Turkey at Standing Rock

[jdyansick]

So I had a couple friends go to Standing Rock reservation a few years ago and had success for Merriam. Anybody else out there get the res tag and try it out?

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[KurtR]

So I had a couple friends go to Standing Rock reservation a few years ago and had success for Merriam. Anybody else out there get the res tag and try it out?

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i just get a state tag if i want one but i live here. From what i have heard numbers are down a fair amount from a few years back. I would rather go to the black hills and hunt them any way.

 

[jdyansick]

So stick with the south west area of the state? @KurtR

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[KurtR]

So stick with the south west area of the state? @KurtR

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not that i am a turkey expert but i would say yes. i spend most my spring chasing snow geese but a couple of my friends are turkey guys and they go to the hills to hunt

 

[flyingbrass]

I hunted there about 2010 and did not get one.

 

[tallsdyotehunter]

Used to be better.... wait for it.... we when we could use rifles.... yes many hate it but I enjoyed low power small cartridge spot and stalk turkeys. Never shot 1 over 50yds and I know people don't like it, but I do still feel like it was a rule change forced in by "real" turkey hunters under the cloak of safety. Any way.. pine Ridge res is a great place to go.

 

[ITT10]

Any reports on winter kill/turkey population for spring 2025?

 

[KurtR]

We have had no snow at all. My friends that hunt them said numbers just keep going down for some reason

 

[ITT10]

Not what I was hoping to hear, but thank you for the insight. Hopefully we can find a couple pockets of birds around. Hopefully things change for the better.