Area 223

[tealitup]

Anyone know of an area to hunt in zone 223? We got stuck with season G in 223 (Sherburne County)

[jweitgen]

I don't know anything about Turkey hunting, but in Sherburne County, you have a good share of public land via the Refuge, State Forest and WMA. I don't know if you can hunt these or not. There are also a fair number of farms that direction and I would bet if you ask, land owners will be more than willing to let you have at it.

[monstermoose78]

Refuge is closed to Turkeys but alot of public land to hunt i seen some turkeys on the public land near st cloud. I had to ask farmers because of some coyote problems on my dads land. I wish i could remember the name of the public land near st cloud but cant off hand. Most farmers dont mind letting someone hunt turkeys. Just ask and ask and you will get a big turkey because I did in 223.

[Borch]

The public area near the St Cloud airport is closed to hunting. There is the Sanddunes State Forest that holds birds. Several WMAs near Becker and Santigo hold birds as well.

Good Luck!

[tealitup]

If anyone could give me some directions on where these WMA's might be I would gladly buy a round sometime.

[Borch]

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If anyone could give me some directions on where these WMA's might be I would gladly buy a round sometime.

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Here's a DNR link to the Sherburne County WMAs.

223 WMA list

Here's info on the Sand Dunes.

Sand Dunes State Forest

Also check out PRIM maps for WPA as there are some of these in 223 as well that hold turkeys.

[monstermoose78]

My brother is telling me that most of the turkeys have been out in the farm fields. clover has been holding the most so he says he lined up my uncle for his hunt in may. Good Luck

[Stones]

There is a nice WMA a few miles West of Princeton on the south side of 95 that produced two toms yesterday morning and a 3rd ran off. As far as I know, it doesn't get a lot of pressure, but the DNR is doing some burning there so you may want to go during the daylight right before your season to see what is or isn't being burned.

[monstermoose78]

Kunkle or something like that is what is called i had seen some turkeys in there but never came in they where in the fields with hens. Cool that ya got some of them out of there how big were they.

[tealitup]

Thank you all for your help. I will be scouting some more this weekend. (got drawn for time 'G')

I actually got the whole week off of work, and my father is going with me this year. Also, Orien Hunter from FM boards is going out with us this year, however, he wife is going to have a C-Section on their second child on May 5th.

CONGRADULATIONS RON! Her first pictures in this world can be next to a huge Tom!

[tealitup]

Is the Kunkel area open for area 223? it looks like it is in Milacs county unless the zone is from hwy 95 and south.

Has there been any birds taken from there --- does anyone know?

[Borch]

I believe a small portion of it is in Sherburne County. Most of it is in Mille Lacs County. Hwy 95 runs through Mille Lacs County there.

Here's an image of it. The yellow is the county border. Looks like around 80 acres is in Sherburne County. Although it looks like you'd have to walk through Mille Lacs County to access it.

Kunkle WMA

[monstermoose78]

Its open and my uncle scored and nice tom just east of Kunkle 21.5 pounds 9 1/2inch beard and 1 1/8 inch spurs. That one came out of my old mans back yard and was shot at 1:45pm after the rain this morning. I hunted kunkle and you can come in on the south side but the roads through it are closed but it is open to hunt turkeys.

[tealitup]

I guess I dont understand your post Monstermoose78. He got one just east of Kunkle? Did you see any in Kunkle?

I understand that I should come from the south side and walk the roads to where I might hunt. I assume walk to the other side and hunt close to the fields???

[monstermoose78]

i saw most of the turkeys on the west side of kunkle. I hunted along the east but shot my turkey on private property. My uncles turkey came of my dads land what lies just to the east of Kunkle.