[andrew]

If you could go to a place within ten hours of central Arkansas to hunt public land turkey, where would it be. Which state have you had the best success on public land?

 

[Blyon]

arkansas! if you can get drawn. then tennessee

 

[Bruin]

Get a map.
Take a drawing compass.
Put the needle on Little Rock.
Put the pencil on Tulsa, OK.
Now draw a circle.

Anywhere outside of that circle is pretty good turkey country. :up:

 

[scott36]

kansas,
but thats right on the 10hr boarder

 

[Dermott]

The Kansas population is down as well although they still have better numbers than we do. SE Kansas is overrun with out of state hutners now and it appears to me that about 80% of them are Arkansans which makes sense as that is the closest part of Kansas to Arkansas. I hunt in Kansas for turkeys and predators and have observed an absolute declne in numbers over the last 5 years. The public huntng land is SEK is over hunted now. JMO, Steve/"Dermott"

 

[duckfreak.freak]

KANSAS! :up:

 

[Hobbshunter]

kansas,
but thats right on the 10hr boarder

Man, you drive slow!:biggrin:

 

[Houdini]

Man, you drive slow!:biggrin:

Shoot........I can make it there in like 35 minutes!!!!!!!!

 

[Dermott]

Shoot........I can make it there in like 35 minutes!!!!!!!!

Houdini, I hunt a lot in Cherokee county but it takes me 1 hour and 30 minutes from Bentonville to get to where I hunt. I am about 15-20 minutes south of you so ... are you using a helicopter?? Admittedly I do not speed but...?! Hey, I am going to Kansas Fri-Sat to hunt "fall" turkey and coyotes and scout a few places for the spring turkey season but a few counties above Cherokee and I expect it will take me 2 1/2 hours to get there! :shrug: Steve/"Dermott"

 

[Houdini]

I just kinda jokin'........I can technically make to KS in 35 mins.....but probably not any where to hunt in 35 mins.

 

[Dermott]

Houdini, I knew you were jokin' and was just pokin at you. I go through Joplin and then via a county road to SEK but could probably save a little time bypassing Joplin on I40 then north to Kansas. Is that what you do? We lived in Joplin for 25 years so I still go to SEK like I used to but I do enjoy seeing Joplin but after the tornado it is sad to go through there. Steve/"Dermott"

 

[Houdini]

Depends on what my GPOS tells me to do.....

 

[Turkey79]

Kansas hands down, oklahoma or north missouri would be next.

 

[born2hunt]

The Kansas population is down as well although they still have better numbers than we do. SE Kansas is overrun with out of state hutners now and it appears to me that about 80% of them are Arkansans which makes sense as that is the closest part of Kansas to Arkansas. I hunt in Kansas for turkeys and predators and have observed an absolute declne in numbers over the last 5 years. The public huntng land is SEK is over hunted now. JMO, Steve/"Dermott"

So true.

 

[ducksonastring]

Missouri and you have Mount Ida and Sylamore National Forrest that can be good too.

 

[buck n duck]

Kentucky!!!!!

 

[bullcreekboy]

Your daddy-in-law is gonna leave you home for that b & d! Maybe he will take me in your place.