All youth hunters under age 16 in ky and ages 616 in tn participating in lbl quota hunts must be accompanied at all times by an adult one youth per adult, 21 years. Ky also boasts one of the higher hunter success rates in the country. The youth turkey harvest in the north zone on april 23 was 599 turkeys, compared with 547 in 2015. Issue includes osprey restoration, fishing forecast, kentucky afield. One male turkey or turkey with visible beard youths who take a turkey during the youth season may not harvest a second bird until april 27. Regardless of whether or not you have harvested a turkey yourself, you can only assist another hunter by calling if you are licensed to turkey hunt. Due to calendar shift kentucky s 2020 spring wild turkey season is starting five days later than last year and two weeks after the youth only season, which was held last weekend, april 45.
Public hunting land is available in nearly every state, and the nwtf is doing conservation work to improve wild turkey habitat on these tracts of land. Email our information center for fish and wildlife related questions we attempt to promptly respond to every email received. Adults accompanying youth hunters may not hunt for turkey during the youth hunt. Gamechanger is the best free mobile baseball scorekeeping application, used by teams like the pirates for full, detailed and accurate season and player statistics. First there will be a statewide young sportsman turkey hunt saturday and sunday for ages 616. Game tags which allow the take of a second turkey will not be valid in units 3, 5, and 6. Youth under the age of 18 may hunt turkey statewide during this season, but some game lands require a permit see game lands section.
Ohio laws in their entirety can be found by consulting the ohio revised code orc or. This is because the bird taken during the youth season counts as the first bird for the first week of the regular season. Zone 1 includes all the counties surrounding kentucky lake and lake barkley to the mississippi river, as well as crittenden, caldwell, christian, hopkins, webster, todd, muhlenburg, mclean, henderson and union counties. Indianas spring turkey season will be april 27 through may 15, with a season limit of one. Kentuckys spring wild turkey season is timed to coincide with the second peak of gobbling. Youth turkey hunting season opens april 2, regular season.
However, due to the volume of email received, some responses may take a week or more to research. Historically spring turkey season dates in kentucky are the twentythree 23 consecutive days beginning on the saturday closest to april 15 for the general season. One hunters recipe for spring turkey season success. Ny spring turkey season starts with annual youth hunt. Kentuckys 2019 spring wild turkey season starts tomorrow, with the opening of the youthonly season, the weekend of april 67. Youth hunters who are age 615 on opening day may hunt. Youth who take a turkey during the youth season may not harvest a second bird until april 27 because the bird taken during the youth. Tennessee spring turkey hunting season opens april 2. Adults may not possess their own firearm, bow or crossbow while they, or the youth hunter, are using any turkey calls or decoys during the spring. Children ages 15 and younger may hunt turkeys during the youthonly hunting weekend and the general spring season.
Kentucky afield spring 2016 issue by kentucky afield issuu. Kentuckys 201617 deer season kicks off the first saturday in. Coyotes may be hunted after daylight hours using lights or nightvision equipment from feb. Turkey spring, youth ages 615 mdc hunting and fishing. Bag limits, special seasons and hunting regulations for kentucky hunting seasons do vary based on animal and seasons. Season dates and bag limits ohio department of natural. An official website of the commonwealth of kentucky. Spring turkey hunting for youth was scheduled for april 45 in kentucky while the states adult hunters wait for the april 18may 10 season to begin. Kentucky spring turkey season approaching outdoor news daily. By regulation, this special youth season is the first full weekend consecutive saturdaysunday in april each year.
The 2020 spring turkey season information can be found in the small game hunting regulations. Kentucky hunters bagged 30,895 turkeys during the 2015 spring season. For more information on obtaining licenses, permits and regulations, visit the kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources website. The bag limit is one bearded or male turkey for the spring season. Youth hunters bagged a preliminary total of 1,049 birds during the 2016 illinois spring youth wild turkey hunting season.
The fiveyear 20122016 average spring harvest is 31,490. Jacob takes his first mature tom during the 2017 youth turkey season here in kentucky. Opening morning of kentuckys spring turkey season i get a big tom. Wild turkeys are the most paranoid birds on the planet.
Spring turkey season 2016 spring youth hunt 2016 hunting hours one halfhour before sunrise to noon one halfhour before sunrise to noon may 1 may 31, 2016 april 2324, 2016 bag limit two bearded turkeys one bird per day one bearded turkey counts towards regular season limit usma 2155 24. This is done so that interested huntersfamilies can plan ahead regardless of varying calendar dates each year. Youth are also eligible to participate in the regular spring turkey season, which runs from april 16 through may 6. Hunters 6 to 15 years old may harvest one jake as part of their twobird limit during the season including the youth hunt. Bag limits in units 3, 5, and 6 northeast, southcentral, and southeast have been reduced from two turkeys to one turkey.
