Wild Turkey, a Minnesota success story!

[Paulmyr]

I started turkey hunting some 30 years ago in Southeastern mn. Back than you had to apply for a lottery tag and would get drawn every 3 yrs to hunt a 5 day period. It forced me to hunt other states like GA, MO, and Ar after catching the bug. Now turkeys have spread throughout the state. I now hunt turkeys near our cabin in North Central Mn where they opened a season 6 yrs ago. Granted there are not alot but you can find them if you know where to look. I have been filling my tag for the last 5 years including this guy I shot last weekend in area that 30 years ago you couldn't fathom that turkeys would inhabit. Gotta love it!

[MISSISSIPPI Double beard]

That's cool! Congrats!

[1iagobblergetter]

Congrats...I see them all over while traveling across Southern Mn..Suprising how many I see with not very much for woods around.

[Yoteduster]

Congrats on a nice bird..and yes the reintraduction and conservation of the wild turkey is a great story l moved out here to the west in 1972 from Iowa back then there were no turkeys in my part of state now the population is striving and I go back there every 2  years or so and have great hunting in 1974 when I ended up here in utah  we had no turkeys here in my part of state now we have a great population of rios and merriam's and have pretty decent hunting every year it really is a great conservation story

[Timmer]

Congrats!

I too remember the days of applying and praying for a tag and traveling down south.  Now I have 4-20 on my 14 acres at my house on a daily basis.  My 16 yr old missed one tonight as a matter a fact. 

[Sir-diealot]

Love to hear about a rehabbed area doing well. Congratulations to you.

[notsure]

I moved to MN in 2003, and didn't draw a shotgun tag until 2006. However, if you failed to draw a tag, you were eligible to purchase a late season archery tag (old seasons G and H). I never managed to stick a bird with an arrow back then, but I did see enough birds to keep me interested. Times sure have changed, and for the better regarding turkey hunting in MN.

[Swenny]

Nice bird!

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[Spring Creek Calls]

Way to go! Very similar story here in Michigan.

[Spitten and drummen]

Awesome and congrats.

[3bailey3]

congrats!

[Ozarks Hillbilly]

Congrats