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Any one here into turkey hunting?

Yes.

The seasons (spring & fall) run April to May & September to January.

They follow the receding snow line in the former & come down with the late fall & early winter, other than those that stick to private lands where some folks feed them all year. Access to them is almost non-existent except for a few landowners that feed the turkeys & have Block Mgt agreements with the state. But shooting semi-tame turkeys in someones field isn't sporting to me.

Access is tough even early on Fed lands with the snow blocking road access.
 
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There weren't any turkeys in my area when I stopped hunting . Then I started working lots of hours and never got back into it. Plus a friend of mine loved to hunt and fish but didn't like to eat wild game and would only eat Flathead catfish. He gave me plenty of wild game and fish . He always found someone who would take it. He never wasted game or fish.

Now Turkeys are thick around here.
 
I just like to watch them
 

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Only /winter/spring hunting we did was quail. Best birds ever! Last time I hunted turkey is when I was 8 or 9? Rule of hunting was clean all you killed. My brother (3 years older than i) set forth with our 410's (mine single shot & his was a pump action). There were lots of turkeys on our property so knowing where to hunt was easy. As we approached the heard ;) I asked him if he was ready (action closed) and he nodded yes. We approached on the low side where a creek was and slowly snuck closer as they (turkeys) we busy eating. Into the air they went as we both pulled the triggers. 4 came down, but I was the only 1 that fired. I guess the action wasn't fully closed:( on his gun. 2 dropped dead on the spot and 2 was badly wounded, so off to finish them. Now I had to clean 4 by myself which wasn't bad except for time consuming. If we had early hunting I wasn't aware of it as the fall was the only time we hunted turkey. Quail on the other hand if it took me all day I had no complaints! The only complaint i have now is there's not many to none at all on our property or in the county. Cleaning all 4 is the reason I don't hunt them ir even eat turkey anymore.

Best to you and your hunt!
 
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