Turkey Talk

[Non-Typical Solutions]

In anticipation of the up coming turkey season my son decided to see what Game and Fish had to say about our Unit. We have hunted there for deer, elk, turkey and spent alot of time in the unit, he was just curious.

 

Merriam's turkey are widely distributed throughout the northern two-thirds of the unit, using habitat types ranging from deciduous riparian, pinyon-juniper, ponderosa pine, and mixed conifer, to spruce-fir forests in the higher elevations.

Turkey distribution during the spring can vary widely, depending on the melting of the winter snow pack. Look for areas from the pine-oak belt up into mixed conifer forest where snow melt has resulted in the production of new herbaceous growth.

With words like deciduous riparian and herbaceous growth........we have decided that first we need a dictionary to go along with turkey hunting tips.

Geeez........all I thought I needed was a shotgun some camo and patience, boy was I wrong!!!

Looking forward to looking specifically for that pine-oak belt with deciduous riparian habitat!!!!

[naturebob]

Just ask Lark! He's got a big Vocabulary.............BOB!

[brian390]

If you don't mind saying, what unit do you guys got?

[Non-Typical Solutions]

27 we have never really had trouble finding turkey......now actually getting one......that is different.

 

We really enjoy 27, my grandson is excited he gets to tag along with us this year and has been talking about it ever since we got drawn. He has been target practicing pretty religiously with his dad even though he is too young to hunt he is all about being part of the hunt!

 

Me, I am like yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, anything to get those boys out of the big city!!!

[TRKHNTR]

27 we have never really had trouble finding turkey......now actually getting one......that is different.

 

We really enjoy 27, my grandson is excited he gets to tag along with us this year and has been talking about it ever since we got drawn. He has been target practicing pretty religiously with his dad even though he is too young to hunt he is all about being part of the hunt!

 

Me, I am like yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, anything to get those boys out of the big city!!!

 

 

I'll be taking some youth's in that area on the youth hunt April 15th and will let you know where I'm seeing them.

[Non-Typical Solutions]

 

27 we have never really had trouble finding turkey......now actually getting one......that is different.

 

We really enjoy 27, my grandson is excited he gets to tag along with us this year and has been talking about it ever since we got drawn. He has been target practicing pretty religiously with his dad even though he is too young to hunt he is all about being part of the hunt!

 

Me, I am like yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, anything to get those boys out of the big city!!!

 

 

I'll be taking some youth's in that area on the youth hunt April 15th and will let you know where I'm seeing them.

 

Thanks....I appreciate that......good luck to you guys. I love 27.....course Dad having a summer home over there doesn't hurt matters any.....great neck of the woods to play in.....

[naturebob]

I aint been to the White MTN'S in over 5 years since I left town. The Whallo fire happened right after I left. Gonna make me sick to see 1 and 27 all burned up. Those are my 2 fav. units. Turkey honey holes burned up. I'm sure their back by now by now(the animals) but the beauty of the forrest isn't gonna be there. .I hope to go up and help a buddy and shed hunt some..I won't be Turkey huntin it for a while. Got 10 points and waiting for the goulds tag as I will be resident again. Good luck to all You guys up there this year.............BOB!

[Non-Typical Solutions]

I aint been to the White MTN'S in over 5 years since I left town. The Whallo fire happened right after I left. Gonna make me sick to see 1 and 27 all burned up. Those are my 2 fav. units. Turkey honey holes burned up. I'm sure their back by now by now(the animals) but the beauty of the forrest isn't gonna be there. .I hope to go up and help a buddy and shed hunt some..I won't be Turkey huntin it for a while. Got 10 points and waiting for the goulds tag as I will be resident again. Good luck to all You guys up there this year.............BOB!

One of our favorite turkey holes got torched in Unit 1 right across the line from 27 but during our archery elk hunt last year we found a great gaggle of turkey and two really nice mulie bucks in that torched area. That burn looks horrible for sure, lots of black tooth picks sticking up now with tons of undergrowth now coming up, lots of quakies.......

 

Yikes....starting to sound like G$F now using words like gaggle and quakies.....guess I better not throw too many stones.

[mattys281]

Maybe it's just me, but I saw this on another site and thought it was hilarious. Good luck on your hunts everyone!

 

[.270]

They are struttin' like rain dancers right now in 27. 'Course they always do this time o' year. They'll be about done by the time the season comes around tho. Lark

[naturebob]

Ya, with this warm weather the big boys are thinking mama is ready and they are flexin. Hope they don't have chics too early then a big storm come in............BOB!

[.270]

Actually this is when the strut really starts. About 25 years ago the forest circus complained that turkey hunters were tearing up the roads so our wonderful azgfd moved the season back a month so that now we have a summer hunt, instead of a spring hunt. Strut is purty much done when the season starts. Used to always start in late March or early April. Lark

[wildwoody]

Ya that's or good old azgfd , its about the Benjamin's not the sport of hunting. Still haven't seen the December archery season come back. Like they said.