Planning/Tips for prospective traveling turkey hunter

[wkyhunter]

Hi Prohunter....
Congrats on the slam!
Wish you much success next spring. Maybe our paths will cross in Tennessee next season!

[wkyhunter]

Hi Joey! My Daughter is moving down to Florida this weekend to start a new job.
LBL is where I started turkey hunting in the 70s as a kid.
Was fortunate to have a Dad who was eat up with it! Dad's still kickin, but his drive to hunt isn't there. 
Even now I'll leave private land behind to hunt LBL. Usually spend most of the season hunting either the KY or TN side.
It's tough, but I sure love it!

[wkyhunter]

Joey...

Read the book many times, checked it out so many times in the 70's from the library I thought I owned it.If I remember correctly the title was something to the effect of "How a New Tube Killed an Old Kentucky Gobbler"

Harold and David both gave much credit to Dave Harbour as major boost to their business. If I remember Mr Harbour wrote an article on Outdoor Life about LBL and Harold and David.

In the 70's we knew most to the local folks hunting LBL and there were few traveling turkey hunters.

[Tail Feathers]

I really enjoy traveling to hunt turkeys.  It's a pleasure to see new territory and get to know a bit walking all over hunting.  My travel experiences haven't always resulted in lots of dead turkeys, but that's hunting.  I've enjoyed them all.

[simpzenith]

My favorite tactic to ensure that there are birds in an area that I think looks good via satellite imagery is to get on Google maps, click on the nearest business (to get contact info) and call them. Especially in the very rural areas of western states, these folks are eager to talk to anyone about anything. Because, in most cases, these folks are not turkey hunters, they'll tell you all you need to know about the area and the local turkey population. I can usually go to a new area and get on birds the first day due to this.

[wkyhunter]

Thanks for the continued discussion.
Joey46... somewhere I have a wood prototype of your call that Harold sent me as well as the original turned wood tube that they started with.
In 1976 (I think) I won the KY Jr calling contest using that call.

[tal]

 Between the Rivers..... A hard school. But ain't it special?

[tal]

 A quote from Harold... If you can kill birds between the rivers, you're ready to hunt anywhere else.