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The Given Said BeforeWe offer three states of Eastern Turkey hunting as these birds are present in very huntable numbers in Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. This allows a maximum of 5 spring season tags with 4 being available for over the counter purchase. The only spring season draw tag is for Iowa with Missouri and Kansas accounting for 2 each spring season turkey hunting tags over the counter. All hunts are on wild birds over existing terrain we lease for its turkey holding habitat. All hunts are also do it yourself where we will get the hunter to the right farm where to park his truck and once there the hunter hunts on his own.
DistinctionIf there is a distinction to our Eastern Turkey hunting over that found in other states it is largely due to Missouri's national reputation for the highest turkey numbers and many of the biggest in terms of body weight, beard length and spurs. Some will dispute this immediately citing the records found ion the NWTF website and book. And, this leads us to further distinguish our turkey hunting as we cater to the experienced hunter through our do it yourself approach. That turkey hunter by his very nature is far less likely to register his birds. The do it yourself turkey hunter while all may seek the best bird to date in his career is after the hunt quality itself on mature toms. The hunt, not the trophy turkey is paramount. This hunter is not likely to seek out an official scorer as that detracts from the hunt. Comparison may be drawn to a turkey hunting guide service that works toward distinguishing himself above all the many other guide services that are available thorough having a large number of book birds. That turkey hunting guide is trying to appeal to the trophy room hunter with the singular motivation to satisfy his ego with having one or the very best. How any one guide service gains book turkey is another matter of manipulation of the flocks. That flock manipulation frequently consists of turkey feeders to first anchor the flock to give the client the fastest action possible so as to be done with him. The second motivation for the feeders is to add body weight through making high fat/protein content feed readily available. Turkeys being the unrestrained eaters they are will eat as long as they can find food. Having free choice corn feeders is one effective and relatively cheap method to build body weight and give the client a good feel for the quality of bird harvested. Our turkey hunting distinction from such hunts continues as our hunters seek to make the best hunt experience possible on wild turkeys free of any manmade influences. That is the basis for satisfaction gained from a day in the field.
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