Getting a head start on turkey hunting season
Tom Pink
April 24, 2017
Upper Peninsula hunter gets an early start this year on turkey hunting in Michigan.
Wild turkeys
Spring gobbler hunting tactics: the effective jake-hen decoy combination
Tony Peterson
April 20, 2017
To draw a feisty tom into range, your best spring turkey decoying strategy probably should include “junior” – a jake – and an amenable hen.
High hopes for Pennsylvania spring gobbler seasons
Pennsylvania Game Commission Reports
April 17, 2017
A light turkey harvest last fall and a mild winter have set the stage for what could be a fast-starting spring wild turkey hunting season.
The 2017 spring season: turkey hunting with my dad
Keri Butt
April 17, 2017
Turkey or no turkey, time spent in the field with Dad a memory that will last a lifetime.
New York DEC announces opening of spring turkey season May 1
Staff and News Reports
April 13, 2017
Agency reports that the turkey population experienced reproductive success in the summer of 2015, and combined with relatively mild winters in 2015-16 and 2016-17, it is anticipated that the spring harvest will be up from
Michigan’s turkey population a fine example of conservation at work
Bill Parker
April 7, 2017
With more than 200,000 wild turkeys and an annual harvest of 30,000 birds, Michigan is one of the top states in the country for spring turkey hunting.
DNR: Strong turkey season on tap for state hunters
Joe Albert
April 6, 2017
First season kicks off April 12.
NWTF Gobble Map app upgraded
NWTF
April 5, 2017
EDGEFIELD, S.C. — The National Wild Turkey Federation Gobble Map app has been improved and is ready for the 2017 spring turkey seasons, according to the NWTF. The “turkey hunter toolkit” app is free on
Vermont eyeing banner spring turkey season
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Reports
April 5, 2017
Vermont was the first New England state to re-establish wild turkeys when it released 31 wild birds from New York in 1969 and 1970. Today, the Green Mountain State has an estimated 45,000-60,000 turkeys.
