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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2861174
07/26/19 05:20 AM
07/26/19 05:20 AM
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sj22
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Hard to beat a mid to late April hunt in Jackson County Alabama!
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: sj22]
#2861190
07/26/19 06:26 AM
07/26/19 06:26 AM
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Posts: 242 Jackson Co
bamamed1
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Posts: 242
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Hard to beat a mid to late April hunt in Jackson County Alabama!
X2. I’ve been fortunate to hunt a handful of states and all 4 species and for me it’s tough to top these old mountain birds when they’re acting right.
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: sj22]
#2861216
07/26/19 07:10 AM
07/26/19 07:10 AM
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Posts: 12,101 Sylacauga, AL
poorcountrypreacher
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Hard to beat a mid to late April hunt in Jackson County Alabama!
Actually, some of those guys have told me for years that the best hunting there would be in early May, and this year it will be legal! Internet scouters should put Jackson county in May on their bucket list. I would choose the feral turkeys of New Zealand, but I'm not going until someone devises a Star Trek type transporter to beam me and my truck directly to it. There is nothing on earth to make me willingly spend that much time on a plane.
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: poorcountrypreacher]
#2861238
07/26/19 07:40 AM
07/26/19 07:40 AM
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Posts: 11,781 Huntsville
JUGHEAD
Booner
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Hard to beat a mid to late April hunt in Jackson County Alabama!
Actually, some of those guys have told me for years that the best hunting there would be in early May, and this year it will be legal! Internet scouters should put Jackson county in May on their bucket list. I would choose the feral turkeys of New Zealand, but I'm not going until someone devises a Star Trek type transporter to beam me and my truck directly to it. There is nothing on earth to make me willingly spend that much time on a plane. I trend further toward genuinely not liking you two every single year.
"The only reason I shoot a 3.5" shell for turkeys is because they don't make a 4" one." - t123winters
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2861267
07/26/19 08:36 AM
07/26/19 08:36 AM
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Posts: 1,967 Opelika, AL
AU_trout_bum
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It's hard to beat the eastern turkey here in Alabama, but the Merriam's have been high on my list for a long while due to the unique coloration and surrounding scenery.
Author, Fly Fishing for Redeye Bass: An Adventure Across Southern Waters JacksonKayak Fishing Team --------------------------------------------------- "I do not hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt them because I have to." - Tom Kelly
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2861293
07/26/19 08:59 AM
07/26/19 08:59 AM
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Posts: 36,184 alabama
BhamFred
Freak of Nature
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some of you Jackson Co boys need to cross the county line every now and then. Even a moderate Texas trip willl ruin you for Alabama, much less a good Merriams trip.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: BD]
#2861302
07/26/19 09:10 AM
07/26/19 09:10 AM
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Atoler
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Start opening weekend South FL and wrapping up in Maine as June arrives. In between, going from coast to coast to hit as many states as possible. This. Hawaii would also be pretty neat. A run up the northeast coast, hitting half a dozen states.
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: BhamFred]
#2861305
07/26/19 09:11 AM
07/26/19 09:11 AM
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Posts: 9,340 Jackson County
BrentM
Mr. Turkey
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Mr. Turkey
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Posts: 9,340
Jackson County
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some of you Jackson Co boys need to cross the county line every now and then. Even a moderate Texas trip willl ruin you for Alabama, much less a good Merriams trip. I’d like to hunt high altitude merriams or Gould’s.......that’s on my bucket list. But the couple times I’ve been out west you know what little patch of cottonwoods the turkeys are roosted in that morning before you go and you know they’ve about gotta come back to the same little patch that evening. Didn’t do it for me. I like not knowing where he’s at til I hear him gobble at daylight and then going to him.
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2861312
07/26/19 09:14 AM
07/26/19 09:14 AM
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Posts: 36,184 alabama
BhamFred
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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alabama
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Brent, Texas birds don't act like that, and it isn't unusual to hear 20+ gobblers at first light. They usually hit the ground running...away.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: JUGHEAD]
#2861315
07/26/19 09:20 AM
07/26/19 09:20 AM
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 9,340 Jackson County
BrentM
Mr. Turkey
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Mr. Turkey
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Jackson County
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Hard to beat a mid to late April hunt in Jackson County Alabama!
Actually, some of those guys have told me for years that the best hunting there would be in early May, and this year it will be legal! Internet scouters should put Jackson county in May on their bucket list. I would choose the feral turkeys of New Zealand, but I'm not going until someone devises a Star Trek type transporter to beam me and my truck directly to it. There is nothing on earth to make me willingly spend that much time on a plane. I trend further toward genuinely not liking you two every single year. He makes you want to call him a dirty word but he does it in such a nice way that you just can’t bring yourself to do it
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2861322
07/26/19 09:31 AM
07/26/19 09:31 AM
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257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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A week long Osceola trip on 2 different private farms with 2 tags in my pocket
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2861414
07/26/19 11:13 AM
07/26/19 11:13 AM
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foldemup
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If I’m taking a trip, it’s to see places and kill stuff I can’t do at home. Merriams in the mountains all day long for me. Haven’t done it, but like BrentM I’d like to go for Goulds in the mountains. I’d also like to hunt Rios in Hawaii for the scenery and experience.
