Lost my family hunting spot today

[silvestris]

I taught him how to turkey hunt & called in several for him including his first.

Kindness kills, but the kind are soon swept away.

[Cut N Run]

Around 8 years ago I lost access to my old lease when a guy with deeper pockets took it over.  It was just a few weeks before the turkey season and I had no idea it was coming. Kinda like having the rug yanked out from under you when being blindfolded.  Two of my backup spots had been clear cut and were useless. I feel your pain.

Since then, I found a few new smaller farms, explored a some big pieces of public, and have taken birds off all of them.  It is tough having to give up familiar places that you learned the best way to hunt, but it is rewarding to learn new places and get back to hunting basics.

Good luck & have fun at your new spots. Nobody can take your memories.

Jim

[LaLongbeard]

We all pay taxes to fund millions of acres of public land plenty of opportunity for the willing.
Plus you can now prove the private land hunters motto " there's no difference between public land Turkeys and private land Turkeys"..... or maybe you'll find out  they are not the same? 

[kytrkyhntr]

We all pay taxes to fund millions of acres of public land plenty of opportunity for the willing.
Plus you can now prove the private land hunters motto " there's no difference between public land Turkeys and private land Turkeys"..... or maybe you'll find out  they are not the same?

Oh trust me I'm well aware lol. Just more so will miss making memories on a family farm with my dad. Not so much the success rate there. All my spots where I live are public spots. And them turkeys ain't the same as the ones on that farm in my opinion lol far more humbling