SOA Hunts

I was drawn for Cedar Creek 4/7 and my buddy was drawn for Portland Landing 4/1.

got Cedar Creek 4/1 hunt.

Alternate for Cedar Creek (4/21 and 4/28), Uchee Creek (4/1), Upper State (4/7) and Portland Landing (4/21)

I got alternate at Portland on 4/7 and buddy got thigpen hill on 4/21. Has anyone turkey hunted Thigpen?

4/21 Uchee hunter
A couple of other alternates.

I got Uchee Creek 4/28
My dad got Little River 4/21
And my wife got Stimpson 4/1

Your daughter didn't get drawn?

I got Portland Landing on 4/28 or 5/5

I got hunter 4/1 at little river got alt for a few places. Not sure I can make the little river hunt because believe I’ll be in Texas for rio’s

I got Stimpson 4/21, and alternate for Uchee 4/14. Probably just going with the sure shot, but I don't know too much about either one or turkey hunting at all for that matter.

I got alternate same weekend.

I got Upper State (Clarke County) 4/7 and alternate for several others.

I got Fred Simpson on 4/21. Someone told me I shouldn’t accept in hopes of getting a better area next year. Any advice?

Not selected. How many years did y'all enter before you got selected?

I got a 5/5 draw on Thigpen. Need some info on it.

I should be home from work, and if I’m not out of state and you go by yourself I would be open to going with you to call for you.

Wife drew Uchee creek 4/1

Fired up.

I have. I swear its not worth it. Me and my dad hunted very hard every day of my hunt last year the 3/31-4/2. Never heard a turkey gobble.

Admittedly I did miss one that came in silent but it was a very uneventful hunt up until then.

Two weeks later, however, I saw where two guys both shot one on the same units I hunted. So who knows.

They were on fire that weekend at stimpson two years ago. Thats the same weekend I called up 3 for my dad. Can't remember what unit we were on though.

I'll let you know. I have a buddy that is interested in going that turkey hunts. If he can't, you got first dibs.

I forgot to register I reckon

Makes two of us

I had a guy tell me there were only two turkeys killed on the Upper State and Stimpson hunts the entire time last season. Any one know if he is right?

Hunted Uchee 2 years ago. Great hunt lots of birds if anyone needs info there. I drew Thigpen 4/7 this year. Anyone hunted it in the past?

Drive through Little River State Forest everyday. Interesting to us around here that some of it has been opened up to SOA. I used to bow shoot tournaments when I was little there and all through South Alabama. This was years ago. I remember a few years back when they raffled some bow hunts in the state park during mid-late January. I always wanted to deer or turkey hunt the place.

The management of that park has changed so much over the years.

And based off the map, Little River SOA is not Monroe, it is really Escambia County.

And the rich keep getting richer. Congrats man!

I heard some birds on the north end when I had my deer hunt last year. I thought the place looked awesome for turkeys.

I turned mine and my wife’s hunts down. She’ll be about 7 months pregnant by then and won’t want to walk through the woods lol. Gonna keep stacking those points up to try and get back to Portland.

^^^^^^wish the “mom to be” had been able to turn down cedar creek that weekend. 😂😂

If you are an alternate for a turkey hunt, is the only chance you have to be upgraded to hunter in the next 72 hours if someone declines hunt or do they have the option to decline up until the date of the hunt?

I’m not sure about how soon the hunter has to accept. However, I’m pretty sure they have to give 7 days notice if they cannot go. If they don’t show up for the hunt without notice, they forfeit the opportunity to register for any hunts for at least a year, maybe 2.

Once drawn you’ve got 72 hours to accept or decline. There is definitely a chance you could get upgraded right off the bat. However you can always get upgraded on down the line. My dad had an alternate for a deer hunt on Stimpson this coming weekend and just got upgraded to hunter a week or so ago.

Got drawn for first hunt at Little River but out of state trip booked during that time made me turn it back in.

You can trust what this guy says. I think he runs the SOAs. I know he at least has his hands in the selection process

Shhhhhhh

Thanks for the info fellas

I got an alternate initially for F.T. Stimpson on 4/7, I accepted it. Today I got an email that I have been upgraded to hunter. Do y'all know if I have to do anything else now or just wait on the instructions for assignments?

I hope they're gobbling in May. They hunt the place every weekend, so I hope there's one left to gobnle. Thanks for the info.

just wait for the unit assignments. Usually arrives a several weeks prior to the hunt is my recollection. I hope I get upgraded. I ain't holding my breath though.

has anybody got their unit assignments yet?