Hunters may hunt only within the management unit printed on his or her permit. A separate turkey license is needed for the spring and fall turkey season. Kentucky all harvested turkeys in kentucky must be checkedout at the lbl hunter check station. Ohio laws in their entirety can be found by consulting the ohio revised code orc or. Areas closed to hunting are also closed to trapping. A hunter may take a male turkey or a turkey with a visible beard. Missouri spring turkey hunting is excellent with an excellent turkey population. There will also be a beaver trapping season february 129 in kentucky and tennessee in all hunt areas.
The following dates are for kentucky s zone 1 only. October 1, 2016 january 15, 2017 except closed during firearm deer hunting seasons. Now when you get into shooting turkeys with a bow in the fall, you can go near september 5th all the way through january 18th. No more than two 2 birds may be taken per spring season. Start of kentucky spring turkey season nears gary garth, the courierjournal published 10. Kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources, season dates. Wild turkey weight certification form pdf how to score your gobbler. In kentucky, the 2017 season is right around the corner. Whether youre looking for a new subspecies of wild turkey to hunt or youre.
Turkey hunting, season dates we work hard to keep our calendar current, but always refer to the hunting regulation booklet for official, legal season dates. Below are the seasons and bag limits for most hunting and trapping seasons for from july 1, 2019 through june 30, 2020. Find regulations related to licenses, permits, and reporting, as well as turkey harvest data and tips for hunters. A game hunting license and either an overthecounter turkey tag or draw permit is required to legally take wild turkey in the state. Specific laws and regulations for each turkey season are below.
The exact wording of kentuckys spring turkey hunting laws can be viewed here. Legal methods and restrictions for archery turkey season. Public lands no spring hunting at blue grass army depot. Fiftysix ohio counties are open for fall turkey hunting. Season dates kdfwr kentucky department of fish and. Hunters with hunting equipment going away through rural field towards forest at sunset during. Fall firearms turkey hunters must purchase a firearms hunting license and a resident game bird conservation stamp. Good weather forecast predicted for kentuckys late fall turkey season. Turkeys harvested during the deerarchery only season count toward the county bag limit. The wait is almost over for turkey hunters in kentucky. Season dates and bag limits ohio and federal hunting laws are presented in a summarized form. See hunting and trapping guide for counties open to fall turkey hunting.
Game officials say kentucky s turkey flock is about 240,000 birds. The typical shotgun kentucky turkey season is on or around october 24th october 30th. Outdoors kentucky, indiana turkey seasons begin in april. Tennessee turkey season regulations and information. In the 2016 report, a copy of which is available at.
Kentuckys spring turkey season opens saturday marshall. A calendar shift pushed the states 23day general spring wild turkey season back this year to the third weekend in april. Season dates and bag limits ohio department of natural. Fall turkey archery runs from early september through mid january. We talk details this weekend, november 15 and 16, on kentucky afield tv. An official website of the commonwealth of kentucky. The regular season will run april 16 through may 8. 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. A complete report of the 2015 fall wild turkey season is available at wildohio. In the period between 2001 and 2016, the sale of fall turkey permits. The statewide bag limit is two legal turkeys, no jakes.
Hunters 6 to 15 years old may harvest one jake as part of their twobird limit during the season including the youth hunt. Gobblers and hens are legal game during the fall wild turkey season. Hunting seasons 201920 kentucky hunting season dates. Crows may also be hunted on labor day, thanksgiving day and christmas day, new years day, martin luther king jr. The 201617 kentucky hunting and trapping guide has shipped to. 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. Turkey hunting in kentucky includes spring and fall seasons. Kentucky kentucky hunting kentucky fishing kentucky game bird hunting. Kentucky hunting seasons, 20182019 hunting season hq.
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. No more than one legal turkey may be taken per day. It is unlawful to hunt wildlife, except foxes, crows and coyotes, on sundays. The season is open statewide, although special regulations do apply to some areas. West virginias fall wild turkey season opens october. The fall season has been reduced to 41 days in all open units. A week fall shotgun season also runs in both late october and early december. By the time the upcoming season closes on may 7, hunters will have bagged about 31,000 turkeys. Locator calls, such as owl or crow calls, are permitted. 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. The exact wording of kentucky s spring turkey hunting laws can be viewed here.
