Where we all hail from!!!

[ThicketThrasher]

I live and hunt in the mountains of upper East Tennessee. Hunt almost all NF or TVA land. Not alot of pressure where I hunt but that doesn't always mean success. I had a terrible season last year and ended up zeroing. Hope to do better this year.

[Bamastrutter]

Thicket glad to see you back for another year buddy, last season was a tough one for me also. Good luck to ya hopefully this will be our year 

[FttFttVroom!]

Live in Perry, Oklahoma and will hunt from almost in the panhandle down to far southwest Oklahoma.  I hunt private land and unhunted birds.  Rios are the easiest by far and sometimes it almost seems too easy, but this contest adds an exciting dimension for me!

[makova]

Hi guys,
I hunt both private and public land, in Northern Virginia and Western Maryland. Mountians and farm land. This year there has been no winter! A couple of years ago we had 86" of snow, this year 6" that lasted till noon, it is going to be in the 70s. I have seen flocks of birds everywhere here and should have no winter die off.
mike

[xarcher]

Western PA here.  Farm birds. 

Also hunt farm birds and public land in AL and SC. 

[willy8457]

Central Pa , Farm Birds and Mountain Birds, But I'll  be hunting Conn. First

[BigHooks]

Hey guys,
             I'm from Clinton Tenn Anderson Co. about 21 miles west of Knoxville. I agree with the others last year was a tough season, I think it had to do with the weather. Man we sure have had a mild winter this year. I hope it don't screw the season up this year I did harvest two fairly nice birds last year but it was the hardest two birds I have ever hunted, well one was.One of the guy's on our lease seen 114 turkeys during deer season, they kept running the deer off. I also seen alot but not that many at one time. he brought pics. of them back to camp it was unbelievable.

[Ontgunner]

Hey guys,
I live in Napanee Ontario Canada and hunt private land. All farms for the most part. Corn, soy beans and wheat are basically the crops here. Since our birds were brought here from Missouri and Michigan there seems to be a real difference in the birds. One area I hunt had the Missouri birds put there and they seem to be hard gobblers, nice spurs and paint brush beards while another farm about an hour and a half away the birds seem to have smaller spurs and beards but tend to weigh more. Not many multiple bearded birds but on occasion you do see them. The winter has been mild so the turkey seem to be weathering the winter well.

[ThicketThrasher]

Hey guys,
I live in Napanee Ontario Canada and hunt private land. All farms for the most part. Corn, soy beans and wheat are basically the crops here. Since our birds were brought here from Missouri and Michigan there seems to be a real difference in the birds. One area I hunt had the Missouri birds put there and they seem to be hard gobblers, nice spurs and paint brush beards while another farm about an hour and a half away the birds seem to have smaller spurs and beards but tend to weigh more. Not many multiple bearded birds but on occasion you do see them. The winter has been mild so the turkey seem to be weathering the winter well.

How long have you guys had turkeys? I used to do a lot of grouse hunting in Wisconsin and Ontario, and I never saw any turkeys until about 7 or 8 years ago. I was hunting the uplands so there were no farms but turkeys started showing up there also.

[Ontgunner]

It all depends on which part of Ontario you are in. One of the original areas was in the Belleville/Trenton area approx. 20 years ago. (Guessing) Being able to hunt them I would guess around 15 years ago but very limited. I never really started on the birds till 2003 when I noticed them at my Uncles. The Missouri birds I'm told didn't seem to expand their area very well and tended to stay in large flocks while the Michigan birds expanded their area so they were chosen. The birds from these locations were trapped and transfered to start population in other areas. They seem to be doing well. Here in Sounthern Ontario the farm land and somewhat mild winters have allowed the birds to flourish with lot's of food grains to eat and being a dairy farm area the odd hot lunch from the cows never hurt.