• Alabama offers many opportunities for turkey hunting excursions.Flock of wild turkeys image by CSimmins from Fotolia.com
  
  Alabama offers many facilities that provide guided turkey hunting excursions. State law requires the pursuit of turkeys to be "fair chase," so hunting over feed such as corn is not allowed. However, decoys have been permitted since 2006, and gobbler calls are also used to lure the birds. Most hunting lodges in Alabama will assist with obtaining hunting licenses and offer accommodations and meals along with a guided hunt.
  
  

Hawkins Ridge Lodge

• Hawkins Ridge Lodge offers gobbler turkey hunting trips each spring when the season begins on March 20. Due to the abundance of birds on 16,000 acres, each hunter is allowed two turkeys per hunt. Hunters are allowed to hunt in blinds and may call their own gobblers or use an experienced guide. Hunting licenses may be bought at the lodge, and meals and accommodations are included with the hunt for an additional fee. Amenities include semi-private rooms, a large stone fireplace, a spacious game room with pool tables and a large back deck with rocking chairs. Pickup at the Dothan, Alabama, airport is also available.
  
  Hawkins Ridge Lodge
  910 County Road 79 S.
  Eufaula, AL 36027
  334-687-6820
  hawkinshunting.com
  
  

Bent Creek Lodge

• Bent Creek Lodge offers several packages for turkey hunting, including lodging, meals and guides. Professional wildlife management has helped Bent Creek to keep an above-average number of eastern wild turkeys, and the guides are experts at tracking and calling these birds. The lodge features semi-private bedrooms that can sleep up to four people. Plantation-style hot meals are served three times a day, and additional amenities include a large fireplace, pool tables, card tables, reading areas and televisions. All hunters must bring their own firearms and equipment.
  
  Bent Creek Lodge
  843 Bent Creek Road
  Lisman, AL 36912
  205-398-3040
  bentcreeklodge.com
  
  

Casey Hunting Camp

• Casey Hunting Camp in Minter is known to have a large population of eastern wild turkeys. The facility has a policy not to book more than two turkey hunters at a time, which allows ample space for both hunters on 6,000 acres. All turkey hunts are guided and a minimum of three days is required. All hunters must bring camouflage clothing, a shot gun and turkey shells and a cooler to transport their birds. Accommodations are provided in the farmhouse, which features large, comfortable beds, full baths, a television room, a fully equipped kitchen and a dining area. Two hot meals and a cold lunch are included in the price of the hunt.
  
  Casey Hunting Camp
  4664 Alabama Highway 89
  Minter, AL 36761
  334-872-0176
  caseyhuntingcamp.com