Kentuckys 2019 spring wild turkey season starts tomorrow, with the. Dates and wildlife management units wmus open to hunting. Use the pages below to learn about regulations for licensing, permits, and reporting. Use our fall hunt guide on the following pages to get specifics on the 42 states that offer a fall season, and discover which states allow turkey dogging. When kentucky s spring wild turkey season opens april 17, hunters can expect to find a bounty of gobblers. During a deer archery only season, a fall turkey hunter may not be in possession of both archery equipment and firearms.
Its looking like one of the best seasons in the past eight to 10 years, said steven dobey, wild turkey biologist for the kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources. This is because the bird taken during the youth season counts as the first bird for the first week of the regular season. The west virginia division of natural resources dnr predicts the wild turkey harvest this fall will be similar to the 2011 fall hunting season, when hunters took 1,186 turkeys in. If your state doesnt allow it, gas prices are 50 cent per gallon cheaper than they were a year ago. As youll see in the video, the late turkey hunting season can be an excellent time to get out and put a bird on the. Join chad as he explores fall turkey hunting opportunities in western kentucky. Wko books fall turkey hunts which can be setup by the day. Bag limits, special seasons and hunting regulations for kentucky hunting seasons do vary based on animal and seasons. South charleston, wv the fall wild turkey hunting season in west virginia opens october in selected counties. Tennessee fall hunting seasons start opening this month.
Wild turkeys killed in the spring gobbler season must be checked using the telephone or internet checking system. Fall deer and turkey hunting regulations and information. Several hunting seasons including squirrel, dove, turkey, deer and ducks open in the fall. Statewide except in areas where there is a closed firearm season on turkey. 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. Fall post season survey after the october and december shotgun seasons, answer questions about your fall hunting experiences. The challenge of fall turkey season turns toward success when you choose your words and your birds carefully. Fall turkey hunting has high success with most years being nearly 100%. Regulations are subject to revision during the current year. This change is effective beginning with the spring 2020 season. Our mission to conserve and enhance our natural resources in cooperation with individuals and organizations to improve the quality of life in iowa and ensure a legacy for future generations. Cost aside for nonresident turkey hunters, on the upside, you can return later in the year for some of the most generous fall turkey hunting in the country. Fall deer and turkey hunting regulations and information pdf, 5 mb file. All hunts are fully guided unless requested otherwise season.
Kentucky spring turkey hunting myhuntingandfishing. Game tags which allow the take of a second turkey will not be valid in units 3, 5, and 6. A fall turkey permit is valid in the five open units 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6. There are 2 turkey hunting seasons, one in the spring and one in the fall.
Remaining countyissued spring turkey permits will go on sale over the counter at license vendors beginning march 10, 2020, on a firstcome, firstserve basis. Fall turkey hunting is not a strong a tradition in kentucky so participation. Persons may purchase one or more permits during this period. For more information on obtaining licenses, permits and regulations, visit the kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources website. No more than one bird of either sex may be taken in the fall turkey season, regardless of equipment. Map of wild turkey population status in virginia pdf aging turkey. The fiveyear 2012 2016 average spring harvest is 31,490. Wild turkey program few things are as thrilling as the gobble of a wild turkey, and few places can rival mississippi for thundering longbearded gobblers. 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. New regulations have been adopted for the 2020 spring wild turkey hunting season. Kentuckys 201617 hunting campaign begins saturday, aug. If a county allows fall turkey hunting, the turkey may also be harvested with archery equipment during the deerarchery only season.
Fall turkey season this weekend on kentucky afield tv. Mississippians have a rich tradition of chasing wary spring toms, and over the last three decades, the state has consistently boasted one of the largest turkey populations in the country. We have a 95% success rate since our beginning in 2003. In 2016 and 2017 the statewide poult per hen ratio was below the. Tim farmer gets out for the early fall shotgun turkey season and brings in the thanksgiving turkey for 2012. 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.
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