Going out to Nebraska May 6th-12th for my first time this spring with a few buddies. Still undecided as to where to go? Not looking for anyones spots, but if anyone has any general direction or area they would recommend I'd appreciate any and all help I can get. Also, besides terrain, what else can I expect to be different hunting in Nebraska compared to Missouri? Thanks for any help.
Big thing I figured out was learning to get in front of them, learn where they are going. Seemed to travel in bigger flocks once we "got in their way" we killed birds. They don't mind getting out in the open and was kind of easier to figure out roosts, Have binos with you too. Other than that to me their gobbles sound a bit funny to me compared to what I am used to with Easterns. I would explain almost as "bubbly" not the deep throaty gobbles I hear...
MK M GOBL
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Nebraska has a tremendous amount of public access. If you haven't done it yet - Google Nebraska open fields and waters program to locate the on-line map of ground open to public access. You can pick up a paper version of the atlas at many gas stations and convenience stores. MK M Gobbl gave you great advice on how the birds behave out there. In my experience they luv Dave Smith Decoys. Another bit of advice - hit the small towns for late morning breakfast/lunch. On more than one occasion we've had local ranchers give us access to their ground to thin the turkeys for them. The folks in Nebraska are great people.
Quote from: Duffer58 on March 25, 2017, 10:54:39 PM
Nebraska has a tremendous amount of public access. If you haven't done it yet - Google Nebraska open fields and waters program to locate the on-line map of ground open to public access. You can pick up a paper version of the atlas at many gas stations and convenience stores. MK M Gobbl gave you great advice on how the birds behave out there. In my experience they luv Dave Smith Decoys. Another bit of advice - hit the small towns for late morning breakfast/lunch. On more than one occasion we've had local ranchers give us access to their ground to thin the turkeys for them. The folks in Nebraska are great people.
In my experience, most of the farmers don't care at all about the turkeys. Deer hunting is a different story though. They are crazy about deer.
As far as tactics, like MK M GOBL said, get in front of them....especially right after fly down. They can cover a ridiculous amount of ground when they hit the ground.
If you strike one up in the afternoon, get ready and set up because they can come running from a loooong way off.
Y'all will see lots and lots of posts on the forum about how amazing KS public turkey hunting used to be. There are a ton of posts from years back posting great results and offering helpful hints for all to see.
While I think it is awesome the amount of help that folks on here are willing to offer, I'd just encourage folks to communicate more via PM. There are hundreds if not thousands of folks that will skim through here and read about how great a certain area is and then they and 3 buddies will be in a truck heading out to give it a whirl. Inevitably this will lead to increased pressure, more leasing and fewer opportunities for the average joe.
While I think we all want to promote our sport and to see others have success, I assure you that no one wants what has happened in KS to happen in other states...
Just my $.02, probably worth what you said for it.
I agree you have a good point.
Quote from: spaightlabs on March 26, 2017, 09:29:05 AM
Y'all will see lots and lots of posts on the forum about how amazing KS public turkey hunting used to be. There are a ton of posts from years back posting great results and offering helpful hints for all to see.
While I think it is awesome the amount of help that folks on here are willing to offer, I'd just encourage folks to communicate more via PM. There are hundreds if not thousands of folks that will skim through here and read about how great a certain area is and then they and 3 buddies will be in a truck heading out to give it a whirl. Inevitably this will lead to increased pressure, more leasing and fewer opportunities for the average joe.
While I think we all want to promote our sport and to see others have success, I assure you that no one wants what has happened in KS to happen in other states...
Just my $.02, probably worth what you said for it.
After seeing first hand how Ks has fallen couldn't agree more
Don't be afraid to ask permission on private and my best success there is between about 11am and 5pm...do not call unless you are ready to set up, when you strike a bird on the mood he will be there now!!!
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Them boys from the leadbelt cant kill birds in Nebraska. ::)
I am heading to Nebraska to chase some Merriams soon. We have hunted the North East part of the state in the past. This year we are giving another area a try. We are going for Archery season and will be back in a couple of week. I will try and report back if we had any success.
A friend is currently hunting the place we had went in the past. NE Nebraska and he shot a nice tom yesterday.
Quote from: Phillipshunt on March 28, 2017, 10:48:47 PM
I'll be heading to Neb. for the first time myself May 16-19 with Gobble n Grunt outfitters I'm hoping I timed it close. Good luck to you
unless some crazy storm rolls through you'll be tagged out in day maybe day and half
What? There are no Turkeys here. Someone gave you bad intel. :P
Quote from: spaightlabs on March 26, 2017, 09:29:05 AM
Y'all will see lots and lots of posts on the forum about how amazing KS public turkey hunting used to be. There are a ton of posts from years back posting great results and offering helpful hints for all to see.
While I think it is awesome the amount of help that folks on here are willing to offer, I'd just encourage folks to communicate more via PM. There are hundreds if not thousands of folks that will skim through here and read about how great a certain area is and then they and 3 buddies will be in a truck heading out to give it a whirl. Inevitably this will lead to increased pressure, more leasing and fewer opportunities for the average joe.
While I think we all want to promote our sport and to see others have success, I assure you that no one wants what has happened in KS to happen in other states...
Just my $.02, probably worth what you said for it.
thats a good point. I hope turkey hunting never gets commercialized the way pheasant hunting has.Outfitters everywhere, huge lodges, buses, it's rediculous, and very expensive.
I've heard Nebrasky is good Turk hunting.If it wasn't such a cruise, I would try it.
Quote from: Phillipshunt on March 28, 2017, 10:48:47 PM
I'll be heading to Neb. for the first time myself May 16-19 with Gobble n Grunt outfitters I'm hoping I timed it close. Good luck to you
Unless you're hit by really bad weather you'll be successful. Lots of birds.
Quote from: Leadbelt on March 25, 2017, 10:17:09 PM
Going out to Nebraska May 6th-12th for my first time this spring with a few buddies. Still undecided as to where to go? Not looking for anyones spots, but if anyone has any general direction or area they would recommend I'd appreciate any and all help I can get. Also, besides terrain, what else can I expect to be different hunting in Nebraska compared to Missouri? Thanks for any help.
Leadbelt a group of us just returned from an archery hunt in NW Nebraska. I had hunted NE Nebraska in the past and I thought that was amazing. Well the NW part of that state is even better.
I'm not sure what the gun hunting is like or how much hunting competition there would be at the time that you are going. Here was my experience for the week we were there.
The scenery and abundance of wildlife is very impressive. The elevation is something that I never really thought about but depending on your elevation of where you live. You might feel the impact of the elevation change. Birds were very vocal but still in fairly large flocks.
I was able to arrow this 2 year old on public land on the 4th day of my hunt. Shoot me a PM and I can give you some more detailed information.
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Here is a picture I took from the top of one of the Buttes. This is overlooking the area that I killed my bird. Really neat part of the country.
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I'll be in Merriman, NE this weekend for the opener, weather app seems to change the forecast every day but it still looks really good.
My buddy gained private access to some huge ranches 2 yrs ago but I have not been able to go with due to newborns and job changes the last two season but this year is a green light for bird smashing. should be a fun road trip will probably spend longer in the truck than hunting but that's all part of the fun.