A total of 185,000 permits were available for the Wisconsin spring turkey season in 43 turkey management zones and 12 state parks. More than 26,000 hunters received second permits. Minnesota set a new turkey harvest record this spring by killing about 8,300 birds. The state’s estimated turkey population is about 50,000 birds.
Home » Uncategorized » Madison, Wis. Preliminary figures show hunters in Wisconsin registered 47,373 turkeys during the state’s 2004 spring wild turkey season. That’s a 10-percent increase over the 2003 harvest of 42,970 birds. The statewide hunter success rate remained stable
Madison, Wis. Preliminary figures show hunters in Wisconsin registered 47,373 turkeys during the state’s 2004 spring wild turkey season. That’s a 10-percent increase over the 2003 harvest of 42,970 birds. The statewide hunter success rate remained stable
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