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2023 Turkey Season Dates and Rates

Click here for SOO Turkey Trail Cams / In The Field PicsSouthern Ohio Outfitters was chosen by Mossy Oak to be spotlight featured as THE ONLY Ohio Outfit in the Turkey Thugs magazine.

Congrats to Mr. Ben Wallace on his chase to kill a bird in every state and choosing Southern Ohio Outfitters as his Ohio connection

Great morning at SOO
Great morning at SOO

Tim King
SOO Hunter Tim King

Tim King
SOO Hunter Tim King

Tim King
SOO Hunter Tim King

Austin Sharpe and Justin Wimmer
SOO Hunters Austin Sharpe and Justin Wimmer

Austin Sharpe and Justin Wimmer
SOO Hunters Austin Sharpe and Justin Wimmer

Dave Harkins
SOO Hunter Dave Harkins

Dave Harkins
SOO Hunter Dave Harkins

Danny Wilson and Blake Thompson
SOO Hunters Danny Wilson and Blake Thompson

Danny Wilson
SOO Hunter Danny Wilson

Danny Wilson
SOO Hunter Danny Wilson

Blake Thompson
SOO Hunter Blake Thompson

Blake Thompson
SOO Hunter Blake Thompson

Gary Simonetta and Brandon Shamhart
SOO Hunters Gary Simonetta and Brandon Shamhart

Gary Simonetta
SOO Hunter Gary Simonetta

Brandon Shamhart
SOO Hunter Brandon Shamhart

Scott Graham
SOO Hunter Scott Graham

Scott Graham
SOO Hunter Scott Graham

Jared Graham
SOO Hunter Jared Graham

Jared Graham
SOO Hunter Jared Graham

Jared Graham
SOO Hunter Jared Graham

Londyn Wallace
SOO Hunter Londyn Wallave

Dylana Eroh Bird #1
SOO Hunter Dylana Eroh's Bird #1

Dylana Eroh Bird #1
SOO Hunter Dylana Eroh's Bird #1

Dylana Eroh Bird #2
SOO Hunter Dylana Eroh's Bird #2

Dylana Eroh Bird #2
SOO Hunter Dylana Eroh's Bird #2

Mark McGrath
SOO Hunter Mark McGrath

Mark McGrath
SOO Hunter Mark McGrath

Mark Mcrobie
SOO Hunter Mark Mcrobie

Mark Mcrobie
SOO Hunter Mark Mcrobie

Double Down @ SOO with Mark McGrath & Mark Mcrobie
Double Down @ SOO with Mark McGrath & Mark Mcrobie

Brandon Brown
SOO Hunter Brandon Brown

Brandon Brown
SOO Hunter Brandon Brown

Bob Lewis
SOO Hunter Bob Lewis

Scott Graham
SOO Hunter Scott Graham

Scott Graham
SOO Hunter Scott Graham

Mike Miller
SOO Hunter Mike Miller

Mike Miller
SOO Hunter Mike Miller

Jeff Moore
SOO Hunter Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore
SOO Hunter Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore
SOO Hunter Jeff Moore

Danny Wilson
SOO Hunter Danny Wilson

Danny Wilson
SOO Hunter Danny Wilson

Hannah Wolff:
Unofficial Ohio State women's turkey in weight
SOO Hunter Hannah Wolff

Hannah Wolff:
Unofficial Ohio State women's turkey in weight
SOO Hunter Hannah Wolff

Hannah Wolff:
Unofficial Ohio State women's turkey in weight
SOO Hunter Hannah Wolff

