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New Zealand for me.

I looked into New Zealand pretty heavily for a trip for my wife and I.
I don’t think I could do that much time on a plane either. We did Hawaii this past spring and that about pushed my limits.

Start with Osceolas in South Florida and end with Merriam's in Wyoming. Throw in an Alabama or Tennessee Eastern and a Rio somewhere along the way.

Trying to pull it off for my son and me this year ... but darn it has been hard trying to find an outfitter in S. Florida that has dates that line up with my son's spring break. Got a couple of leads but nothing confirmed yet - would think as much I am willing to pay that somebody would agree to take my money!

It’s a cutthroat deal in S FL. After years I finally pressed some farmer connections. Gonna be tough to be out of town for a week early March for me but screw it im going. I work hard enough rest of the crop to make up for it.

Yep and the only reason we are looking at S. Florida is that is the only season open during his college Spring Break. If his break was a week (or two) later we would just spend the time hunting in Alabama.

I agree. Headed to S FL is only way I can ever go out of state on a planned hunt. Anything past that I can’t commit to either

I'd go back to WA to hunt the Merriams and Rio's. Theyre definitely different than the easterns here in AL as I found out. It took two days to figure out what those birds were doing. Had to throw away all the strategies I've learned and learn some more on the run.

you for sure have to change tactics to hunt Rios and esp Marriams out west. Took me a day to figure those Merriams out, then it was killing time.

I wish WA would let folks take more than 2 birds in the spring. Once we figured out what to do as you said it was killin time.
I left my gear and shotgun with a friend out there in hopes of a return trip this coming spring

Over in Eastern Washington?

Yes

I've hunted 'em in over half the U.S. and my favorite trip has been my trek to the Pacific Northwest this spring. Hit up Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Utah. Absolutely gorgeous country with a ton of varying habitat. Found birds in Idaho from the tip of the panhandle down to near the Utah border. In 12 solid days of hunting, I only ran into a few other turkey hunters. Some days I didn't see a single one. Chased Merriam's, Rios, and hybrids. Saw birds in places that blew my mind. Wildlife galore. Saw my first moose, heard my first wolves. Hundreds of elk. It is an 'Ultimate Trip' that is reasonable to make.

I guess my next 'Ultimate Trip' will be for U.S. Gould's or Hawaii. But I still don't think I'll enjoy either of those as much as my PNW trip this past spring...

The best way to destroy a good place to hunt is talking about it on the internet

If you don’t believe this, go hunt public land Missouri.

Or, just try to find a turkey lease in Texas or even Alabama for that matter.

Surely this post isn't in reference to mine? But I agree and have watched the downfall of multiple midwest states. And am somewhat thankful for it...It got me to exploring elsewhere!

Best trip possible to me is Private ranch in Texas panhandle along the Red River. Tag out in a couple of days. Great country, tons of birds, no other folks around.

After that Private land merriams in NW Nebraska, or private land Osceolas on improved pasture land on a working Cattle ranch there.

The reason I put Texas first is you get more tags then the other 2.

Ive done them all more then a few times .They are all pretty places to hunt, different from here and all have lots of birds.

New Zealand is waaaayyyy to far for me to go.

I've never hunted on it in TX, but one of the best trips I've ever been on was along that river across the line in OK. High mesas about 500 yds from the river, with cottonwood beside it and then a strip of wheat. And lots of turkeys.

Ocellated in the Yucatan is my dream hunt.

I’m still trying to figure out how people can’t figure this out. People giving up the ghost on turkeys, especially diy/public land info.