Zero to Hero on the Gobbler: First EVER Turkey Hunt Arizona 2025
In March, I got an email from a veterans hunting group I'm a member of, letting me know that a turkey tag had been donated and was up for grabs. I was lucky enough to be on a road trip and up early that morning to start the day's driving, so at about 0430, I sent my reply: I'd love to hunt turkey in Arizona GMU 1. After a few days, they emailed me back, letting me know I had been lucky enough to get the tag. Now, the work started. I had not hunted the area ever before. Also, I had never hunted turkey before. This was not a good start so I set myself to the task. Distribution of turkey in Arizona according to AZGFD First, I learned everything I could about turkey behavior, habits, and habitat from the library. Ya, they still have those, and they are incredible treasure troves of information for those not intimidated by having to search the old-fashioned way rather than being fed information from blogs and hunting influencers through paid-for advertising on search engi...