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General Discussion => General Forum => Topic started by: jakesdad on March 02, 2014, 06:24:57 PM

Poll
Question: Just wondering where everybody hunts,vote for as many as apply.
Option 1: own land votes: 33
Option 2: permission on private votes: 72
Option 3: lease votes: 38
Option 4: public votes: 69
Option 5: outfitter/guide votes: 6
Title: Where do you hunt?
Post by: jakesdad on March 02, 2014, 06:24:57 PM
I hunt private land;some we own but most that I have got permission on.
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Post by: highwaygun on March 02, 2014, 06:36:18 PM
I have permission to hunt 400 acres of private land in arkansas with 150 being my father in laws that I am the only Hunter on it. I also have permission to hunt about 200 acres of private land in southern Illinois.
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Post by: guesswho on March 02, 2014, 06:37:43 PM
Own, lease and public.
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Post by: buzzardroost on March 02, 2014, 06:42:01 PM
Own 162 acres, permission on a couple thousand, and public
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Post by: slamman on March 02, 2014, 06:51:02 PM
public, plantations, and private lands wherever and whenever I'm able.
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Post by: eddie234 on March 02, 2014, 07:21:08 PM
Private land I have permission to hunt on.


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Post by: WildSpur on March 02, 2014, 07:51:32 PM
Half and half now for me.

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Post by: Muzzy61 on March 02, 2014, 07:52:30 PM
Private land, by permission.
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Post by: RutnNStrutn on March 02, 2014, 07:57:47 PM
Permission on private, lease and public.
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Post by: TnTurk on March 02, 2014, 08:04:08 PM
All I hunt is private land, all by myself.  :funnyturkey:
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Post by: darron on March 02, 2014, 08:05:10 PM
Own 109 acres and between my partner and I we have permission on another 3-4,000 acres. Meeting a new landowner next week to get slip signed and walk over his place. Love scouting new farms.
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Post by: Rio Fan on March 02, 2014, 08:18:12 PM
All public for me.
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Post by: Heller on March 02, 2014, 08:25:35 PM
Hunt my own land, on private grounds with permission and I also will hunt public grounds
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Post by: tomstopper on March 02, 2014, 09:14:33 PM
Quote from: RutnNStrutn on March 02, 2014, 07:57:47 PM
Permission on private, lease and public.
^^^This
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Post by: Gamblinman on March 02, 2014, 09:19:48 PM
Own, lease, and hunt with a couple of different outfitters

Gman
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Post by: bigbird on March 02, 2014, 09:34:17 PM
 I hunt public some, family owns several hundred acres too. Public land is more challenging so I find that more attractive yo hunt. The private farms my family own are easier to hunt but I like the challenge of the terrain on public.
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Post by: VaTuRkStOmPeR on March 02, 2014, 10:08:30 PM
Lease and private ground
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Post by: CASH on March 02, 2014, 10:11:34 PM
Mostly public land. I have permission to hunt some private land that is surrounded by about 1,000 glorious acres of turkey heaven, but I can only hunt there if my buddy is with me.
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Post by: hs strut on March 02, 2014, 10:16:52 PM
me and dad went in together on a property that and i have permission to hunt most of westmorelands farms
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Post by: Beard Collecter on March 02, 2014, 10:20:30 PM
My uncle and I have about 5,000 acre total that we have permission to hunt on in Va. About 125 acres that we own. The good news is it is all within 10 min of home for both of us.
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Post by: njdevilsb on March 02, 2014, 10:58:12 PM
Lease, permission on private, and public.  The three major pieces we hunt are within 10 minutes of each other too so on mornings where one is slow, we just skip over to the next.  The one we lease is really a steal as he doesn't ask much.  My dad has hunted there for longer than I have, and I've been hunting there for 15 years.
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Post by: alloutdoors on March 02, 2014, 11:05:04 PM
I own land but it's only so-so for turkey. I have access to a few farms nearby that are ok. I've built a little turkey hunting paradise on a couple of thousand acres that I've gotten access to in the next county over. It's spread across a half dozen properties and most of the properties are open to anyone that knocks on the door, but it's some of the best turkey hunting I've found in NY. Some of the properties get hit so hard it might as well be public, others I hardly ever see another soul.

