| These pictures are of turkeys in north central Missouri within the Grand River Watershed, the second largest sub-basin of the Lower Missouri River Basin and locally well known turkey hunting region. This region is 55% agricultural land use with plenty of rainfall to grow the large grain crops of corn and beans supporting large turkey flocks of heavy birds. Any bottom land will be in row crop and the ridge sides in pasture or wood lots. These pictures come from that fringe zone above the bottom crop ground and before the timbered ridges. All of these turkeys were in pasture.
While it may appear we are beating a dead horse with the issue about our farm land turkey flocks and hunting it must be restated for the benefit of those traveling from big woods states. Our intent is to make the best turkey hunt possible and that has been proven many times over by setup and call rather than run and gun. All may turkey hunt their preferred technique, our observations do show a difference just as these open ground birds readily show themselves so will an exposed hunter to the turkey. On that same note the thickness of this timbered hill will conceal a hunter that must maneuver to a better setup.
These three pictures are of two toms on different parts of the same lease. They were strutting in response to Jon Nee's call, there was not another turkey in sight.
This entire habitat series is an attempt as much as can be made in pictures and text to help give an idea of some of the conditions to be expected.
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