If you had to recommend one really good DIY hunt for next spring......

[LI Outdoorsman]

Please let me know your thoughts...Any recent experiences would be appreciated..
Thanks

[Fullfan]

I would look into Tn, I have been hunting Mo for the past 25 years as a nonresident. Hunted Tn last spring. Tn is what Mo was 20 years ago. Nothing to see or hear 15-18 birds a day. I hunted in Wilson County.

Hope this gives you an idea.

[LI Outdoorsman]

Its a start..thanks..it should fit into my game plan for next spring.Might hit it on the way back up from florida.

[762hunter]

Dang I live in W Tenn and have been wanting to go to Mo because of all the birds I hear about there.
Never heard of anyone from Mo leaving to come to TN


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[Roost 1]

 

I would look into Tn, I have been hunting Mo for the past 25 years as a nonresident. Hunted Tn last spring. Tn is what Mo was 20 years ago. Nothing to see or hear 15-18 birds a day. I hunted in Wilson County.

Hope this gives you an idea.

I have hunted Wilson Co the last several years and can assure you what you experienced is not the norm..... TN's population is in a decline much like MO was several yrs ago..

[LI Outdoorsman]

hhmmmm....confused now...

[Roost 1]

hhmmmm....confused now...

Not saying TN can't be good but I wouldn't expect to hear 15-20 birds per day... I hunted 5 counties in TN this season and prolly didn't hear 20 birds total..

[762hunter]

I'm with Roost1 on that, I only hunted 4 counties in Tn though.

I'm really thinking I'd like to make a trip to Kansas, hear the numbers are much greater there 


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[Hook hanger]

I would look into Tn, I have been hunting Mo for the past 25 years as a nonresident. Hunted Tn last spring. Tn is what Mo was 20 years ago. Nothing to see or hear 15-18 birds a day. I hunted in Wilson County.

Hope this gives you an idea.

You must have been in a poor spot because I still hear and see 20 plus toms a day.

[Hook hanger]

MO and KS are easy places for a DIY hunt plenty of public ground

[crappieangler]

I have had positive experiences in NE, KS, and WY.  I didn't get the normal experience/hunt you would expect in SD, but had a positive experience in the Black Hills. I know they do well out in the prairie, too. Plus you can get multiple tags there. I love hunting out in West. Those mountain/pinewood ponderosa birds are as beautiful as they are fun to pursue.

I love hunting in KS as well, but it seems to be getting more and more pressure in my experience. The best place we have to hunt is supposed to getting leased up by some out of state outfitter, if that goes through we most likely will be in search of new territory.

[LI Outdoorsman]

My plan next spring is to start in florida.Havent hunted there in a few years but my Dad got a new place in Sumpter co. which should hold some good birds after the research I've done about the area.I'm driving down from NY. On the way back i want to try a good public land hunt where I can hike in with my son and camp and hunt.I have a place in Alabama I can hit and wanted to add maybe one more state. Tennessee is one state we always said we wanted to try.I know about the western states and will get back out there one day ( I have a grand slam & a world slam) . I always wanted to do a DIY black hills hike in hunt and that is definitely going to happen one day.I like to add a new state every year now if I can.At this point I'm looking at states that I can hit in the eastern corridor on my path between NY and Fl.. I'm not hung up on species anymore just like to chase gobbling birds!

[Gooserbat]

And my best crappie hole is....

[davisd9]

Florida public land was a blast!


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[turkeyfoot]

SC is on your way back from Fla and plenty of public ground with birds  if your interested PM me I can point you in right direction