If you want to always win, never play anyone better than you!
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: AU coonhunter]
#2861469
07/26/19 12:19 PM
07/26/19 12:19 PM
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Posts: 32,451 North Alabama
YEKRUT
Turkey Nut
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Turkey Nut
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I hope it happens this year, but it will be spread out over a whole season and not just one trip. We will start in South Florida chasing osceolas, and finish in the mountains of New Mexico chasing merriams with Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama mixed in. I’m glad you said we again
Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters. —Archibald Rutledge—
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: YEKRUT]
#2861484
07/26/19 12:44 PM
07/26/19 12:44 PM
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n2deer
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I’m glad you said we again You two lovers get a room
Do you want to hear him gobble, or do you want to kill him.
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2861526
07/26/19 01:47 PM
07/26/19 01:47 PM
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Posts: 38,489 N. Bama
257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
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There’s a whiff of jealousy in the room all the sudden
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2861665
07/26/19 04:30 PM
07/26/19 04:30 PM
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Posts: 12,246 Oxford, AL. USA
Big Game Hunter
Doesn’t Know His Code
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Doesn’t Know His Code
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Oxford, AL. USA
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Yucatan Peninsula for Ocellated. New Zealand for Merriams.
IKNOWMYPHUCKINGCODEDAMMITYOUDICKHEAD!!!
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: n2deer]
#2861758
07/26/19 06:47 PM
07/26/19 06:47 PM
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lectrode
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I’m glad you said we again You two lovers get a room Seriously
You haven't been blocked until you've been flock blocked!!!
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: JUGHEAD]
#2861775
07/26/19 07:15 PM
07/26/19 07:15 PM
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Posts: 7,914
sj22
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Hard to beat a mid to late April hunt in Jackson County Alabama!
Actually, some of those guys have told me for years that the best hunting there would be in early May, and this year it will be legal! Internet scouters should put Jackson county in May on their bucket list. I would choose the feral turkeys of New Zealand, but I'm not going until someone devises a Star Trek type transporter to beam me and my truck directly to it. There is nothing on earth to make me willingly spend that much time on a plane. I trend further toward genuinely not liking you two every single year. 😂😂😂
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: poorcountrypreacher]
#2861859
07/26/19 08:17 PM
07/26/19 08:17 PM
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Posts: 219 Ridge Top
bayouturkey
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4 point
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Posts: 219
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Hard to beat a mid to late April hunt in Jackson County Alabama!
Actually, some of those guys have told me for years that the best hunting there would be in early May, and this year it will be legal! Internet scouters should put Jackson county in May on their bucket list. I would choose the feral turkeys of New Zealand, but I'm not going until someone devises a Star Trek type transporter to beam me and my truck directly to it. There is nothing on earth to make me willingly spend that much time on a plane. 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.
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2862068
07/26/19 10:38 PM
07/26/19 10:38 PM
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Posts: 4,669 Madison, AL
wmd
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10 point
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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!
"Any way you look at it, most of the problems facing baboons can be expressed in two words: other baboons" - D.L. Cheney and R.M. Seyfarth
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2862073
07/26/19 10:42 PM
07/26/19 10:42 PM
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Posts: 38,489 N. Bama
257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
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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.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
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07/26/19 11:21 PM
07/26/19 11:21 PM
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Posts: 4,669 Madison, AL
wmd
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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.
"Any way you look at it, most of the problems facing baboons can be expressed in two words: other baboons" - D.L. Cheney and R.M. Seyfarth
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2862113
07/26/19 11:24 PM
07/26/19 11:24 PM
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257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
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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
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2862146
07/27/19 06:24 AM
07/27/19 06:24 AM
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Posts: 10,402 northport
deadeye48
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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.
When I need expert advice I tend to talk to myself The older I get the better I used to be
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2862151
07/27/19 06:44 AM
07/27/19 06:44 AM
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Posts: 36,184 alabama
BhamFred
Freak of Nature
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alabama
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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've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: BhamFred]
#2862154
07/27/19 06:51 AM
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Posts: 10,402 northport
deadeye48
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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
When I need expert advice I tend to talk to myself The older I get the better I used to be
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: deadeye48]
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07/27/19 07:33 AM
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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?
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2863163
07/28/19 11:53 AM
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Posts: 9,977 Hampton Cove
foldemup
14 point
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The best way to destroy a good place to hunt is talking about it on the internet
If you want to always win, never play anyone better than you!
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: foldemup]
#2863232
07/28/19 01:58 PM
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Posts: 2,284 Spanish Fort
Jstocks
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Spanish Fort
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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.
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: foldemup]
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07/28/19 06:03 PM
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Posts: 316 NE Mississippi
deerhunt1988
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The best way to destroy a good place to hunt is talking about it on the internet 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!
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
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07/31/19 10:15 AM
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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.
Last edited by outdoorobsession; 07/31/19 10:16 AM.
