Hunting turkeys is truly one of my favorite things to do. It requires participants to become proficient at calling and shooting, and demands that they are patient and alert. Turkeys are very unforgiving if you make a mistake. Hunters are encouraged to get out and scout for turkeys. Try to key on areas with acorns leftover from last fall or spring seeps.
Southern slopes are also good bets, as well as forests bordering farming areas.
These areas may be more productive than others, because last year's acorn crop was spotty and caused turkeys in many areas of the state to move from their traditional haunts. About the only place turkeys aren't plentiful is Turkey Management Area 7B, comprising portions of Adams, Cumberland, Franklin and York counties. The Game Commission began research in this management area last fall to determine what is suppressing population growth. Also assisting in the project, which for the most part is occurring on the Michaux State Forest, are the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resource and Pennsylvania State University. Hunters are required to wear a minimum of 100 square inches of fluorescent orange material, visible 360 degrees, when moving through the woods.