The Gould’s is the largest of the wild turkey subspecies, and the hardest one to add to a slam — not because the birds are especially difficult, but because there is almost nowhere to hunt them. Their range runs through the Sierra Madre and the high desert grassland of northern Mexico, which is why a Sonora hunt is how most hunters finish a Royal Slam or a World Slam.
The hunt
Three full days of hunting, with a travel day on each end. You are picked up in Tucson, Arizona and driven down to the ranch, or you can bring your own truck. The hunt is fully guided, on the ranches our outfitter holds in Sonora.
What a day looks like
An early breakfast, then out for the day. Lunch is taken in the field. You come back to the ranch house after dark to a full, traditional Mexican dinner.
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Lodging
Rustic ranch house accommodation with beds, a bathroom and a hot shower. Which ranch you hunt determines which house you stay in — some are nicer than others, and all of them have beds and hot water. The meals are authentic Mexican with fresh-made tortillas, and the hospitality is the part hunters talk about afterwards.
What’s included
- Transportation to and from the ranch, originating in Tucson
- Lodging and meals
- Non-alcoholic beverages (you are welcome to bring your own)
- Mexican hunting license, tags and gun permits
- Field preparation of meat and trophies
- Trophy importation paperwork for bringing your bird back into the US
- Use of the outfitter’s firearm, by prior arrangement
What’s not included
- Travel to and from Tucson, Arizona
- Hotels before or after your hunt
- Sleeping bag, bath towel and personal items
- Firearms and ammunition, unless arranged with the outfitter in advance
- Alcohol — and note the outfitter runs a strict safety policy: heavy drinking the night before means you do not hunt the next day
- Meat processing and taxidermy
- Trip insurance
Hunting Sonora twice over
The same outfitter runs our Mexico Coues deer hunts out of the same country. If you are already making the trip for a Grey Ghost, ask us about adding the turkey to it.
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There are only so many places on earth to hunt this bird, and Sonora is the closest one to home.
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