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Author Topic: Public land  (Read 7125 times)

Offline Bowslinger

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Public land
« on: April 14, 2020, 04:36:46 PM »
How many hunt it. I do my self its all I have too hunt.

Offline g8rvet

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Re: Public land
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2020, 04:58:14 PM »
I have a few small tracts to hunt that are private.  Been on public all but 2 hunts this year.  There are birds on one of the places, I have seen tracks.  But no room to move so it is sit and wait and pray.  Not much fun.  As the season is winding down and I still have one to kill, I may give him a little  more attention.
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Offline rstewart8706

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Re: Public land
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2020, 05:28:07 PM »
Public land is all I have to hunt.

Offline ManfromGreenSwamp

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Re: Public land
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2020, 05:36:46 PM »
Florida public land and private land typically runs 50/50 or 40/60 for me. Gotta stay humble lol!


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Offline Paulmyr

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Re: Public land
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2020, 06:28:29 PM »
Public only for me. We get a couple come on to our property in North Central Mn once in awhile but I leave them be.
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Offline mtns2hunt

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Re: Public land
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2020, 07:28:21 PM »
Love public land: hunt, fish and cut wood. Great place to roam as I have come across old homesteads, stills and a graveyard that was very old, out of the way and probably lost.
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Offline LaLongbeard

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Re: Public land
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2020, 07:38:47 PM »
I only hunt public. Leases are too small for the kind of hunting I like to do.
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Offline g8rvet

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Re: Public land
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2020, 08:21:11 PM »
I got asked to a lease once that was 5000 acres of good turkey hunting land and very affordable.  Not many turkey hunters, just a few.  Most all dog hunted deer.  I had just joined another lease that was loaded with birds and all swamp hunting (my favorite) and money was tight back then.  They have never asked me again. I know about everyone in it.  Shame that the timing was bad as someone has to die near about to open a spot.  I went to church with the man that passed. 
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Offline Happy

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Re: Public land
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2020, 09:52:11 PM »
I hunt public quite a bit.

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Offline Sir-diealot

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Re: Public land
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2020, 11:23:37 PM »
I do off and on.
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Offline Alex T.

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Re: Public land
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2020, 10:01:37 AM »
All kinds of public with all kinds of birds here. Have access to a few thousand acres of private too.  :funnyturkey:

Offline Bowguy

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Re: Public land
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2020, 12:17:35 PM »
Public land is often easier. If you don’t have exclusive rights to a giant piece of property you’re sharing birds.
Public land is much bigger and if you use distancing techniques you’d be way ahead. Nothing is harder about public birds unless you hunt w everyone else. Don’t do it. Make space

Offline WildTigerTrout

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Re: Public land
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2020, 04:44:33 PM »
90% public and 10% private.  I will add my best all around gobbler(21.5 lbs. 11" beard, 1 3/8" spurs) was taken on public land.
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Offline G squared 23

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Re: Public land
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2020, 07:44:07 PM »
I have hunted (the same) small private pieces, but I’m considering a public land hunt in a national forest for the first time.  It’s intimidating to take the plunge.  I’ve done for deer hunting and shot a few does, but haven’t tried it for turkeys.  I’m not a great turkey hunter and I’d imagine I would look even worse hunting heavily pressured birds.

Offline g8rvet

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Re: Public land
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2020, 08:12:04 PM »
I have hunted (the same) small private pieces, but I’m considering a public land hunt in a national forest for the first time.  It’s intimidating to take the plunge.  I’ve done for deer hunting and shot a few does, but haven’t tried it for turkeys.  I’m not a great turkey hunter and I’d imagine I would look even worse hunting heavily pressured birds.
Nah.  They are still turkeys.  Just find one that has not been called at constantly and is willing to play and you will be golden. A lot of the heroes on here give the public land bird mythical status and intelligence.  It just makes them feel better. 
Psalms 118v24: This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.