Best state to turkey hunt?
 

I was just wondering what state has the best turkey hunting. After today, I think I would have to nominate New Haven Ct. or at least the suburbs. I've been doing ride alongs all day an have seen a ton of turkey's everywhere. I have to believe their as bad as the deer are in the Md. suburbs.

RE: Best state to turkey hunt?
 

i think just about everywhere has tons of turkeys anymore.

RE: Best state to turkey hunt?
 

Thank's to the N.W.T.F. Turkey's are growing in record numbers in just about every eastern & midwestern state.
So what ever state your hunting in you should do real good on bagging your bird.
Good luck & be safe out there.

RE: Best state to turkey hunt?
 

I think ID is the only one you can bag any of three subspecies in: Eastern, Merriam's, or Rio.

Unfortunately AK is out of the running but we make up for it in other ways.

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Yup, thanks to you guys, us folks in Ontario Canada enjoy excellent turkey hunting. Lotsa birds here and the population is still growing.

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i would have to say sc for one i live here plus we can harvest 5 birds a season our season opens march 15 th and april 1st till may 1st .we have tons of birds here .

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I would say it is probably great in all 49 and Canada where they hunt turkeys. Way I look at it, and maybe because it is from being gone so much and missing, but any day and any state or provinence you can hunt in, that is a good day and a good state/provience to hunt! [8D]

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ONbuckhunter, are you still see the flocks in the fields---seems within the last 2-3 weeks the birds have thinned out a bit--think they're already onto knowing the opening date for the season is April 25th :D.

RE: Best state to turkey hunt?
 

Im still seeing the odd flocks in the fields. Their in smallerharems now though. I'll be doing some scouting this next couple of weeks.

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Yep, killed my first mature gobbler in Francis Marion NF. The snakes sure did put an interesting twist on turkey hunting!

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thats what the fm is famous for the snakes and swamp fox francis marion . i have hunted there once rabbit huntin no snakes then but snakes dont bother me .when u comin back kodiak for another bird .

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MO has one of the best turkey populations in the country. They just seem to hide good.:)

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Lottsa birds here filled my tags three years in a row with a bow,love it!:)

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wELL I DON'T KNOW ABOUT the whole state but atleast the county i live in here in IL is just wild with huge turkeys.i bet on a normal day @ work this time of the year i see atleast 200 different turkeys"yes really that many"in the last 4 years i have filled my spring and fall tags and most toms i have taken have around a 10 inch beard and 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 inch spurs,and i have taken bigger.tons of 27 -32 lb'ers

RE: Best state to turkey hunt?
 

WV has a ton of birds...but for as far south as WV is, their season is late. It starts the last Monday in April, and the birds are less active and pretty quiet.

We still kill birds, but it's not like other states where I have hunted. I've seen as many as a dozen gobblers in a morning without hearing a single gobble.

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I live and hunt in Wisconisn but I would imagine that Missouri is one of the best places to hunt the evasive wild turkey, followed by Alabama, Wisconsin, Mississsippi, Texas, Georgia, West Virgina, Louisiana, & Indiana. This is my personal top 10 list from information that I have gathered in the past few years.

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hey dont forget ohio i hunt in meigs co and have seen tons of turkeys while deer hunting this fall.this will be my second spring hunting them and last spring only hunted two days and heard alot of birds!!!!!!!!!!