What turkey hunts can you book in Tennessee for under $1,250?

What you can book

None of these five prices include a Tennessee hunting license. More on what that costs below.

Read the pricing before you compare it

Windsor Woods Hunting Ranch's $275 is one package, not five. It's the same turkey hunt sold in day-count tiers — $275 for one day, $575 for two, $800 for three, $1,000 for four, $1,200 for five — plus $100 for every turkey past the first. Book more days, pay more; the daily rate itself doesn't move.

Standing Rock Hunting Lodge's $1,000 works differently. That's priced per bird taken, not a flat day rate — a two-day hunt there runs $1,000 if you get a turkey. It's a real price under the cap; it just isn't quoted the same way as the other four, so don't stack it against a flat rate without noting which is which.

One number that won't show up on this list: Cumberland Fields Sportsman's Club's $1,500 "Annual Membership." That's quail-club dues, not a turkey-hunt price — turkey access comes as a perk of joining, not something you book on its own — and at $1,500 it's over this list's cap anyway.

What's included

Four of the five packages publish what's included; Triple C Ranch's $150 hunt doesn't list anything, so ask before you book. Of the four that do: a guide, decoys and meat processing each come with both Nathan Mountain Outdoors packages; lodging comes with Windsor Woods and Standing Rock; only Standing Rock includes meals. None of the four include your license or tag.

Season dates and what the license costs

Tennessee splits turkey into two windows. Fall runs archery-only from September 26 to October 30, a second archery week November 2–6, and a shotgun-and-archery week October 17–30 — one male turkey per season, no bearded hens allowed. Spring runs April 3 to May 16 for two male turkeys, only one of which can be a jake, plus a young-sportsman weekend March 27–28 that counts against that same two-bird limit.

A nonresident all-game license runs $214 for seven days or $305 for the year; a resident aged 16–64 pays $165 for an annual sportsman license, and residents 65 and up pay $49. Shotgun hunters are capped at No. 4 shot or smaller. Unlike deer season, the 500-square-inch blaze orange requirement doesn't apply to turkey hunting. Hens are illegal to take in spring, and a bird has to stay whole in the field until it's tagged and checked in.

What the reviews actually say

These four outfitters carry 192 Google reviews averaging 4.93 stars — read that number carefully before you lean on it. Nathan Mountain Outdoors accounts for 146 of them, and every one on record is about a bass-fishing charter, not a turkey hunt; the same guide runs both businesses, and the rating says nothing about his turkey hunts specifically. Triple C Ranch's reviews are fishing and cabin-stay reviews too.

The one review actually about a turkey hunt here comes from Windsor Woods Hunting Ranch: "We had a great time as a family hunting trip for turkeys. John and Bug allowed us to hunt anywhere on the 1,000-acre farm. We killed 3 birds in 3 days and will never forget the memories we made." At Standing Rock Hunting Lodge, a hunter wrote: "We absolutely loved our hunting trip! Johnny is the best guide in Tennessee. And Christopher helped us each step of the way." — no species named, but it's about the hunting operation itself, not a side business.