Oklahoma public Land hunt

[JMalin]

Couldn't stand the beating I got in SE Oklahoma.  James Collins has birds, but the competition for them is fierce.  I you show up, scout a day early, and find a bird/birds off the roads a ways, and get to your spot early opening morning, you could have some success.  I heard three birds gobbling from camp as I packed my stuff up to leave (safety zones, can't hunt them close to the camping area).

[jgard]

That is a rough trip

[TonyTurk]

It's very hit-or-miss in Oklahoma this year.  There are pockets of good hunting, but not the widespread good hunting that we had a few years ago.  Ironically, the little 300 acre patch of private that I have permission on seems to have more turkeys this year than I have seen there in 3 or 4 years.  They have still managed to outsmart me to this point.  Which ain't that hard to do.

[jgard]

sounds about how they treat me : but remember every one says rios are easy

[JMalin]

Heavily hunted turkeys are hard regardless of species.

[jgard]

yes sir   and henned up field birds are almost enough to make me give up turkey hunting

[dzsmith]

Heavily hunted turkeys are hard regardless of species.

thank you. matter of fact its even worse when you can see a bird in the Midwest whose been hunted hard but you can get anywhere near him.....that sucks worse than walking into the woods in the southeast and just never seeing or hearing a bird period.