Spring turkey harvest second-lowest in last 10 years
Associated Press
June 20, 2018
Preliminary data on the state DNR website shows hunters killed 38,886 wild turkeys, about 4,500 fewer than last year.
Gobblers
Cicada hatch fuels near-record turkey kill
Jeff Frischkorn
May 31, 2018
Harvest third highest on record, thanks likely in large part to a localized condition that happens only once every 17 years.
Ohio hunters see spike in harvest, total 22,571 turkeys
Ohio DNR Reports
May 29, 2018
That’s up more than 1,500 birds from last year.
Iowa hunters harvest 11,700 spring turkeys, down 100 from last year
Iowa DNR
May 29, 2018
Turkey hunters reported harvesting 11,700 Iowa birds this spring, which is 100 birds fewer than were harvested in 2017. Iowa’s spring turkey seasons began April 7 with the youth season and ended on May 20.
Old gobbler hunter tries new approach
Ron Steffe
May 23, 2018
I sat against the base of a large hemlock last Monday. To my front was a wide limb of another hemlock that had broken off and fallen long ago, its desiccated short branches along the
The light stuff: Running and gunning for late-season gobblers
Dan Ladd
May 21, 2018
When the morning sit doesn’t pan out and you have room to roam, scale down the gear and give mobile hunting a try. It’s a great way to find birds and get a little exercise
Field of nightmares: Dealing with tough gobblers
Mike Raykovicz
May 21, 2018
Ask any turkey hunter what’s the toughest turkey to hunt and you’ll most likely get a variety of answers. Nobody’s asked, but I’ll volunteer my opinion anyway. For me it’s the strutting tom in a
For the tired spring gobbler hunter, keep at it
Steve Piatt
May 14, 2018
We’ve pretty much arrived at that point in the spring gobbler season where it’s easy to come up with an excuse to turn off the 3:30 or 4 a.m. alarm and go back to sleep.
So far, Ohio turkey harvest sees good gains
Mike Moore
May 10, 2018
Cicada hatch two years ago credited with bump.
