My first year hunting was 1947 in the NC region of Pa.
Back in that era if you hunted for a week which we did, you wouldnt even see a turkey track or any signs of them.
Today there are turkey in every county of the state, and in some counties they are plentifull.
I can ride the back dirt roads and see them every day if i put enough time in.
At 86 i can no longer walk around much, especially on uneven terrain.
But with a rifle i can occaissionaly pop one on my own 17 acres in Cameron Co.
Ok for the ( AHEM ) elk hunters to pop one from the road on my land, but no turkey for me?
Wayne Hunt the Cameron Co warden, told me while investigating one of the 3 elk kills on my property, all shot from the road or my driveway, that the elk ( HUNT ) wouldnt be possible without landowner cooperation.
But an old property owner isnt permitted to shoot a turkey on his own land with a rifle?