Welcome to Hunt4 Turkey.com. This is the place to plan a turkey hunt: the five wild turkeys, when spring seasons open, how to call a gobbler in, and the gear that works.
Hunt4 Turkey.com is one of the original Hunt4 hunting sites and part of the Gear Websites Network, under the Hunting Buyers Guide.com hub. Built by hunters for hunters, with plain-English guides backed by state agencies and turkey conservation research.
Planning a turkey hunt? Start here
From picking a subspecies to the morning setup, the step-by-step guide covers what to do and when.
What you’ll find here
Step 1: Know the Birds
The five wild turkeys and the Grand Slam.
Step 2: Time the Season
How spring seasons are set and what changes as they go.
Step 3: Call Them In
Roosting, calls, setups and safety.
Where to Hunt Turkeys
Where each subspecies lives.
Turkey Hunting Gear Guide
Camouflage, calls, decoys and comfort.
Turkey Timeline
From fewer than 30,000 birds to millions.
Turkeys by the numbers
Fewer than 30,000 wild turkeys were left in the early 1900s.
About 1.4 million lived here by 1974.
Wild turkeys now live in every state except Alaska.
The Grand Slam takes four subspecies: Eastern, Osceola, Rio Grande and Merriam’s.
Read the Turkey Hunting F.A.Q. for quick answers, or the Hunt4 Turkey Blog for planning articles.