Who travels for turkeys?

[Crawl79]

I travel to hunt turkeys every year. For a long time I hunted the same states and areas over and over. Over the last 5 years I have started hitting new states every year. Since my home state in Louisiana most states I have been so far have been easy. The exception for me has been Mississippi which has been the only one I that it took me multiple trips. Now I hunt there yearly.

This year I should draw Iowa.
Last year I hunted Wisconsin
Year before that Colorado and Hawaii.

States I have harvested a bird in:
Louisiana, Tennessee, Kansas, New Mexico, Florida, Nebraska, Mississippi, Hawaii, Colorado, Wisconsin
Also, have killed a pile of birds in Mexico.

I have a long way to go but only hitting 1-2 new states each year.

 

[Will_m]

The question now days is WHO ISN'T traveling for turkeys. Social media and YouTube have dealt a gigantic blow to quality public land hunting and turkey hunting opportunities across the nation.

This. Big time this. So much so that it truly hurts.

 

[Ringbill27]

I have traveled for turkey hunts to multiple states. I am looking to get the slam so that requires travel outside of my home state Wisconsin.

Any birds in NW Wisconsin?

I live in MN NW of Duluth and I’m looking to add another turkey if I manage to kill my MN bird.

Was the camping situation in Wisconsin? Can I camp on state land wherever?

 

[Claroue]

Yes there is birds there just not a lot. You might be able to get a left over tag for a late season but not sure of the tag numbers up there. You can camp at just about all the state forest areas around there.

 

[Ringbill27]

Yes there is birds there just not a lot. You might be able to get a left over tag for a late season but not sure of the tag numbers up there. You can camp at just about all the state forest areas around there.

Looking at it, zone 6 & 7 don’t have leftovers and I missed the app deadline by a mile. I guess zone 4 is where I could possibly pick up a tag.

 

[Upwolf]

I've been hitting 3 different states for the last few years. Growing up in the midwest, I wouldn't have thought about doing that back then. It's worth it!

 

[Chaser96]

I travel and hunt multiple states every year. But so does everyone else these days it seems. I’ll drive anywhere in the country and end up on a couple 20 hour drives every year. Camp a lot of the time. Cheap motels other times. If you’re just getting in to it I’d start with a shorter drive and just enjoy the process.


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[UpTop]

The question now days is WHO ISN'T traveling for turkeys. Social media and YouTube have dealt a gigantic blow to quality public land hunting and turkey hunting opportunities across the nation.

Turkeys and everything else! This is the world we live in now. It’s probably as much a good thing as bad though. Depends on how you look at it. I go from being irritated at hot spotting and people trying to be internet famous to being grateful we have the numbers of people to help fight the shady politicians and those who who would shut it all down completely. What do ya do?

 

[Jmoore]

Yes I’ll hit a couple different states every spring. If I’m solo or with my boys we are camping. My wife likes to turkey hunt too, so if she’s with me we usually find some lodging if some sort. Also if she wants to skip a day then she can sight see while I’m in the woods.

 

[cnelk]

I’ll go up to my Wyo cabin and shoot them

 

[SloppyJ]

I live very near some great turkey country but my state doesn't hold them as well. I'm considering traveling in 2026 with my son to chase some and hopefully get our first. I don't think it's odd at all to travel for a turkey hunt.

 

[Tandin93]

I hunt multiple states, but I live within 40 miles of 3 neighboring states and can be in 2 more in 3 hours. So Most of my “out of state” hunts start with coffee at my house… I’m pretty blessed.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I want to go out to my property in MO this year as my buddy had a bunch on cams this winter. They seem to be rebounding a bit.