Turkey Camp 2026

Opportunity Outdoors is hosting our sixth annual Mentored Turkey Camp April 17th - 19th, in the Nantahala National Forest of North Carolina.

What Opportunity Outdoors Turkey Camp Is:

• Two nights of camping, hunting, and connecting with both new and experienced hunters.
• An inclusive and supporting environment where questions and advice is encouraged.
• Somewhere that a seasoned hunter will sit down, look at the map, and help you with a gameplan for your hunt the next day.
• The “do it” camp. Get out there and hunt! If you are admitted to camp, you will be expected to hunt on your own.
• Physically demanding at times due to the terrain and nature of hiking on national forest.
• An opportunity to learn, make new friends, and become tighter with a community of hunters looking to help one another grow and succeed.
• Safety, ethics, conservation, and respect for wild places are valued over the harvest.
• Advice, stories, wild game, and laughs will be shared around the camp fire.

What Opportunity Outdoors Turkey Camp Is Not:

• A guided hunting experience where an experienced hunter takes you out to kill a turkey.
• An outfitted experience where gear is provided.
• A place to complain, be unsafe, or be disrespectful to other campers, hunters, or public land in general.
• Where you expect to kill a turkey and will be disappointed if you do not.

What You Will Need To Attend Turkey Camp:

1. Hunter education course.
2. Legal firearm/method of take and ammo.
3. Turkey Hunting and Camping gear.
4. A blaze orange hat or vest. (Yes we know turkey hunting regulations do not require this, but we will explain why you will need it at our camp)
5. Personal Food and water.
6. Other personal items that you need.

How To Be Admitted To Turkey Camp:

1. Fill out the below google form.
2. Attend one of the online turkey hunting and camp info sessions March 18th or 19th at 8 PM. Which includes:
   • An overview of camp and the agenda
   • Mentorship on effective e-scout for turkeys
   • Q&A with our camp mentors
3. Receive an official acceptance to camp and pay the registration fee before March 27th. (Please note we can only accept a limited number)
4. Receive confirmation, receive the official camping pin location, and come to camp on April 17th-19th!