Spring 2020 the spring season is april 22 through may 10, 2020. Youths younger than 12 are exempt from license and turkey permit requirements. No more than one bird of either sex may be taken in the fall turkey season, regardless of equipment. Take advantage of public hunting areas this spring turkey. The 2018 spring hunt guide provides you with all the useful information needed for turkey hunting in your state, plus public land recommendations from nwtf regional biologists. Youth spring turkey season is april 78 ozark county times. Those who have a lifetime comprehensive hunting, lifetime comprehensive hunting and fishing, or resident or nonresident youth hunttrap license can hunt turkey. The special youthonly season runs the weekend of april 23. General hunting seasons oklahoma department of wildlife. Kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources, season dates. The 2016 spring turkey hunting season opens april 2 and lasts through may 15. Kentucky spring 2020 turkey hunting season livingston. The youth only season are the two 2 consecutive days starting on the first saturday in april. Youth hunters must be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older.
Persons ages 16 and older may not hunt turkeys during the youthonly season. In theory, fooling a spring gobbler into killing range of your gun or bow seems easy. The log serves to collect information about a hunters daily hunting effort, number of turkeys seen, heard and harvested, observations about weather and. I call 2 gobblers in with using only my natural voice. On the homepage, type spring turkey hunting into the search box. A separate turkey license is needed for the spring and fall turkey season. Seasons that have ended for the year will not be shown. Crossbow, muzzleloader and youth deer hunting opportunities are part of. Youth may also hunt during the regular spring turkey season. A new spring hunting log and postseason survey will soon be available on the departments website at. 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. Wildlife resources commission will open the statewide spring hunting season for wild turkeys male and bearded turkeys only on april 9 through may 7, preceded by a youthonly week from april 2 through april 8. In 2016 and 2017 the statewide poult per hen ratio was below the optimal level of 2. Each youth must have a big game harvest report card and report harvests according to instructions in this digest.
Season dates 201920 regulations additional information. With a limit of 2 bearded turkey and a season that runs from the saturday closest to april 15th for 23 consecutive days, it makes it. Shortterm 1 or 7day hunting licenses are not valid for turkey hunting. Just like turkey season, these deals wont last long so hurry in to your nearest cabela s or shop online and to. Youths who take a turkey during the youth season may not harvest a second bird until april 22. Resident and nonresident youth hunters who have not reached their 16th birthday may hunt deer in the youthonly firearms season. Persons may purchase one or more permits during this period, subject to availability, except that no one may exceed the limit of three permits in total for spring. The youth wild turkey hunt weekend will be held april 2526, 2020. Kentuckys 2019 spring wild turkey season started last week, with the opening of the youthonly season, the weekend of april 67.
Season dates kdfwr kentucky department of fish and. Hunting in state parks spring turkey hunting in state parks is allowed during the 2day youth turkey hunt and the first two. For more information check the 2016 spring hunting guide or go to. No more than one legal turkey may be taken per day. Watch as pirates score live games, with realtime playbyplay. Season dates and bag limits ohio and federal hunting laws are presented in a summarized form.
Youthonly spring turkey hunting weekend frequently asked. Kentucky hunting seasons, 20182019 hunting season hq. Tennessee turkey season regulations and information. However, there are some exceptions on public land see the wma section for details on public. Checking out these spring turkey hunting tips is a great start. Youth hunters may take deer with firearms, or any other legal method, statewide. Youths ages 1215 are eligible to purchase a youth turkey permit, which is valid for the harvest of one turkey during a license year.
Kentucky is rated one of the top states to hunt eastern wild turkey. The statewide bag limit is two legal turkeys, no jakes. The nwtf has, for decades, provided this spring hunt guide in varying formats to help its. Youths who take a turkey during the youth season may not harvest a second bird until april 27. Out in the great plains, a similar order was issued by nebraska, home to some of the nations best merriam turkey hunting action. Waterfowl general includes ducks, geese, swans and youth waterfowl days seasons limits youth waterfowl days extended falconry seasons migratory game bird regulations additional info including license requirements, nontoxic shot requirements, baiting information and various reports. This is because the bird taken during the youth season counts as the first. Ny spring turkey season starts with youth hunt nyackpiermont, ny each spring in new york, nearly 90,000 turkey hunters take to the field in. Tickets all proceeds will benefit the kentucky conservation camps for kentucky youth hunt will.
During the south zone season on march 2627, youth turkey harvest was 450, compared with 354 in 2015. There are now more elk in kentucky than any state east of the rocky mountains. Hunting season dates that are shown on this page are either upcoming or currently open. Closed roads will be barricaded and highlighted on a map at hunt. The spring turkey permit is valid for the general spring season and allows a hunter to harvest up to the spring season bag limit of turkeys. Shop turkey calls, hunting boots, turkey loads, ground blinds, turkey decoys and much more from brands like cabela s, primos, avianx, flextone, danner and many others. Children ages 15 and younger may hunt turkeys during the youth only hunting weekend and the general spring season. Turkey hunting seasons during both spring and fall seasons, you must report taking a turkey within 7 days, via the decals online harvest reporting system or. Hunting seasons 201920 kentucky hunting season dates. The youth wild turkey hunt is an excellent opportunity for junior hunters ages 1215 to spend time afield with experienced adult hunters gaining the necessary knowledge and skills to become safe and responsible members of the hunting community. Outdoors kentucky, indiana turkey seasons begin in april. During the youth season, turkey hunting is only allowed for those younger than 16 years.
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