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Specializing in high quality outfitters offering Grand Slam and Royal Slam hunts for serious turkey hunters, including Ocellated & Osceola wild turkeys.
The Wild Turkey World Slam
Do you just want to stick to that one subspecies that lives in your backyard, or want to go for a Grand Slam with a Eastern, Merriam, Rio and Osceola in the US mainland? Be careful though, because you’re probably going to get all crazy and want to go after your Royal Slam by adding a Gould’s or even the World Slam when you add an Oscillated. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
If you’re not quite ready for that, we can help you plan a trip for later, either a big World Slam trip or even just single turkey hunts in Hawaii, Florida, Colorado, the Midwest, Idaho, Mexico, New Zealand or even in Europe…. the list of good outfitters we work with is LONG. When you’re ready, we can help realize your dreams.
How to Score a Wild Turkey
While most turkey hunters don’t really ever score their bird, here’s how to score one if you’re interested. There are three measurements that you use to score a turkey. Weight, beard length, and spur length.
- Weigh your turkey on a good scale. Once you get an accurate weight, convert the ounces to decimals.
- Beard measurements are taken to the nearest 16th of an inch. To score a turkey, measure from the skin to the tip of the longest whisker then multiply that number by two. For example, if the turkey has a 10” beard, the score would be 10 x 2 = 20. If your turkey has more than one beard, add the lengths of each beard and multiply the total by two to get the beard measurment.
- Measure the spurs from the base to the tip on both legs. Once you get those two measurements, multiply the total by ten. For example, if one spur is 1″ and the other is 1 ¼”, the spur score is 2.25 x 10 = 22.5″.
- Add the three measurements together for the final score.
*The record eastern wild turkey came from Kentucky and scored 104.81 with over 2” spurs, 13 ¾” beard, and a weight of over 33 ½ pounds.
Hunt Reports
Hunt Reports from OI clients who have hunted turkeys with our outfitters.
Turkey Hunting Tips and Information
Turkey Hunting Gear List
Suggested Gear List for a Turkey Hunt. You don’t need everything on this list before you go turkey hunting, but the right gear will sure help.
How to Call Turkey
Knowing the basics of wild turkey vocalizations is crucial to being successful.
Getting Ready for Turkey Season
Ever wonder how do I put all the products together to get an awesome turkey gun?
Gathering Gobblers: The Basics Of Turkey Hunting
Hunting turkeys had become mostly a springtime activity across much of the U.S. in the 1970s after centuries of the sport were traditionally reserved for the fall. Spring is considered an “easy” time to hunt turkeys, presenting little challenge to the true sportsman.
Cure the Winter Blues with a Turkey Hunt
Winter Blues getting you down? Well…Turkey up, Man!…unless you don’t want be outsmarted by an animal with a brain the size of a pea.
Arizona Hunting Unit 12A (The Kaibab)
Arizona’s Unit 12A is on the Kaibab Plateau, home to some of the best trophy mule deer hunting not only in the state of Arizona but anywhere.
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