Game tags which allow the take of a second turkey will not be valid in units 3, 5, and 6. The youth hunt april 1112 and all time periods april 15may 26 remain open for turkey hunting. The 2020 spring turkey season information can be found in the small game hunting regulations. This change is effective beginning with the spring 2020 season. Special season for eligible junior hunters, with required license, and mentored youth april 25, 2020.
Locator calls, such as owl or crow calls, are permitted. Hunting in state parks spring turkey hunting in state parks is allowed during the 2day youth turkey hunt and the first two. Properties closed to the general public remain open for turkey hunting. Check out my new camo it is spring underbrush photo taken in kentucky. Onehalf hour before sunrise until 12 noon each day. Kentucky hunting seasons, 20182019 hunting season hq. A calendar shift pushed the states 23day general spring wild turkey season back this year to the third weekend in april. By regulation, kentuckys spring turkey season starts on the saturday closest to april 15 and runs for 23 days. Turkeyspecific nesting areas of warmseason grasses are left fallow each spring. Chronic wasting, kentucky fish and wildlife enacts new hunting. The 2016 spring turkey hunting season opens april 2 and lasts through may 15.
Migratory bird opportunities include doves, ducks, geese, sandhill cranes and more. Only 1 spring gobbler may be taken during this hunt. Spring turkey hunters needed for ruffed grouse drumming survey. Be sure to visit the kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources website for more information. A hunter must carry personal photo identification such as a drivers license or a secondary form of positive identification while hunting written permission is required to hunt on private land a hunting license is required to hunt wild turkeys with exceptions. A wet spring and early summer affected nest success and brood survival in 2016. Gear up yall, the weather is churning us a good early season this year. For more information check the 2016 spring hunting guide or go to. October 26 november 1, 2019 anddecember 7 through december, 2019. Kentuckys spring turkey harvest has remained stable since the 2010 season when hunters took a record 36,097 birds.
The 2019 harvest was a 6% increase 708 over the 2018 harvest of 11,306. The fall season has been reduced to 41 days in all open units. The place to discuss all things related to ohio turkey hunting. Shortterm 1 or 7day hunting licenses are not valid for turkey hunting. The 2017 youthonly and general seasons produced a total harvest of 33,061 turkeys a 6. In addition to the turkey license, residents also must have a current nh hunting, archery or combination license, and nonresidents must have a big game hunting or archery license, depending on their hunting plans. There will also be a beaver trapping season february 129 in kentucky and tennessee in all hunt areas. The regular season will run april 16 through may 8. Kentuckys 2019 spring wild turkey season starts tomorrow, with the. I first turkey hunted kentucky in the late 1990s, riding the wave of the restoration effort for the big birds, and enjoying all the bluegrass state had to offer. Spring turkey season 2020 is going on as scheduled. It remains ground zero to this day, largely because of wellmaintained habitat like. The land between the lakes trapping season is january february 2, 2020 in kentucky hunt areas 3, 4, 5, and tennessee hunt areas 12 and 14.
Numbers are updated 34 times an hour during the season. Hunter will not be restricted to an individual elk hunting unit. A population of about one million deer 2014 and 2015 through 2016 prehunt with a likely. First there will be a statewide young sportsman turkey hunt saturday and sunday for ages 616. Turkey hunters in kentucky encountered wind, rain and wild temperature swings this past spring season but did not let factors out of their control keep them from posting impressive results. In addition to youth spring turkey being extended from one to two days, the shot size restriction for. Coyotes may be hunted after daylight hours using lights or nightvision equipment from feb. In fact, when turkeys were reintroduced in webster county, kentucky, our property was the original release site. Kentucky is home to a variety of smaller game including squirrels, rabbits, quail and grouse. This years dates for the general season are april 16 through may 8, 2016.
Kentucky hunters 15 and younger get the first shot at a spring turkey april. Hunting seasons 201920 kentucky hunting season dates. Take advantage of public hunting areas this spring turkey. Flashback to world record wild turkey taken in kentucky. Kentucky spring turkey season approaching outdoor news daily. Here is a link to the shop, this new camo is being displayed on a brand new material.
