Agreed seapro. Tidefan, don't take it too hard, i think these guys are just kidding mostly. I'm glad youre getting back into it and if I had hunted that land I would gladly share what I know with you. SOme in here take it way too serious. One in particular who im not going to name (BGD) would likely make you disappear permanently. Where are you located? I'm sure we could work out a hunt at pulpwhood if interested.

??? What's crawled up your butt & died?

Find Wolf road on the map. Walk the road by the creek. I've seen them down there during squirrel season.

Hell I don't even post pictures on this sight of public land kills. Its amazing how all of a sudden you start seeing new trucks around your honey holes. There a lot of people that troll this sight. The only advise I can or will give for public land is try and cover as much ground as possible learning the area. A map will help pin point best area's to focus on. You will have some great days and some bad. Good luck and hope you find a fired up Tom.

Whild_Bill, by the response that Tidefan received I thought he asked for their corn pile location. LOL I am going to Orange Beach this weekend for a week for Spring break and I was going to ask about WMA's in Baldwin County, but I have changed my mind. I will just leave the turkey gun at home and get after them in two weeks.

Or you could research it on the internet, scout it on google earth and go hunt. I did that one time in the orange beach area. Heard 6 birds and called 1 in for a buddy who missed.

Why do people need others to hold their hand? just go do it, geez, that is half the fun.

Tidefan101. you sir are in the right from my perspective, you asked for pointers not dropped gps pins. I wouldn't let it bother you too much considering the poster who is stirring your pot the most claims to have never even heard a turkey gobble...poor guy is probably a little frustrated (understandably so) I see no problem with what you have asked

Thank you snood. I simply asked for advice or tips for hunting this WMA. I did receive a nice PM from a guy on here who had info like I was looking for. I appreciate you and the other posters on here who were decent enough to respond with non-sarcastic answers.

Atoler, I was just going to ask for the names of the WMA's in the area. I tried to google it yesterday and I was sent to Out Door Alabama and the part on their site that gave the info on the WMA's was down. So I still don't know the names. I will find it on my own with out your help, but thanks for your great advice. I would rather fish than turkey hunt any way!

Cobia season Bitches!

but I'll keep putting in the time and walking roads and learning my hunting properties inside and out before I'll ask someone else to spoon-feed me a bird.

you can say that asking for "general info" about public land isn't asking for "people's honey holes" but when it comes to public land, just about ANY info is too much. post one little tidbit and next thing you know, there's 10 new trucks in the parking lot b/c "they read on aldeer that you can kill birds at [public wma] if you do [tidbit]"

get a map

look at google maps' satellite view

put on some comfortable shoes

get off your ass

go spend time in the area and learn where birds are/aren't

y'all say you want general info, well you've been given it multiple times.

I'd feel safe in saying that you can kill a turkey on ANY WMA in Alabama, if you put in the time/effort.

THAT is the trick. after that, the only real question left is "Where", and nobody is going to tell you that

Never asked to be spoon fed. I have said several times what I asked for. Accept it and move on. You are just one of those guys that love to find something to bitch about. Like I said, someone that is actually a good person PM'd me with info like what I was looking for. You can move on now and find something else to complain about.

The general info I was talking about are things like "WMA birds don't gobble a lot or they don't like it when you call too much." You act like I wanted someone to print a map and mark a tree where he saw his bird and also include his SS# and pin # to his bank account. If you don't want to help, don't post.

Again, I'm not attacking you, but -- 20 years of hunting experience, huh? Why would public land be a "curve" to you, then?

I grew up on private land & still hunt it now, but when I moved to Texas in the 90's, I didn't bat an eye at hunting Ft. Hood -- public land -- which has 214,968 acres and I didn't have access to Google Maps, GPS, none of that crap; they handed you a map at the check-in huntin' house on base, slapped you on the back, & wished you good luck.

Hunting is hunting, no matter if it's public or private. IJS

BGD

See, you didn't ask for information like do they gobble much, or how much should I call......Actually, an exact quote from your original post is " what areas to focus on or avoid?". In most of our minds, asking this is a lot closer to "print a map and mark a tree" than it is to what you posted in this last message.....

The difference is I knew that land like the back of my hand. I knew where to start. I knew how the birds reacted. I knew that they liked my owl hoot and that I didn't need a crow call because there were tons of those already out there. I knew where I could cross creeks and where I couldn't. I also knew where people were going to be hunting and I could go other places on the property. That's the difference. I can't believe someone so savvy to hunting and as traveled couldn't understand that.

I also asked for any advice or tips. By areas to avoid I meant highly populated areas that people flock to. How about this...if you question something people post, ask them instead of just assuming. I could have cleared it up for you then.

Ok, here ya go....it's public land. It's ALL going to be crowded. But the farther you get away from a parking lot and/or road, the less crowded it will be. a lot of hunters are lazy...if you're less lazy than the next guy, you'll probably be more successful than him.

Thanks. I didn't know it would all be crowded. Last thing I want to do is park somewhere and walk in on someone. That's why I was trying to avoid certain areas.