Best state for non-residents and why?

[jakesdad]

For arguments sake lets say you live in Alaska(because its the only state with no turkeys)and you want to come to the lower 48 to hunt turkeys and can choose only 1 state.Which do you choose and why? Price?Limit?Season length?Number of birds? etc................

[budtripp]

Well my first instinct was to say Missouri but then again we only have a 2 bird limit and our season is a measly 3 weeks.    So as much as it pains me to say that (I love our turkey hunting) I would say someplace like Tennessee (4 bird limit) Nebraska (3 birds and a loooong season) etc.

[SCGobbler]

Interesting question.  Let's see what the group comes up with.  I have always considered SC very high on their OOS licenses.

We do have a 5 bird limit 2 per day and the season runs from Mid March- End of May.

[Gamblinman]

Come to Texas..4 birds and all can be shot the same day - $126.00 non resident spring turkey license.

Gman

[CT Spur Collector]

Texas

[Gooserbat]

Kansas:  Plenty of public land, availability of tags, fair cost of tag and license, long season. 

Only down side is 2 bird limit but then you can jump across the state line once you tag out and head for Missouri, Oklahoma, or Nebraska and have another good place to hunt. 

[mgm1955]

TX. Super reasonable OOS fee, 4 birds, lots of birds. Then hit OK, reasonable cost, 3 more birds.

[jakesdad]

Texas=$126.00 gets you 4 birds? No other $ involved(tag/license)? That is very cheap!

[gobbler777]

Texas - hands down

[Gamblinman]

Texas=$126.00 gets you 4 birds? No other $ involved(tag/license)? That is very cheap!

The $126.00 is your license and tags included. Of course, you'll have to find somewhere to hunt...not much public land in Texas. Keep an eye on the Texas hunting Forum in the outfitters page..there should be more hunts showing up there over the next couple of weeks. Most of the operations that advertise there are legit. Oklahoma is another option...more expensive license, but more public land. Stay away from opening week and weekends and you should be able to harvest some birds..and theres always Kansas.

Gman

[Drthorn]

texas...good to know

[cjr1]

Another vote for Texas. Me and 3 buddies are going this year for our 10th year in a row.

[GobbleNut]

If you have an extra $500 to $1,000 to spend, then yes, Texas is the place to go.  You will need that to pay for access to hunt somewhere,...unless you have friends, relatives, or other contacts there.  Non-resident license fees don't mean much when you have to pay that extra money to find somewhere to hunt.

[stinkpickle]

Another vote for Texas, IF you have a place to hunt.  Otherwise, Kansas.

[albrubacker]

Good thread!