Harvest numbers by county use the telecheck lookup table to view realtime harvest numbers by county and season. Some season dates and regulations may vary by zone. The turkey license required to hunt turkey in new hampshire covers both the spring and fall turkey seasons. See hunting licenses, stamps and permits hunting licenses for armed forces information and.
It was the third record harvest in the past four seasons and included 55 bucks from 40 counties documented by kentucky fish and wildlife that. Tennessee turkey season regulations and information. In kentucky, the 2017 season is right around the corner. Kentucky hunters 15 and younger get the first shot at a spring turkey april 23. Areas closed to hunting are also closed to trapping. The fiveyear average of spring turkey harvests from 2015 to 2019 is 30, 355. You can purchase your kentucky hunting license and turkey permit online by clicking the yellow kdfwr logo below. Kentuckys spring turkey season is in full swing with hunters out to get their two bird bag limit. Explore all the hunting that kentucky has to offer on. Spring turkey season in kentucky national band and tag company.
There are a couple of great thins about the upcoming 2016 kentucky turkey hunting season, the first thing that comes to mind is that there is are two of them. However, there are some exceptions on public land see the wma section for details on public. Outdoors kentucky, indiana turkey seasons begin in april. Kentucky fish and wildlife owns, leases or manages more than 80 public hunting areas across the state, and all but a few are open under statewide hunting regulations for the spring turkey season. A 7day hunting license, or small game license is not legal for hunting deer or turkey in kentucky a nonresident turkey permit. Due to calendar shift kentuckys 2020 spring wild turkey season is starting. Kentucky fish and wildlife monitors turkey reproduction through annual brood surveys conducted every summer. In kentucky, hunters still have ample time to scout and develop a game plan to increase their odds of success in the upcoming spring turkey season. Spring harvest for wild turkeys in kentucky, 2016 and 2017. The fall turkey permit is valid for the fall archery, crossbow and shotgun turkey seasons and allows a hunter to harvest up to the fall season bag limit of turkeys. During both spring and fall seasons, you must report taking a turkey within 7 days, via the decals online harvest reporting system or by calling 18664263778. It opens saturday, april 18 and runs through may 10. Youths younger than 12 are exempt from license and turkey permit requirements. One hunters recipe for spring turkey season success.
September 7, 2019 through january 20, 2020 fall crossbow. October 1 october 20, 2019 and november 9 through december 31, 2019 fall shotgun. Hunters may take one, two, or three bearded turkeys depending on how many turkeys were taken in the fall season. Johnparker gets his first bird of the 2016 spring season. Kentucky afield spring 2016 issue by kentucky afield issuu.
Children ages 15 and younger may hunt turkeys during the youthonly hunting weekend and the general spring season. It was during the 2015 wild turkey hunting season when guess, who is an avid hunter, was able to. Season dates kdfwr kentucky department of fish and. Kentuckys spring turkey season opens saturday marshall. We have side by sides available if you want to make an appointment to swing by and see the property if youre considering a kentucky turkey hunt or call and ask about hunting success rates. All the small clover and alfalfa food plots, it makes for an ideal place to spend kentucky spring turkey season. The average spring harvest for the six years before 2010 was 26,887. Turkey hunting in nh new hampshire fish and game department. This year, kentuckys youthonly season is the weekend of april 78. Flashback to world record wild turkey taken in kentucky spring of 2015. This is a summary of hunting laws, intended solely for informational use and is applicable march june, 2020.
The spring turkey season is something of an obsession among hunters who have experienced those magical mornings many times over or dream about it happening their first time out this year. West virginias spring turkey harvest usually yields about 11,000 birds to hunters, but wildlife officials say the number could go considerably higher or lower depending on how mountain state. Virus hangs giant question mark over wvs spring turkey season. Decoding the mussel decline by lee mcclellan silos built by eagle scout part of. Kentucky hunters bagged 30,895 turkeys during the 2015 spring season. The fiveyear 20122016 average spring harvest is 31,490. Tennessee spring turkey hunting season opens april 2.
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