Mr Longbeard, congrats on your season... I have been turkeyhunting onprivate land for 25 yearsand I can promise you, there are some very tough gobblers on private land too.... Any turkey hunter that has good woodsmanship, knows the lay of the land in his hunting area, knows how and where to set up, and puts in the timewill kill turkeys no matter where he's hunting, private or public ground. My best friend and I always laugh and joke with one another after a successful hunt and we are feeling a little cockyby saying "they could drop us off in downtown New York City and we'd find one and kill him ". I just thank God that we are ALL able to enjoy hunting these awesme birds each spring.This community would be much more pleasant if we substituted belittling with congratulating.