Which state to Merriam turkey hunt?

[sigpros]

Ok I have settled on one of the hunts to take my son on. We want to do a merriam turkey hunt. So which state has the best public land with easy to get tags? We are coming from Missouri so I know we will have a drive. Looking to camp out and enjoy a father son adventure. Trying to start planning now so we can get everything lined out.

Thank for any information

 

[Hem]

South Dakota Black Hills or Nebraska good options.

 

[shb]

Nebraska has cut back on the tags, but more importantly the stupid turkeys have disappeared.

Lots of arguments about why, but no good answers yet.

 

[88man]

Nebraska has cut back on the tags, but more importantly the stupid turkeys have disappeared.

Lots of arguments about why, but no good answers yet.

Bird Flu

 

[Bc1992]

From my experience (which isn’t a whole lot) I think your chances are high in any state that has merriams. I tried New Mexico last year with success. I have seen a lot of turkeys in Colorado but haven’t made it back during the spring to try them yet.