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Turkey hunters fare well in spring
Turkey guide Kevin Corry, who until recently stalked gobblers on private haunts in Guernsey, Noble and Muskingum counties, walked away from the 2006 spring turkey season with a bit of a swagger.
“It was a good year,” he said. “I was in the field for 21 days, and we had […]

Spring turkey numbers finish down across state
By Thomas Davidson/Saline County conservation agent/Missouri Department of ConservationThe number of turkeys checked during the 2006 spring turkey season dropped by 2,780 birds from last year for a season total of 51,018 state-wide.
Low reproductive rates for the last three years and some of the worst turkey season weather combined […]

Turkey hunting hits, misses - Some of the youth hunters in this area were successful in bagging their first bearded gobblers during the two days prior to the regular hunting season for wild turkeys.
One youngster, hunting with an adult friend a short distance from my house, had the good luck to have a young gobbler […]

My first wild turkey sighting was little more than a curiosity. I was crossing a plank bridge, trying to keep an old Farmall tractor between the bridge rails when a hen darted across the road in front of me. She was there and gone before I got a good look.
Thirty years later, it’s no […]

Turkey hunting gobbles up another beginner
Turkey hunting is a unique combination of exhilaration and boredom. It’s an instance of going one on one with an animal whose head is smaller than your fist.
It’s the chase of an animal that loudly gobbles and drums when amorously pursuing what it thinks is a female, but quickly and […]

Spring turkey hunting - With spring turkey season under way, turkey hunters everywhere should be expecting great things this season. Last year presented us with excellent breeding conditions for turkey flocks throughout the Hudson Valley.
In addition to seeing some very nice, mature gobblers around, I’ve also seen many young jakes. Our recent fair-weather conditions have […]

Women’s turkey hunt scheduled - Sixth annual event near Council Grove on tap this weekend
Wildlife and Parks
Many Kansas women have never experienced the thrill of hunting spring gobblers, so Wildlife and Parks will conduct its sixth annual Spring Turkey Hunt on Saturday near Council Grove.
Women hunters will be paired with volunteer guides. Participating hunters will […]

Preparation important for short turkey season - The spring turkey hunting season opens April 24 and will close on May 6 in Zones 11 and 12 and on May 20 in Zones 1-10 and 13.
During pre-season scouting trips, it’s apparent that the mating season began early this year due to the warm winter, as […]

Tough turkey Colorado hunters likely on trail of frustration
About the time this paper hits your front porch, provided the weather holds and the roads aren’t quagmires, close to 12,000 hope-filled hunters will scatter about the hills and valleys of western Colorado, trying to talk turkey to a frustrating quarry.
As sure as it’s spring, Colorado’s turkeys […]

Idaho Turkey Hunting Begins April 15 - Finish Form 1040 or head for the spring woods for the start of spring turkey hunting ?-tough decision.
Those who have done the right thing and finished with taxes before the deadline can expect to find Idaho’s wild turkey populations in good shape. Idaho is home to more than […]