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I'll be curious to see how it plays out SC is traditionally a heavy hunted state for turkey I used to run into at least 3 times the hunters there as in NC on public land if 8t cut down on hunters I may go back myself
This is thing to do with little homework you can hit different spots every year cheaper than club plenty public land out there I've been doing it for over 20 years now trick is to hit places while they're hot. Make lot memories kill few birds see places I wouldn't have gone otherwise its win all way aroundI was in a club down there for the past 2 years. I got to looking at the money I was spending to hunt down there and decided not to rejoin this past year. When you lumped all the costs together I was more than $2000 out of pocket and this was before the proposed tag increase. I decided to take that money and use it on going on trips to places I've never been before. This past spring I went to Kansas for less than a thousand dollars. If I do it right and plan well, I can do 3 or 4 states each spring that I've never been to before for less than what it will cost me to hunt in SC. I'm not saying I won't ever hunt SC again because I do enjoy hunting down there but I do know it will be a long time before I hunt down there again.
hit different spots every year cheaper than club
Its sure easier now than ever so much info out there part the fun is doing the research to me. I remember when I first went to Neb off word of mouth with paper map and slept in vehicle at pulloffs on public now its GPS to get you there onyx type phone maps to hunt while you there and internet scouting to know where to go. I do spring for soft bed and hot shower on occasion these days getting soft I guesslikely where I am headed when it comes to SC,,,hate to give up that little peice of bottom land but gonna retire one day so need to plan lots of hunts at lower rates,,,
The locals will still kill 10. To 15. A spring and not tag but 2.Too many turkey hunters ,the birds cannot raise enough for,what is taken out,Last spring was ridiculous at the hunter,on WMA land that were hunting,talked to,several who,said they had,killed. them off there,club or,private lands now,going to hunt the WMA. Itbshould,cut down,on,out of,state hunters,,Hope,they lower the price of tags when the birds come back,lolWell good... I’ve never hunted SC but it sounds like if I give it 2 more years it should be a great place to go
Less hunters = more birds
The locals will still kill 10. To 15. A spring and not tag but 2.Too many turkey hunters ,the birds cannot raise enough for,what is taken out,Last spring was ridiculous at the hunter,on WMA land that were hunting,talked to,several who,said they had,killed. them off there,club or,private lands now,going to hunt the WMA. Itbshould,cut down,on,out of,state hunters,,Hope,they lower the price of tags when the birds come back,lol
You never let me,down,lolThe irony here....
You never let me,down,lol
Also every where I’ve ever saw a sign that said turkey habitat improvement sponsored by the Nwtf all they did was cut all the trees, places where there were birds and now since they “improved” the habitat there are none
I was told today from some guys that live there it did.Guess I payed my last club dues in SC if that passes
I was told today from some guys that live there it did.
I was told today from some guys that live there it did.
I figured they were correct since all of them worked in one branch or another of state law enforcement but I didn't know for sure.Yeap
Missouri has that reg as well. For only the first week though.The money wouldn't bother me to bad I spend more going to other states the deal breaker for me would be that only 1 bird first 10 days no way I could go for that
Someone its really gonna hurt is outfitters there are plenty in SC that do turkey hunts many get clients that want that early start now my guess would be them first 8 or 9 days they would get very few non res clients.Missouri has that reg as well. For only the first week though.
SC may be breaking new ground with the 10 day stuff.
This sure may put a damper on non residents rolling in and making their little tv shows.
well folks still go to Missouri.Someone its really gonna hurt is outfitters there are plenty in SC that do turkey hunts many get clients that want that early start now my guess would be them first 8 or 9 days they would get very few non res clients.
Missouri and SC 2 totally different thought processes for hunters with SC has early start makes appealing along with 2 in day added to it. Mo you can go 6th day knowing can only kill one day added SC can be scorching hot 10 days into season Mo likely still frost in morning. Plus SC IMO is way below Mo in quality hunt. By way did you go with Danny at Crpress creek in Estill that place is nice but i think overhunted they were in with Quaker Boy and everyone knew they saved hottest birds/ best hunts for them they filmed some shows for DVD therewell folks still go to Missouri.
and most outfitter deals are for a few days not all week so it may not be much of a change.
We hunted with one near Estill who made damn sure you weren't going to kill more than one anyway.
no it wasn't cypress creek.Missouri and SC 2 totally different thought processes for hunters with SC has early start makes appealing along with 2 in day added to it. Mo you can go 6th day knowing can only kill one day added SC can be scorching hot 10 days into season Mo likely still frost in morning. Plus SC IMO is way below Mo in quality hunt. By way did you go with Danny at Crpress creek in Estill that place is nice but i think overhunted they were in with Quaker Boy and everyone knew they saved hottest birds/ best hunts for them they filmed some shows for DVD there
Like many states they have leveled off but their leveling off is still better than lot places. I personally wouldn't say hunt the Twain right now unless they just had huge hatch say with cicadas 2 year before. I would hit a booming state on way up before leveling off there are few them right nowno it wasn't cypress creek.
You are correct in that SC is now pretty conservative versus their history. No more march 15th; two a day; five a year.
But I still don't think it kills the outfitters.
you could book near the 31st and be fine, killing one before one after the cut off .
I nend to test your thoughts on MO being above SC. I have never hunted MO.
Seems their kill is really down as well from historical highs, 38,000 versus 60,000.