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
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07/31/19 02:44 PM
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poorcountrypreacher
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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.
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: poorcountrypreacher]
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07/31/19 02:55 PM
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Thisldu
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Ocellated in the Yucatan is my dream hunt.
"The future's uncertain and the end is always near"
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: foldemup]
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07/31/19 07:01 PM
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The best way to destroy a good place to hunt is talking about it on the internet 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.
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
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08/01/19 06:39 AM
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Going out of state to hunt isn't a common thing for most people because it isn't cheap and they don't know who to contact to get a hunt set up. Hunting public land is a gamble no matter where you go and if someone decides to take the word of someone on a social media site as gospel.....well theres one thing to say about that....Buyer Beware
When I need expert advice I tend to talk to myself The older I get the better I used to be
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2866404
08/01/19 08:00 AM
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Posts: 36,184 alabama
BhamFred
Freak of Nature
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You can turkey hunt DIY in Nebraska, South Dakota, Oklahoma, and Wyoming pretty cheap and with confidence of success. I've done it many times. South Fl not so much, I have done that real cheap but I had personal contacts to get me in.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
#2866691
08/01/19 02:10 PM
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Posts: 1,911 huntin the big lease
Turkeymaster
8 point
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Posts: 1,911
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I want to watch a merriam strut in higher elevation with some mountains in the back ground when I shoot him. I dont care where it is. just haven't had the money to spare yet
"All is fair in love, War and Turkey Hunting"
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Gobl4me]
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08/03/19 05:19 PM
08/03/19 05:19 PM
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Posts: 102 Butler
xarcher
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Posts: 102
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Killed a turkey in Hawaii the first week of March. Hunted parts of 4 days and only saw one other hunter and that was only 300 yards from the road. Lots of public land and got within killin range all but one day. But the real cool part was I killed one at 8000 feet above sea level. To the north I could sea the Pacific Ocean 25 miles away and to the south I could see the volcano peak at 13,000 feet. Be warned though, if you slip and fall on the lava fields it will cut you up.
People have more fun than anybody.
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
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08/04/19 06:06 PM
08/04/19 06:06 PM
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Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 12,927 In a Van, down by the River
quailman
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 12,927
In a Van, down by the River
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Always have wanted to hunt Merriams in Montana/Wyoming.
Life is a journey. Make sure and bring plenty of Beer.
My luck has been so bad lately, it could be raining pussies and I'd catch one with a dick broke off in it.
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: quailman]
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08/04/19 06:14 PM
08/04/19 06:14 PM
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Posts: 7,978 South of 20/North of 10
North40R
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14 point
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 7,978
South of 20/North of 10
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Always have wanted to hunt Merriams in Montana/Wyoming. Well no matter what the area biologist tells you don't hunt the Southeast corner of Montana or the Northeast corner of Wyoming. I found out the hard way that some folks lie!
Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience. Emerson
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: AU coonhunter]
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03/06/20 07:10 PM
03/06/20 07:10 PM
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Posts: 1 Auburn
freelancer101
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spike
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I hope it happens this year, but it will be spread out over a whole season and not just one trip. We will start in South Florida chasing osceolas, and finish in the mountains of New Mexico chasing merriams with Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama mixed in. Are y'all doing pubic in New Mexico or outfitting? Working on planning a trip now.
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: foldemup]
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03/06/20 08:08 PM
03/06/20 08:08 PM
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Posts: 34,438 Boxes Cove
2Dogs
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 34,438
Boxes Cove
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The best way to destroy a good place to hunt is talking about it on the internet Loose lips sink ships and get yer deer , turkey or anything else killed.
"Why do you ask"?
Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Gobl4me]
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03/06/20 10:02 PM
03/06/20 10:02 PM
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Posts: 10,645 Past Ol’ man Finley’s plac...
Southwood7
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Booner
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 10,645
Past Ol’ man Finley’s plac...
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But Alabama is my favorite place to hunt......Mid to late March. Smoke hanging in the air from nearby burns and smoldering stumps. No green up yet. Crisp mornings. Tough turkeys. Forest roads. Gravel popping. Long walks. Nothing better to me. Amen!
The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: BhamFred]
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03/07/20 12:09 AM
03/07/20 12:09 AM
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Posts: 4,698 alabaster al.
BIG-AL
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10 point
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,698
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some of you Jackson Co boys need to cross the county line every now and then. Even a moderate Texas trip willl ruin you for Alabama, much less a good Merriams trip. Spot on!!
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Mbrock]
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03/07/20 07:48 AM
03/07/20 07:48 AM
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Posts: 4,698 alabaster al.
BIG-AL
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,698
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It’s hard to beat TX. Those Rios are vocal and lots of them. Yep
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
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Re: Ultimate turkey trip
[Re: Ben2]
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03/07/20 11:04 AM
03/07/20 11:04 AM
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 9,804 North Jackson
ridgestalker
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14 point
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 9,804
North Jackson
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I’d like to hunt one on private land for a change.
"The Heavens declare the glory of God;and the firmament sheweth his handiwork" Pslam 19:1
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