Compared to the rest of the state, north Alabama turkey hunting is horrible. I hunt in south central Alabama but live in north Alabama right now, and believe me these guys up here don't know the first thing about turkey hunting, only because there's no turkeys to hunt. All they do is duck and hog hunt. Plus Bankhead is having a pretty bad hog problem and they're about to open it for a big hog hunt that may extend through turkey season. Even if the hog season doesn't go through turkey season, you probably won't see or hear a single bird bc of the hogs. If you come down to hunt Alabama you oughta drive on down to the Talladega NF or Choccolocco Management Area, WAY more turkeys in that area, longer season, and it's not really that crowded compared to places like Lowndes and Barbour counties. If you've never turkey hunted Alabama, please don't hunt north Alabama, you'll get the wrong impression of how great our turkey hunting is in the majority of the state. Barbour county has great hunting, but you'll see a hunter every 50 yards, and most of em are about as considerate as a fart in church. Talladega and Choccolocco are your best bet. I'll guide you for $500......haha