Dean Alexander
SOO Hunter Dean Alexander

Scott Graham
SOO Hunter Scott Graham

Scott Graham
SOO Hunter Scott Graham

Scott Graham
SOO Hunter Scott Graham

Keith Intaglia
SOO Hunter Keith Intaglia

Keith Intaglia
SOO Hunter Keith Intaglia

Ben Wallace
SOO Hunter Ben Wallace

Ben Wallace
SOO Hunter Ben Wallace

Ben Wallace
SOO Hunter Ben Wallace

Ben Wallace
SOO Hunter Ben Wallace

Ben Wallace
SOO Hunter Ben Wallace

Ben Wallace
SOO Hunter Ben Wallace

Kenny Kay
SOO Hunter Megan Feltner

Kenny Kay
SOO Hunter Megan Feltner

Kenny Kay
SOO Hunter Megan Feltner

Megan Feltner
SOO Hunter Megan Feltner

Megan Feltner
SOO Hunter Megan Feltner

Megan Feltner
SOO Hunter Megan Feltner

Megan Feltner
SOO Hunter Megan Feltner

Scott Graham & Danny Wilson
SOO Hunters Scott Graham and Danny Wilson

Danny Wilson
SOO Hunter Danny Wilson

Dave Lusk
SOO Owner Dave Lusk

Dave Lusk
SOO Owner Dave Lusk

Dave Lusk
SOO Owner Dave Lusk

Owner Dave Lusk and Doug Rode
SOO Owner Dave Lusk and Doug Rode

Doug Rode and Dave Lusk
Doug Rode and Dave Lusk

David Lusk
David Lusk

David Lusk
David Lusk

Guide John Baker and Curt Utrup
Guide John Baker and Curt Utrup

Curt Utrup
Curt Utrup

Curt Utrup
Curt Utrup

Doug Rode
Doug Rode

Another Hangin' at SOO
Another Hangin at SOO

Zach Hart
Zach Hart with turkey - Southern Ohio Outfitters

2 longbeards hanging at SOO
2 longbeards hanging at SOO

Greg Smith
Greg Smith at Southern Ohio Outfitters

Greg Smith
Greg Smith at Southern Ohio Outfitters

86 year old "Buddy" awaiting 5 longbeards
86 year old "Buddy" awaiting 5 longbeards

Big Longbeard takes a dirt nap
Big Longbeard takes a dirt nap

Guide Zach Hart helping a client get it done
Guide Zach Hart helping a client get it done

Prostaff for Bloodline with Alex Rutledge's Doug Deharpart
Prostaff for Bloodline with Alex Rutledge's Doug Deharpart

Right before impact
Turkey right before impact

Guide Chip Wade, Doug Deharpart, Co Host Ty Smith, Owner Dave Lusk
Guide Chip Wade, Doug Deharpart, Co Host Ty Smith, Owner Dave Lusk

Bloodline Tv's Doug Deharpart
Bloodline Tv's Doug Deharpart

After the shot
After the shot

GM Darrell Roberts kills a stud
GM Darrell Roberts kills a stud

Owner Dave Lusk with a client and 6 gobblers with in range
Owner Dave Lusk with a client and 6 gobblers with in range

Terry Hendricks and Heaster Linn with a double
Terry Hendricks and Heaster Linn with a double

1 1/2" spurs
1 1/2" spurs Southern Ohio Outfitter turkey

Chip Wade and Heaster Linn
Chip Wade and Heaster Linn

Terry Hendricks
Terry Hendricks

Lon Murray with bird #1n Murray with bird #1

Logan Murray with his second bird

Dave Lusk over the shoulder of Logan Murray
overlooking a plot

Danny Blair and a happy hunter
with an awesome double beard

Dave Lusk Videoing

Chris Triest with a great 4 year old

Kevin Drewenski

Chris Carpenter

Dave Lusk and Sam Rockey

Sam Rockey


Dave Lusk and Danny Blair filming some strutters

Clyde Kneely chose SOO to help complete his conquest of killing a bird in every state. Clyde has now killed a bird in all states where turkeys can be killed and has also completed every slam in the world as well. Only one man is listed in the NWTF books now for doing this besides Clyde.
Thanks for letting SOO be a part of this!

Clyde Kneely

Dreszel - with a great bird

Dave Lusk

Another double at SOO

Omar


Two big longbeards hanging at SOO

Zach Hart

Sam Rockey



Bruce Heggenstaller

Kevin Drewenski


Shawn Lemme

Logan Murray

2 big gobblers hanging at SOO

Big longbeard at SOO:
9" beard and 1" spurs

Videoing two big strutters

A little sign from a scouting trip

Logan Murray

Shane and Logan Murray

BGD at SOO

Sam Rockey

Logan Murray

Dave Larkin and Marshall Evans
with a great first gobbler

Another bird down, over 11" beard

Zach Hart

Todd Backus

Dave Lusk and Marvin Ray

Marvin Ray with another great bird

Mack Methany with a big SOO gobbler

Sam Rockey Passing On 8 gobblers the first morning

Brandon Shamhart

Rainy day gobbler

Dave Lusk and Brandon Shamhart

Marvin Ray with a big 'ol SOO gobbler

Tony Stewart

Travis Thompson

Brandon Shamhart

Chris Miller
Killing this huge gobbler at S.O.O made Chris his SECOND GRAND SLAM of the 2010 Season.
Congrats Chris!! and thank you for picking S.O.O to complete this hard task!

Huge gobbler on a stump at S.O.O

Prostaffer Brandon Shamhart

Dave Lusk

Zach Hart

Scott Olewine

Steve Zebell

The Zebells with a double

Chris Miller

Gary Morris

Sam Rockey

Big gobbler down
19 pounds, 9 inch beard, 1 inch spurs

Call it a Limbhanger

The NOTORIOUS Fat B.

