Nebraska Turkey

[Dr. Zeus]

I have a buddy that told me to ask this on here because he only has Facebook.

"I have a trip planned next month for Turkey in Nebraska. Obviously wildfires have scorched half of the state. But I plan on going to the Northwest part of the state pine ridge region. Any information if the wildfires had affected this region or not or any other tips before going out?. I had another user on a different social media platform Tell me that I better just stay home. I'm just looking for more opinions. Thanks"

Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk

 

[Skerhunter]

NW part of the state was not affected by the fires. FYI - Onx has a wildfire layer that is helpful to see exactly what areas are affected.

 

[hobbes]

Inciweb shows all active fires. The big fires in Nebraska do not show up anywhere near the Pine Ridge on inciweb. It does show a recent prescribed burn.

 

[hobbes]

The guy telling you to stay home is likely being a smart ass. If not, he has no knowledge of NE.

 

[Kurts86]

Inciweb maps wildfire activity daily if you are wondering. Onx imports these layers regularly and has and active fire layer.

Nothing in the NW part of the state so far, that part of the state burned heavily around 2011/12 most recently. Quite honestly there isn’t hardly any fuel load left in much of pine ridge.

2024 was the last time I hunted pine ridge and it was horrible. Over harvest prior to tag restrictions and a bad winter really hunt the turkeys there. It’s the last quarter of the state I would target unless I had private access.

 

[Dr. Zeus]

Inciweb maps wildfire activity daily if you are wondering. Onx imports these layers regularly and has and active fire layer.

Nothing in the NW part of the state so far, that part of the state burned heavily around 2011/12 most recently. Quite honestly there isn’t hardly any fuel load left in much of pine ridge.

2024 was the last time I hunted pine ridge and it was horrible. Over harvest prior to tag restrictions and a bad winter really hunt the turkeys there. It’s the last quarter of the state I would target unless I had private access.

Where would you advise him to go I instead?

Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk

 

[Kurts86]

Where would you advise him to go I instead?

Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk

A riparian corridor in the other 3/4 of the state.

It depends if someone is set on a certain subspecies and the preference of terrain.

 

[Dr. Zeus]

A riparian corridor in the other 3/4 of the state.

It depends if someone is set on a certain subspecies and the preference of terrain.

Merriams

Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk

 

[huntineveryday]

The fires we've had so far haven't been in the pine ridge region. I would point out that most of the state is in significant drought right now and fire danger remains high all over. Checking with some if the resources named above will help you keep track of any new fires. Just be mindful of how dry it is, watch where you park, etc, and have a good hunt!

 

[huntineveryday]

Also, if you're after a true merriams, that will limit you to the northwest part of the state. If you're after white tips and fine with a hybrid bird, that opens the doors to a lot more of the state.