I would agree that there are a lot of turkeys around Auburn and they are relatively easy to kill for an Eastern. Probably not any better turkey population on average anywhere else in the state. I believe that, unlike big bucks, turkeys can be found in large numbers anywhere across the state but some properties just tend to hold more than others. That being said, if my life depended on killing a gobbler I would hunt southern Tn. around Giles Co. A ton of turkeys, big turkeys, more fields than woods and the turkeys just haven't seemed to figure out the difference b/w a hunter and a hen. By far the easiest Easterns to kill at least around these parts.

Hardest turkeys to kill- mnt. gobblers in Jackson Co. There is a very very good population and in certain areas, number of birds per 100 acres could stand with Lee Co. or anywhere else in the state, but the birds are smart and hard to set up on.