This is what we like to see!!

Big gobbler layin in on the OL' ford

19lbs, 9 3/4 inch beard and 1 inch spurs

Lloyd Shelton

Jeff Floriana

19 lbs., 9.5 inch beard, 1 inch spurs

Bob Mullins

Eastern Outdoors TV

Roger Pettit

Trails-N-Traditions

Gene Davis
SOO Hunter Gene Davis

Gene Davis
SOO Hunter Gene Davis

Anthony Mattivi
SOO Hunter Anthony Mattivi

Anthony Mattivi
SOO Hunter Anthony Mattivi

James Bradford
SOO Hunter James Bradford

James Bradford
SOO Hunter James Bradford

Scott Eroh
SOO Hunter Scott Eroh

Scott Eroh
SOO Hunter Scott Eroh

Dylana Eroh
SOO Hunter Scott Eroh

Dave Lusk and Scott Eroh
SOO Hunters Dave Lusk and Scott Eroh

Jack Ellis
SOO Hunter Justin Wimmer

Jack Ellis
SOO Hunter Justin Wimmer

Jack Ellis
SOO Hunter Justin Wimmer

Justin Wimmer
SOO Hunter Justin Wimmer

Justin Wimmer
SOO Hunter Justin Wimmer

Dave Lusk
Dave Lusk

Dave Lusk
Dave Lusk

Dave Lusk
Dave Lusk

Chad Thomas, John Reese & Jared Gainey triple down @ SOO
Chad Thomas, John Reese & Jared Gainey triple down @ SOO

Chad Thomas, John Reese & Jared Gainey triple down @ SOO
Chad Thomas, John Reese & Jared Gainey triple down @ SOO

Jared Gainey
SOO Hunter Jared Gainey

Chad Thomas
SOO Hunter Chad Thomas

John Reese Bird #1
John Reese Bird #1

John Reese Bird #2
John Reese Bird #2

Brandon Wallace
SOO Hunter Brandon Wallace

Brandon Wallace
SOO Hunter Brandon Wallace

Ben Miller
SOO Hunter Ben Miller

Ben Miller
SOO Hunter Ben Miller

Brandon Wallace and Ben Miller Double Down
Brandon Wallace and Ben Miller Double Down

Brandon Wallace and Ben Miller Double Down
Brandon Wallace and Ben Miller Double Down

Owner Dave Lusk Bird #1
Owner Dave Lusk Bird #1

Owner Dave Lusk Bird #1
Owner Dave Lusk Bird #1

Owner Dave Lusk Bird #1
Owner Dave Lusk Bird #1

John Akers Bird #1
John Akers Bird #1

John Akers Bird #1
John Akers Bird #1

John Akers Bird #2
John Akers Bird #2

John Akers Bird #2
John Akers Bird #2

Owner Dave Lusk Bird #2
Owner Dave Lusk Bird #2

Owner Dave Lusk Bird #2
Owner Dave Lusk Bird #2

Owner Dave Lusk Bird #2
Owner Dave Lusk Bird #2

Carlyn Lusk
SOO Hunter Carlyn Lusk

Carlyn Lusk
SOO Hunter Carlyn Lusk

Carlyn Lusk
SOO Hunter Carlyn Lusk

Carlyn Lusk
SOO Hunter Carlyn Lusk

Eric Sizemore
SOO Hunter Eric Sizemore

Eric Sizemore
SOO Hunter Eric Sizemore

Doodle Padgett
SOO Hunter Doodle Padgett

Skylar Davis
SOO Hunter Skylar Davis

Skylar Davis
SOO Hunter Skylar Davis

Skylar Davis
SOO Hunter Skylar Davis

Andy Yarger
SOO Hunter Andy Yarger

Andy Yarger
SOO Hunter Andy Yarger

Dave Lusk
SOO Owner Dave Lusk

Dave Lusk
SOO Owner Dave Lusk

Dave Lusk
SOO Owner Dave Lusk

Scott Graham
SOO Hunter Scott Graham

Scott Graham
SOO Hunter Scott Graham

Scott Graham
SOO Hunter Scott Graham

Scott Graham
SOO Hunter Scott Graham

Steven Beiting
SOO Hunter Steven Beiting

Steven Beiting
SOO Hunter Steven Beiting

Steven Beiting
SOO Hunter Steven Beiting

Steven Beiting
SOO Hunter Steven Beiting

Paul Lewis
SOO Hunter Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis
SOO Hunter Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis
SOO Hunter Paul Lewis

Zach Hart and Terry Hendricks
Zach Hart and Terry Hendricks

Luke Zebell
Luke Zebell

Phil and Cameron Huber
Phil and Cameron Huber

Chip Wade and Cameron Huber
Chip Wade and Cameron Huber

Another one down
Another one down

Another one down
Another one down

Tyler Choate and Todd Choate
Tyler Choate and Todd Choate

Guide John Baker and Tyler Choate
Guide John Baker and Tyler Choate

Tyler and Todd Choate
Tyler and Todd Choate

Tyler Choate
Tyler Choate

Peter D'Amour chose SOO to complete his
49 state slam. Thanks Pete!

