Dani,
Your response resonates extremely well with my experiences also, love/hate. I too have a local turkey population and I have taken one or two nearby. However I do love to drive two hours away for both the change of scenery and the fact that, as you, I too have hunted these areas for years. Back when I first started turkey hunting, only two areas in the entire state were open for hunting and one could hunt only until noon each day.
Then more zones were added and one had to pick a season and zone to hunt, with a limited draw. Now the entire state is open but one still has to pick his/her season to hunt. The nice thing is one can buy the tag over the counter so I can decide to go on a whim and be hunting the next day. (even a weekday [sly][sly][sly] while others,,,,,,,,,, are working)
My grandson is not yet old enough to hunt. My daughter and son in law have not yet given me the go-ahead to put a gun in his hands. We discussed it once but no decision was made. My son in law happens to be the Chief Deputy Sheriff, in the adjoining county from where I live. (3 miles away) I suspect once he is comfortable with my grandsons knowledge and understanding of the terminal effects of a firearm, everything will be good to go.