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General Forum / Re: How Much?Last post by deerhunt1988 - December 15, 2025, 11:40:27 AMOnce states hit $300+ for a single turkey, I'm going to look at alternatives. But doesn't mean I won't pay it. Five years ago $300 was definitely pricing me out, but times have changed and I'm going to travel. I've hunted every state and the only time I've paid $300+ for a tag was Nevada. A $300 landowner tag plus associated license costs ran me $523. And that was a one and done deal. That same landowner tag is now $4,000 through an outfitter.
As many other non-residents start looking for alternatives and where they can get the best bang for their buck, more pressure will be put on cheaper states. This will cause those states to enact non-resident restrictions or jack their prices up as well. It is all just one big chain reaction that some of us have been warning about for years. I just hope the increased prices and new non-resident restrictions will eventually cause a few to give it up, although there is no indication that is happening. If a few would give it up and we could have a higher quality hunt with less hunter interference, the increased tag costs could be more justifiable. But the past few years I've just been paying more to experience more hunter interference as the number of turkey hunters (both resident and non-resident) on public land have saw such a significant increase all across the country. Remember when the ones who helped contribute the most to this tried blaming it all on COVID? hahaha. #52
General Forum / Re: States battle it out for m...Last post by deerhunt1988 - December 15, 2025, 11:26:10 AMQuote from: blake_08 on December 15, 2025, 08:38:42 AMQuote from: Ryanmc on December 14, 2025, 08:27:16 PMQuote from: deerhunt1988 on December 09, 2025, 10:01:12 AMI was on the Oklahoma Wildlife Dept. website trying to find the new non-resident regulations for turkey next spring. Noticed they've added a new $100 Non-Resident Game Bird permit for non-residents hunting game birds on WMAs. That effectively makes Oklahoma $349 for a single turkey.I think it's another fee to hunt the public access private land as well. $200 for non-residents! So $549 for a single turkey off OLAP!!!! Unreal. #53
General Forum / Re: Texas turkey huntLast post by PharmHunter - December 15, 2025, 11:23:53 AMAs everyone said, make sure you research and vet the outfitter thoroughly. Check references if you can, etc and just have conversations with them. In my experience in The Hill Country, the first week of April is an excellent time to go. Good luck! Will be there for the opener of the N zone, at a buddy's ranch, just before we open here in SC and can't wait.
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General Forum / Re: Word Association GameLast post by NCL - December 15, 2025, 11:18:08 AMoasis
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Misc. Turkey Gun Related Classifieds / Re: FS:Benelli M2 12 Gauge 26”...Last post by RossAnderson - December 15, 2025, 10:41:03 AMTTT
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General Forum / Re: How Much?Last post by Tail Feathers - December 15, 2025, 10:39:40 AMI gotta play the game, no matter the price. I would choose lower cost options if possible, but if the going rate is $500 per state, I will have to pay it.
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General Forum / Re: How Much?Last post by Greg Massey - December 15, 2025, 09:49:39 AMIn my opinion if it's a Bucket List Hunt of a lifetime or a special Hunt out of State with a friend / friends, cost wouldn't matter. I would spend that 300 + dollars just to drive to Unicoi Show and a lot more money inside the SHOW ... LOL.
But I do agree cost is getting out of hand for out of state hunts...IMO #58
General Forum / Drake Waterfowl Has A Turkey V...Last post by Greg Massey - December 15, 2025, 09:26:49 AMThey have the Bottomland Ol Tom Time & Motion Gunslinger Turkey Vest on sale for 69.99 that's a 100 dollars off and they have the Easy Rider for 79.99 ...
If you ever wanted a new vest now's the time for a deal.... #59
General Forum / How Much?Last post by GobbleNut - December 15, 2025, 09:19:31 AMThe discussion about nonresident license fees got me to thinking about just how much each of us would be willing to pay for a license to hunt a turkey somewhere. What would be your limit?
Taking that concept a bit further, IF all the states eventually started setting their license fees in the neighborhood of $300+ for a single gobbler, would you pay that? How about if the license went even higher than that...say, $400+? If those fees were the only game in town, would you pay it...or would you just stop hunting out-of-state? For me personally, spring gobbler hunting is the ONLY hunting I pursue outside of my home state. It is important to me...and I generally only hunt a couple of other states each spring. Currently, I would guess the average license cost is around $225 +/- for most of the states I have hunted...some as much as $250-$300. (and the costs of all the extraneous stuff associated with going on those hunts is usually considerably more than that) Bottom line for me...if push came to shove...is that I am pretty sure I would just grit my teeth and pay the extra money to go turkey hunting. I'm sure there is a limit to what I am willing to pay to pursue this passion...but I haven't reached it, and I'm not sure what it is...   How about you?... #60
General Forum / Re: Gift ideas for the wifeLast post by Timmer - December 15, 2025, 09:05:40 AMYou should have your initials engraved in it...to remind her who gave her the gift!
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