either mossberg 835 in 12 g or my newly purchased ( used gun ) Browning BPS 10 gauge for turkey

[GOBL4ME]

I hunt in central Wisconsin since 1994 used benelli Sbe, Then switched to Tk 2000 Muzzle loader for a few bird, And got the first one with the bow in spring of 04 was so cool. I am hooked. heading to Nebraska for Merriams this spring with bow. But will bring Bps 10 just incase it is needed on the last day. Just order the shells from nitro this week.

[Mr. Longbeard]

I'm from Md and I've been turkey hunting for about 12 years. I've taken 13 gobblers and all of them were off heavily pressured public land!!!! Took me about 3 season to break the code on Wild Turkey hunting and I love it!!!!!!

I will argue with ya if you try to tell me that private land turkey are as hard to hunt a public

[little indian]

I hunt south central Ky & sometimes north TN. I am a self taught turkey hunter. I try to introduce a new hunter each year to turkeys. One of my favorite hunts was calling birds in so Mom & Dad could double. I use either a Benelli SBE, Mossberg 935, Franchi 912 Steadygrip, or Mossberg 500 20 ga. My bow is an AR-31. I also just got a Knight TK2000 muzzleloading shotgun. My dream hunt would be to take the World Slam one year.

[hornaddiction]

I am from SW Colorado and I hunt turkeys mostly here where I live. But last weekend I traveled to Texas with my brother and I shot my first Rio's! My brother shot his first Axis doe!

[cdkerri]

I am from Sacramento, and I hunt around Garden Valley, Ca.

[ouachitamtnman]

I'm from Arkansas. I live/hunt in the Ouachita Mountains. This is the first bird I ever took on the first hunt by myself. It was the opening day of season '03. 25lbs, 10 1/2" beard, 1 1/8" spurs.

[JLMoore1956]

I am originally from Columbus, Ohio.....

Army 17 years, do my hunting in Northern New York

[vbow]

East TN Bordering NC
Been huntin birds two days and love it.
Scored my first bird 2day - 21# , 11 1/2in beard, 7/8" spurs. Is it decent in all you turkey hunters book? Its great in mine.
Use 835 ultra
Love bowhuntin deer, think I'll try turkeys

[spectr17]

Welcome vbow That's a fine turkey you got there

[oakbrush]

Well, I grew up in So. California hunting and fishing. I moved to Utah about 14 years ago and never looked back. I started hunting turkeys about 3 years ago and found out what I had been missing. I couldn't draw in my home state of Utah but have had good luck in Arizona the last couple of years. I finally drew out in Utah this season after applying for 5 years. It was a blast. I will continue to hunt turkeys every spring where ever I can get a tag fairly close to home.

Thanks
oakbrush

[ilovesprig]

Actually, 1st. hunted Turkeys in Arizona in 1971. It was a fall hunt and didn't really get back into turkey hunting until 1995 (spring). Turkeys were reintroduced into San Diego County in 1993. Shot my 1st. turkey in 1996 (Lake Henshaw, Ca.). I've been hooked ever since.

I shoot a Super Black Eagle, 24" barrel, improved modified choke, and 3 1/2 13/4 4's Hevi-shot.

My goal is to get to Florida to get my Osceola. This season I shot 3 of the 4 of my grand slam, Alabama Eastern, Montana Merriam, and a California Rio.

[tdog]

live in vacaville and hunt close to town on a friends property. i also hunt cashcreek. i use my benelli nova most of the time but i will use the 4 ten or the pellet gun to have some fun. :)
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[twoton]

Howdy. Name's twoton. I mainly hunt Rios in southcentral Texas, but I have been known to make a trip or two to Mississippi to hunt some big ole black easterns before the Texas season opens up.
Planning a trip to bag a merriam in Nebraska or somewhere within a day's drive of me this spring, if anybody knows of a economical way to do it, or would be interested in trading a hunt for a Rio I'ld be interested in hearing it.

[LKN4HOG]

I guess that I should have done this first. I am in San Bernardino and hunt turkeys where ever I can. Mostly up around the San Margarits area above Santa Maria. It is a long drive for me for a bird but time and what permitting, we go. Have looked in the Cleaveland National forrest and San Bernardino Mountains but have seen dusting beds and tracks but no birds.

I am just a hunting fool but at times claimed to be a fool hunting.....Hummmm

Randy

[LKN4HOG]

I forgot the rest...sorry

I hunt with a Winchester Auto in 12ga. I just love that gun. I first hunted turkeys in Indiana just outside Crawfordsville where a fine gentleman named Myron taught me the trade. Man could he talk turkey ! ! ! He had a nice spread with turkeys, deer and the works. As for the dream hunt, well one which everybody has a good time, weather birds are harvested or not. It not all about the kill, but how it is obtained.