RE: quick question about scouting for turkeys...
Go out in the AM(before sunrise) and listen starting in late March. The toms should be gobbling by then, you should be able to pinpoint them. Don't be discouraged about hunting public land, past 5 years I have bagged 2 toms and a jake, all on public land. Just keep your calling to a minimum, calling just enough to let them gobblers know where you are.