Turkey hunting season is underway in Rhode Island
April 28th, 2008 by Administrator
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Turkey hunting season is underway in Rhode Island. That doesn’t mean turkey bagging season has started.
The wild turkey is known as a wily bird. The animal, once scarce in Rhode Island, figures to pose a real challenge to hunters.
The season began a half hour before sunrise yesterday.
The spring season runs through May 28th.
It’s the state’s 23rd spring season. The wild turkey was nearly extinct in state in the early 19th century. State wildlife officials revived the population in 1980 with 29 transplanted birds. At the same time, neighboring Connecticut stocked border forests.
Now, the state’s wild turkey population is estimated at 6,000.
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