Outdoor News Daily

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today reminded prospective turkey hunters that the 2008 spring season opens for all hunters on May 1, and the special Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend will take place April 26-27.

“Spring turkey season is one of the most popular hunting activities in New York, and I’m certain that hunters are already feeling a great sense of anticipation,” Grannis said. “DEC has embarked on several new initiatives in support of sound, scientific management of our wild turkey resource and we are pleased to report on some of those efforts as hunters look forward to another season in pursuit of this outstanding game bird.”
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CONCORD, N.H. - The outlook is good for a successful 2008 New Hampshire spring gobbler hunt, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Turkey Project Leader Ted Walski. The state’s spring turkey hunt runs from Saturday, May 3, through Saturday, May 31. The youth turkey hunt weekend (April 26-27) precedes the regular season.

Last year (2007), a total of 3,651 turkeys were harvested from 226 towns during the New Hampshire spring turkey season and youth turkey weekend. This was a slight increase (92 turkeys) over the harvest of 2006 and a new state record.
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The approach of spring and its warmer weather means it’s nearly time for New Jersey’s Spring Wild Turkey Hunting Season to begin. This year the regular season starts on April 14 and runs for six weeks. With turkey populations restored statewide, Garden State hunters can enjoy some of the finest turkey hunting on the East Coast right in their own backyards.

In addition to the regular season and prior to its opening, young hunters will get the chance to harvest a bird on their own Special Youth Turkey Hunting Day scheduled for April 12. Youth hunters with a valid youth license who have obtained a turkey permit may begin their spring turkey season on this day. Direct supervision of the youth hunter by an adult 21 years or older who also possesses a valid New Jersey hunting license is required.
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JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri’s top turkey expert says hunters can expect another good spring turkey season. While the 2008 spring turkey harvest is not likely to set any records, Show-Me State hunters’ success rate still will inspire envy in hunters from most other states.

Missouri’s spring turkey season opens April 21 and runs through May 11. Hunters are allowed to take one bearded turkey during the first week of the season and one bird a day during the second and third weeks of the season, up to a season limit of two. Only one turkey may be taken each day during the spring season. Hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to 1 p.m. Central Daylight Savings Time.
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. –The spring turkey hunting season opens in three weeks and throughout Wisconsin wildlife biologists are getting calls from folks worried about the wild gobblers and the effects of a long, cold and snowy winter.

“People want to know how many dead birds we are finding, and I haven’t found one,” said Dave Matheys, a Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist in Vernon County. “Wild turkeys are hardy, adaptable birds.”
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