| As with many different things, for hunting, there | | | | turkeys in their forests and wild lands, which also |
| are some places that are better and others that | | | | put them into the top five many years in a row. |
| are worse. Take a look at the top five states for | | | | Only one fully-grown turkey may be bagged in |
| successful turkey hunting as scored and ranked | | | | Pennsylvania. |
| by many hunters. These states are preferred by | | | | The fourth state on the list of top states for |
| hunters due to many things, such as the number | | | | turkey hunting is Wisconsin. Wisconsin is a state |
| of birds that a hunter is able to shoot and take | | | | that actually has a very rich history of deer |
| home. | | | | hunting, but its turkey population of over 320,000 |
| The highest ranked state for turkey hunting is | | | | Eastern turkeys puts it also on the turkey hunting |
| Missouri. For many years, this has been the | | | | favorite list. Wisconsin also made it in recent |
| number one harvesting spot, maybe due to their | | | | years to the top of the list for safest turkey |
| big turkey population. There are over 600,000 | | | | hunting season in their history with no turkey |
| turkeys that call Missouri their home and hunters | | | | hunting incidents. |
| from all over the United States come to Missouri | | | | Fifth, but surely not last, there is New York. Even |
| to find their perfect turkey trophy to take home. | | | | though when people hear of New York, they |
| Missouri’s Shrubs, mountains and forests | | | | might be thinking Broadway, Central Park, and |
| seem to be an ideal habitat for those Eastern | | | | more, but the state of New York is much bigger |
| turkeys. A hunter is allowed to take home two | | | | than New York City. This state is big on the list of |
| male turkeys per season. In Missouri, the allowed | | | | turkey hunters due to its turkey population in the |
| methods of hunting turkeys are firearms and | | | | mountains, farmlands and dens forests that cover |
| shotguns that are 10-gauge. or smaller, No. 4 shot | | | | the state. There are around 250,000 turkeys that |
| or smaller and archery bow and arrow. Decoys | | | | call New York their home habitat |
| and recorded calls are illegal in Missouri and this is | | | | These states are filled with Eastern Turkey and if |
| one important fact for hunters to know when | | | | turkey hunting is just a fun sport to the hunter, |
| planning a hunting trip to Missouri. | | | | then visiting one of these states might cover him. |
| Second on the turkey hunters list is Alabama. | | | | But if the hunter is out for a grand slam, he will |
| Alabama holds a whooping 350,000 Eastern | | | | have to travel farther than these states. All these |
| turkeys and helped hunters to the second highest | | | | states mainly offer Eastern turkeys for harvest |
| harvest in recent years. The limit for taking home | | | | and if a hunter is looking to achieve a grand slam, |
| turkeys per person in Alabama is 1 turkey per | | | | he has to plan his journey by researching which |
| day and 5 total turkeys during a year. In this | | | | states offer the most population and best hunting |
| state, decoys are illegal as well, but the variety of | | | | conditions for the other subspecies needed to |
| arms that may be used to hunt turkeys is slightly | | | | fulfill this dream. |
| wider. | | | | Also, keep in mind that there are certain seasons |
| Third on the list of favorite hunting places due to | | | | when hunting is allowed or not allowed, certain |
| the amount of turkeys brought home in recent | | | | restrictions that are different from state to state. |
| years is Pennsylvania. Some people even believe | | | | Before planning a trip, make sure to know the |
| that the turkey hunting tradition started here in | | | | laws and regulations for turkey hunting at the |
| Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania holds 350,000 or more | | | | destination chosen for the hunting trip. |