RE: Public (or private) turkey hunting in W. Virginia or Maryland?
I also head for the mountains of western MD to chase turkeys each spring. It' s true, there are turkeys pretty much everywhere on public land, but they' re outnumbered by all the hunters you' ll encounter which has made them especially spooky. The eastern shore is quickly rising to the top of the list as a good turkey producer and I know they' re available on public land there as well, but I have no personal experience hunting them there.