Dave Lusk and Brent Shelton

Brent Shelton

Kevin Drewenski

Mrs. Joe Nolder with her first bird ever,
a giant double beard

4 double beards at SOO this year

Another Double beard from SOO - 10.25 & 5

Another double beard

Dave Lusk, Noah Barbknecht and dad Jason on the Prayers for Noah SOO donated turkey hunt

Noah Barbknecht going across an SOO plot

Triple at SOO

Terry Hendricks

Waiting on the big one

Carlyn Lusk with first bird

Carlyn Lusk's second bird

Close up

Danny Blair setting high on the hills of
Southern Ohio listening to the birds

Mike Back and Garrett Osgood
setting up a blind for an archery hunter

Setting up a hay bale blind

Brushing in a Fast Track Hunting Blind

Just moments after the harvest

Full strut caught on cam

Another big gobbler hangs at SOO

Big spurs from an old bird, rounded off

SOO now has Copper Phase Birds

Another Longbeard down at SOO

Luke Zebell makes 3 generations of Zebell's who have killed birds at SOO. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of this!

Mark Westbrooke







Luke Zebell

Tony Stewart

Dave Lusk and a big gobbler killed with the help of
Illusion Game Calls

A beautiful sunrise

Tim Smith and Omar

Fred Holt



Another big longbeard on the ground

The SOO crew gettin' it done and slammin' the birds as usual
The SOO crew gettin' it done and slammin' the birds as usual

Bruce Heggenstaller and guide Mike Back

Another double at SOO

Terry Hendricks


Happy Hunters at SOO as ALL 4 hunters killed out

Brandon Shamhart and Corey Queen

John McCloud and guide Zach Hart

John McCloud and Luke Zebell

Preparing a blind for youth season

Randy Conner standing beside a double that
he and his dad completed

Mack Methany

Kenneth and Marshall Evans

Shane and Logan walking out with a big gobbler

Logan Murray

Marvin Ray

Marshall Evans

Zach Hart and Matt Fisher

Zach Hart and hunter with another big bird down

Brandon Shamhart and Hunter Gampp

Travis Thompson with a huge gobbler

Dave Lusk

Big gobbler down at SOO

Travis Thompson with another great bird

Hunter Tim Melton and Dave Lusk
set up on a big gobbler

Dave Lusk

Dave Lusk and Brandon Shamhart

Matt Fisher

Great bird taken at SOO

Prostaffer Brandon Shamhart

Lloyd Shelton

Zach Hart

LLoyd Shelton

Rich Zebell

Nice gobbler taken in a wheat field

Big gobbler hang'n at S.O.O Lodge

Bobbie and Bob Mclucky

Bobbie Mclucky with a big gobbler

A big gobbler Dave Lusk killed

Big gobbler on a stump

Todd Vackus with guide Zach Hart

Todd Vackus at one of S.O.O's properties with a big gobbler

Scott Olewine

Big Gobbler on the log at S.O.O

Big gobbler killed in a corn patch

Zach Hart

Jeff Floriana

Bird taken by Zach Hart

Rodney M.

Rodney M.

Rodney M. and Dave Lusk

Taken April 26th
FIRST TURKEY HUNT EVER!
18.4 LBS
10.5" Beard
3/4" Spurs

Taken April 24th
17.9 LBS
9.5" Beard
1 1/8" Spurs

Dave Lusk

Taken April 27th
13.4 LBS
3 1/4" Beard
1/4" Spurs

Taken April 25th
18.1 LBS
9" Beard
1" Spurs

2023 Turkey Season Dates and Rates*

*Lodging and transport provided for guided hunts. Lodging provided for DIY hunts, but not transport.

 Package Dates
Youth Turkey Hunts
- 100% Opportunity

Rate

April 8 & 9 GUIDED ONLY $900

 Regular Season Adult

 Fully Guided

DIY

April 22, 23, 24

 $1350

$800

April 25, 26, 27

 $1350

$800

April 28, 29, 30

 $1350

$800

May 1, 2, 3

 $1350

$800

May 4, 5, 6

 $1350

$800

May 7, 8, 9 $1350 $800

May 12th - end of season
PICK ANY 3 DAYS

 $1350

$800


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