Turkey 23'

[AER244]

Yep

Because they NEED every $5 entry fee they can get. I don’t mean that in the same crappy sense as I’d refer to every other govt agency trying for a money grab. I don’t know the numbers, but I’d guess that every successful draw (regardless of hunt success) results in more entries. And ODWC actually needs it. Also from my understanding, they set harvest quotas at maximum. Meaning: if 100% of drawn applicants were 100% successful, the resource remains unburdened. So when there’s only a two Tom turkey tag allotment for four canyon preserve- they really dont expect a harvest. But if two turkeys are actually killed, the flock can maintain. I have no problem with that. For the price of admission ($5) I’d be pleased as punch to just go walk a new piece of ground with a gun in my hand not knowing what the possibiliies are. Im probably in the minority, but I think ODWC should charge more for entry-
$5 per species.

 

[AER244]

I do wish they’d offer a merriams hunt though.

 

[Okie4570]

Because they NEED every $5 entry fee they can get. I don’t mean that in the same crappy sense as I’d refer to every other govt agency trying for a money grab. I don’t know the numbers, but I’d guess that every successful draw (regardless of hunt success) results in more entries. And ODWC actually needs it. Also from my understanding, they set harvest quotas at maximum. Meaning: if 100% of drawn applicants were 100% successful, the resource remains unburdened. So when there’s only a two Tom turkey tag allotment for four canyon preserve- they really dont expect a harvest. But if two turkeys are actually killed, the flock can maintain. I have no problem with that. For the price of admission ($5) I’d be pleased as punch to just go walk a new piece of ground with a gun in my hand not knowing what the possibiliies are. Im probably in the minority, but I think ODWC should charge more for entry-
$5 per species.

I'm fine with that, but look at the success rates from 10y and longer ago. Hunters actually killed birds lol. I know folks can sew the previous year's results before applying, but still.....

 

[AER244]

I'm fine with that, but look at the success rates from 10y and longer ago. Hunters actually killed birds lol. I know folks can sew the previous year's results before applying, but still.....

i can’t argue success rates. People were definitely killing more birds in the past. But I think that holds true on private and non-draw public land as well because Turkey numbers have fallen drastically across the board. Im just saying I appreciate that the ODWC still offers the option to go try- even if success rates aren’t what they used to be.

 

[hunter966]

This is just my two cents worth but I’m thinking between that polar vortex and all the nest robbers (cooks, possums, skunks, and even hog and coyotes) that’s why I

 

[PiedmontGuy]

Stay after them!!! Nobody likes a quitter.

That all depends on how much he wants to sell his hunting gear for. A nice bargain always makes me like the seller.

 

[Okie4570]

Worked a bird for over 2 hours yesterday evening with my son, probably gobbled 200 times but wasn't interested in closing the distance. Dead calm is something I'm not used to hunting in, and prevented us from moving where we really needed to be. Zero ticks on either of us so that was a plus.

 

[OkieJoe72]

Worked a bird for over 2 hours yesterday evening with my son, probably gobbled 200 times but wasn't interested in closing the distance. Dead calm is something I'm not used to hunting in, and prevented us from moving where we really needed to be. Zero ticks on either of us so that was a plus.

You and I should never go to Vegas together with the luck that we’re having. I was on one this morning when about 8 hogs came through. I just walked out after that and then it started raining on me pretty heavily on the way back to the truck.

 

[Okie4570]

You and I should never go to Vegas together with the luck that we’re having. I was on one this morning when about 8 hogs came through. I just walked out after that and then it started raining on me pretty heavily on the way back to the truck.

No kidding lol

 

[birdhunter1980]

Got this guy this afternoon in Okmulgee county. Took him about 30 minutes to cover 500 yards, my turkey fever was a rush. 9" beard and 1" spurs.