Young MO hunters harvest more than 2,500 turkeys during Spring Youth Weekend
(KBSI) – Young turkey hunters harvested 2,550 birds over the past youth weekend in Missouri from April 1-2.
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows the top three harvest counties are Osage County with 71 birds harvested, Miller with 65, and Texas with 64.
That is less than 2022’s spring youth weekend when young hunters checked 2,881 birds during the 2022 spring youth weekend.
“The cool, windy weather on Saturday made for challenging turkey hunting conditions,” said MDC Turkey Biologist Nicholas Oakley. “Fortunately, hunters stuck with it and Sunday’s weather was more conducive to harvesting a turkey.”
- Adult Gobblers: 1,989
- Juvenille Gobblers: 541
- Bearded Hens: 26
- Total: 2,556
Counties in southeast Missouri:
Bollinger
- 19 total
- 13 adult gobblers
- 6 juvenile gobblers
- 0 bearded hens
Butler
- 6 total
- 4 adult gobblers
- 2 juvenile gobblers
- 0 bearded hens
Cape Girardeau
- 42 total
- 26 adult gobblers
- 15 juvenile gobblers
- 1 bearded hen
Carter
- 14 total
- 12 adult gobblers
- 2 juvenile gobblers
- 0 bearded hens
Madison
- 12 total
- 8 adult gobblers
- 4 juvenile gobblers
- 0 bearded hens
Mississippi
- 5 total
- 4 adult gobblers
- 1 juvenile gobbler
- 0 bearded hens
New Madrid
- 6 total
- 5 adult gobblers
- 1 juvenile gobbler
- 0 bearded hens
Pemiscot
- 7 total
- 6 adult gobblers
- 1 juvenile gobbler
- 0 bearded hens
Perry
- 38 total
- 30 adult gobblers
- 8 juvenile gobbler
- 0 bearded hens
Reynolds
- 6 total
- 5 adult gobblers
- 1 juvenile gobbler
- 0 bearded hens
Ripley
- 12 total
- 9 adult gobblers
- 3 juvenile gobblers
- 0 bearded hens
Scott
- 12 total
- 9 adult gobblers
- 3 juvenile gobblers
- 0 bearded hens
Stoddard
- 24total
- 18 adult gobblers
- 6 juvenile gobblers
- 0 bearded hens
Wayne
- 27 total
- 15 adult gobblers
- 11 juvenile gobbler
- 1 bearded hens
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The regular spring turkey season runs April 17 through May 7.
