Where can I find a good turkey hunting spot?

Where can I find a good turkey hunting spot?

Locating Roosts

1. Proximity to water. The old hunter’s adage suggesting, “Turkeys love to roost where they can hear their droppings hit water,” rings true here.
2. Heavy, mature timber.
3. Open areas.
4. Evergreens.
5. Shelter sites.
6. Look for sign.
7. Use your ears.
8. Use your eyes.

What state has the best public land turkey hunting?

Tennessee is at the top of many turkey hunters’ lists, mostly because it’s a beautiful state with liberal limits, lots of public land, and accessible to most anyone in the eastern half of the US. Hunters get up to three turkey tags per season and there’s about a quarter of a million Easterns to chase.

How do I find a turkey on public land?

“Look for public land surrounded by private land on three sides, or that takes two tracks or slivers of land used for river access to get to. If you can find a ridge near the river with old-growth to roost in, you can almost guarantee there’s a pile of turkeys in there,” says Griffin.

How far do turkeys roam?

Wild turkeys generally move a mile or two in one day depending on habitat and distance to food and water sources. The annual home range of wild turkeys varies from 370 to 1,360 acres and contains a mixture of trees and grass cover.

How many acres do you need to hunt turkey?

Space: A good-quality habitat will support one bird per 30 acres (one flock per 640 to 800 acres). But because turkeys need a lot of living space, they may not remain on your property year-round unless it’s 1,000 acres or more.

Can you hunt turkey with a rifle in Iowa?

Muzzleloading rifles may not be used to hunt turkeys. In addition to firearms, archery equipment including longbows, recurves and compound bows can be used to hunt wild turkeys in Iowa.

Can you hunt ditches in Iowa?

It is perfectly legal to walk/hunt ditches. If you flush a bird and drop it into a field. You have the right to cross a fence, unarmed, to get it without asking permission.