What are the best public lands for spring turkeys?

[schlockinz]

Might wanna look into the SE, there will probably be more birds out there due to lower human population, less pressure, and better habitat. Then again, these may be Easterns as well...

 

[oneshotonekill]

Might wanna look into the SE, there will probably be more birds out there due to lower human population, less pressure, and better habitat. Then again, these may be Easterns as well...

In my experience turkey numbers are alot higher out west than back east. That being said there aren't too many dumb public land birds anywhere.

 

[brian89]

And where would that be?

Thanks all - helpful.

Canton


I agree with oneshot.. there are a ton of birds out west..

 

[imhntn]

I have some buddies that do real well on Honobia. Any place you can do ok after you have hunted it for a few years and learn where to look and what the birds usually do. Like Brian said, you can set up and ambush them without ever calling if you have them scouted well.

 

[Davs2601]

Black Kettle!!! It is broken up into a ton of small sections so you dont have people pushing them too far. I generally wait till the third week of the season and head out there. Awesome place

Lexington has a large population and they will respond easily right up until the youth season. It turns that place upside down. Im all for the youth seasons, they are a great idea. I just wish it wasnt the weekend prior to the season opening

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Can anyone name off (by PM to me) a group of black kettle units (say 3, 5, 10, 15, or whatever, among the 113) that maybe see less pressure/ hunters than some other ones, and/or have a lot of birds? C'mon just name all the best ones cept your own little honey hole.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

What is "SE" anyway? Surely you dont mean Southeastern OK? The population density there is much higher than Western OK.

 

[schlockinz]

Sorry, was comparing SE Oklahoma with just about everything other than Western Oklahoma.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Oh I see; makes sense - relative to NE and central and N-central and S-central....gotcha.