Vetted Turkey Guides & Outfitters for your Grand Slam, Royal Slam and World Slam
Wild Turkey Hunting
Specializing in high quality outfitters offering Grand Slam and Royal Slam hunts for serious turkey hunters, including Ocellated & Osceola wild turkeys.
Are you looking to complete a Grand Slam? We’d love to help.
Do you just want to stick to that one subspecies of wild turkey 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.
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If you have questions or would like to book a turkey hunt, just contact us. Give us a detailed description of what you are looking for, so our hunting consultants can match you with the right hunt. Whatever suits you, we can help you find it. So if you’re looking for a great hunt, you’ll love working with us.
Get your trip booked today to ensure the best dates!
We will help you research trips, consult with you during booking process, and do our best to ensure a safe, successful adventure that goes without a hitch. Call us at +1 (208) 789-0740.
When I went to Texas to hunt turkeys, I had in my mind that I was going to do it with a bow, take head shots, and fit the trend in turkeyhunting today. I’ve killed turkeys with a bow. I’ve killed them with a gun. I know the feeling of missing with both as well. This hunt was about new experiences, not trends. It was about making new friends, not about new footage. Don’t get me wrong, footage of a head-shot with a monster broadhead on my first Rio would have been spectacular, but in a sense, I’m glad it didn’t work out that way. We had four sits to make this happen on our first trip. Thankfully, that’s all it took.
My cousin and I only lacked the Osceola turkey to have our Royal Slam. This has been a 20 year quest. Last year we decided it was time to check that last box. I researched Florida Osceola Turkey hunts as I had many many times before. We are working class folks and many hunts I looked into were simply out of our price range. Then I found Mat and Outdoors International. Now our slam is complete!
A Grand Slam includes an Eastern; Merriam’s; Rio Grande; and Osceola wild turkey.
Eastern Wild Turkey
Eastern Wild Turkey
Eastern wild turkeys are the most widely distributed subspecies east of the Mississippi River. This subspecies is also the most abundant of all the subspecies. In fact, they are hunted in 38 states and numerous Canadian provinces. The southern range is from northern Florida west to eastern Texas and the northern range is from New England and southern Canada west to Minnesota. The Eastern Wild Turkey has also been introduced into some of the mid-western and western states such as Kansas, northern California, Oregon, Washington and also into Ontario. This turkey lives in the most diverse of environments and habitat; from the south-east hardwood forests and pastures, to the northern woods.
They have chestnut-brown tips on tail feathers, with white and black bars on the wings. Eastern turkeys have VERY long beards, making them a great trophy. They have the loudest gobbles of all of the subspecies of wild turkey, however, they’re tough to call in…second only to the Osceola.
Merriams Wild Turkey
Merriam’s Wild Turkey
The Merriam’s wild turkey is found primarily in the ponderosa pine country of the western mountain regions of the United States. Within its suspected historic range in Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, the Merriam’s was relatively isolated from the other subspecies of wild turkey. This subspecies has also been introduced into some Midwestern states such as Nebraska.
Merriam’s are about the same size as their Eastern cousins, but has a different coloration. It is black with blue, purple and bronze reflections. White feathers on the lower back and tail feather margins distinguish the Merriam from other subspecies of turkey. Merriam’s appear to have a white rump due to pinkish buff, or whitish tail coverts and tips. It closely resembles the Gould’s turkey but its tail margin is not usually quite as pure white nor is the light margin of the tail tip quite as wide as in the Gould’s.
Rio Grande Wild Turkey
Rio Grande Wild Turkey
The Rio Grande wild turkey is similar in size to the Osceola (Florida) wild turkey, but tend to have longer legs giving them the same height as the Eastern subspecies. The tips of their tail and covert feathers yellowish or tan in color, and they tend to be lighter than the Eastern and Osceola (Florida) birds, but usually darker than the Merriam’s. Their body feathers are an iridescence of copper, bronze and sometimes have a greenish sheen.
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We will help you research trips, consult with you during booking process, and do our best to ensure a safe, successful adventure that goes without a hitch. Call us at +1 (208) 789-0740.
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 measurement.
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.
Get your trip booked today to ensure the best dates!
We will help you research trips, consult with you during booking process, and do our best to ensure a safe, successful adventure that goes without a hitch. Call us at +1 (208) 789-0740.
You won’t need everything on this list on every turkey hunt, but you don’t want to need something and not have it either. This gear list will have you prepared for any turkey hunt you might do.
EQUIPMENT
Having the right gear on your turkey hunt is critical to your success.
❏ Bow *check Regulations in the state you are hunting
❏ Arrows (at least one doz.)
❏ Broadheads *check Regulations in the state you are hunting
❏ Release *an extra release is recommended
❏ Soft Bow Case
❏ Hard Bow Case
*This is a sample/generic gear list. For more specific details for the time of year you are traveling to, we recommend checking with your outfitter, consultant or your destination’s local Wildlife Management Agency.
Get your trip booked today to ensure the best dates!
We will help you research trips, consult with you during booking process, and do our best to ensure a safe, successful adventure that goes without a hitch. Call us at +1 (208) 789-0740.
hunts as I had many many times before. We are working class folks and many hunts I looked into were simply out of our price range. Then I found Mat and Outdoors International. Now our slam is complete!
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