Good public land for deer and Turkey

[conditionzero]

I literally did just that last year on my way to an area I was scouting. First deer ever. Also, my only. Hopefully this year I can change that.View attachment 400810

Dang!

 

[OKRuss]

I literally did just that last year on my way to an area I was scouting. First deer ever. Also, my only. Hopefully this year I can change that.

I heard that he drove around dodging does until a buck tried to cross!

Joking aside, I give HoLeChit props for going out and trying to find a good public land place to hunt. He got out and put some boots on the ground and a boat in the water then asked questions and got answers/suggestions via private reply. Hope he's successful this year with a rifle!

 

[Bocephus123]

you put in on the river up north around Hulah and Copan you can get away but it takes more effort than most are willing to put out.

 

[Bocephus123]

I heard that he drove around dodging does until a buck tried to cross!

Joking aside, I give HoLeChit props for going out and trying to find a good public land place to hunt. He got out and put some boots on the ground and a boat in the water then asked questions and got answers/suggestions via private reply. Hope he's successful this year with a rifle!

Yep keep after it ive killed deer on public land !

 

[travisstorma]

I used to go out to various WMAs and look for somewhere secluded that might take a four wheel drive to get to - if you were allowed to use the road. I got tired of hunting and it looked like a pumpkin patch every direction you look when the sun came up. Now I usually just bow hunt. Hardly anyone out there then.

 

[OKRuss]

Bowhunting is going to definitely be less crowded even with crossbows being allowed. I'd find me a good climber tree stand that's lightweight and find multiple places which you mark the coordinates. No flag tape. Consider downloading OnX Maps to your phone - great for knowing where the boundaries are as well as marking possible stand locations.

We've got lots of cedar trees so don't pass up possibly using a ground blind if the surroundings will brush it in really well. They make some that are fairly lightweight(not like my Double Bull).

Best of luck!

 

[HoLeChit]

I heard that he drove around dodging does until a buck tried to cross!

Joking aside, I give HoLeChit props for going out and trying to find a good public land place to hunt. He got out and put some boots on the ground and a boat in the water then asked questions and got answers/suggestions via private reply. Hope he's successful this year with a rifle!

I appreciate it, and hope that I can make it happen this year. I need to get out and put my camera out and do some looking around.... I was gonna do that last month and never did. Guess that's more motivation to get my transmission replaced.

 

[hunter966]

The 1st time I hunted public land I never saw a soul……until I shot my buck.

I looked up towards a fence and there were at least 6 hunters lined up watching me. I asked one of them where did ya’ll come from, he said when we hear a shot we go running towards the sound hoping someone missed.

Just then someone shot and that sucker took of towards that shot. Talk about feeling like I had a target on my back, I got the crap outta there.

 

[Bocephus123]

The 1st time I hunted public land I never saw a soul……until I shot my buck.

I looked up towards a fence and there were at least 6 hunters lined up watching me. I asked one of them where did ya’ll come from, he said when we hear a shot we go running towards the sound hoping someone missed.

Just then someone shot and that sucker took of towards that shot. Talk about feeling like I had a target on my back, I got the crap outta there.

People are Idiots

 

[swampratt]

I harvest many deer on public land and Turkeys until the wife told me she does not like those birds so much.
OK Bobcat and Coyote it is.

I’m in Edmond and would like to hunt locally

You said that above.
I am in Yukon and before that in Spencer and I usually drive well over 150 miles 1 way to get to a good public land hunting spot.
Minimum drive would be about 65 miles.

Local deer hunting to me means in Oklahoma somewhere.
My best fishing spot is 160 miles away.