I hunt some on public too, but around here most of the public land is at higher elevation, is white pine monoculture, or both. It's generally not very good turkey habitat.
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Post by: Hootin-N-Hammer on March 03, 2014, 01:33:52 AM
Mostly hunt on my own land but luckily I have permission to hunt some property that is jam up with turkeys.
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Post by: jblackburn on March 03, 2014, 01:41:38 AM
Mainly public land and door knocking.  When I can make it back to MO I hunt the family farm and the in-laws place.
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Post by: captin_hook on March 03, 2014, 06:45:47 AM
Private with permission
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Post by: Mike Honcho on March 03, 2014, 06:46:22 AM
Private farmland my family owns in area with Rio's.  Lots of private farmland I have sole permission to hunt....Easterns in this area. 
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Post by: Ruger M77 on March 03, 2014, 07:25:12 AM
Almost all public I have permission on some private land but I think it gets hunted harder than the public land. Here in Pennsylvania seems like if you can get permission to hunt a property everybody else can to. I like the freedom of public land and having thousands of acre's to hunt rather than a hundred
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Post by: IowaGobblers on March 03, 2014, 08:19:29 AM
Permission on a couple thousand private acres
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Post by: El Pavo Grande on March 03, 2014, 08:28:48 AM
Mostly public land.  I am also on a couple small leases (less than 200 acres each), and my father in law has some private land that might as well be public.  Out of state it's a mix, but mostly public as well.
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Post by: cracker4112 on March 03, 2014, 09:50:08 AM
I'm on a 5,000 acre mol lease that has a great population, hunt a little bit on public land, and usually get a couple invites to hunt some other private lands each season.
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Post by: appalachianstruttstopper on March 03, 2014, 10:00:23 AM
National Forests and WMA in VA.
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Post by: WildTigerTrout on March 03, 2014, 10:28:02 AM
I have one private piece of land I have permission to hunt. It is small, about 60 acres but prime turkey country and the rest I hunt is public, mostly state forest.
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Post by: J Hook Max on March 03, 2014, 11:20:39 AM
 I own just a small amount but do not hunt turkeys there. I lease land in South Alabama and Middle Tennessee for turkey hunting and also belong to a hunting club in South Alabama as the only turkey hunter.
We guide hunters on the leased land in Tennessee. There are more turkeys there than anywhere I have hunted in Alabama.
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Post by: Longshot on March 03, 2014, 11:30:27 AM
Mostly public wma's with maybe a couple of days a season on private ground with permission.
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Post by: KS-Hoyt-Hunter on March 03, 2014, 12:14:15 PM
When I go to Missouri I hunt on my dad's land.
Here in Kansas I have a combo of private land and public land. Mostly public tho


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Post by: redleg06 on March 03, 2014, 12:34:12 PM
There's more that hunt on "permission for private" than I would have thought.  I've lived and hunted turkey in two states (texas and now Bama) and both of them I've had to get a lease or go public. I wouldnt know what to do if I didnt have to pay to go.... :jackson:   OR fight the crowds on public.


I'll get occasional invites to other peoples places but most of the time it's on a lease.
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Post by: SCTrky10 on March 03, 2014, 03:10:02 PM
I mostly hunt land that I have leased, but I do have a few small tracts that I have permission to hunt as well.
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Post by: MuddyRiver on March 03, 2014, 03:56:22 PM
I hunt my farm or federal and state public land.   
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Post by: bmhern on March 03, 2014, 11:57:25 PM
Public land and leased land
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Post by: THattaway on March 04, 2014, 09:09:57 AM
95% on SC public land. Do get an occasional private land hunt to call for others, sometimes results in a bird or two. I reserve the small amount of private land I have access to for taking my Kids and Dad to gun, usually results in a bird or three for them.
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Post by: danny on March 04, 2014, 09:22:17 AM
here in North Missouri I hunt on my own land.  I go to Nebraska and Kansas and hunt on public land.....Danny
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Post by: Gooserbat on March 04, 2014, 11:49:18 AM
Public and private. 
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Post by: stinkpickle on March 04, 2014, 12:50:53 PM
Mostly lease and private.  Public occasionally.
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Post by: ShortSpurs on March 04, 2014, 12:55:39 PM
Have hunted the same 800 acs. of ground I have leased for over 20 years. This year the owner says he has leased it to some doctors with $ and I can't hunt there any longer, Oh oh. Now I'm back to public ground for awhile , dang  :help:!
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Post by: Garrett Trentham on March 04, 2014, 03:12:46 PM
Primarily public, followed by lease, followed by the occasional permission spot. Very little private land around here that isn't leased for hunting already.
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Post by: Fisher62 on March 04, 2014, 04:58:48 PM
State WMAs, National Forest and club land


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