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Hunters check 1,846 turkeys during fall firearms season
By Missouri Department of Conservation
Preliminary data shows hunters checked 1,846 turkeys during Missouri’s fall firearms turkey season, Oct. 1 to 31. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 70 birds harvested, Gasconade with 52, and Laclede with 50. Fall archery turkey hunting continues through Nov. 11 and resumes Nov. 23 through Jan. 15, 2023.
Hunters harvested 1,836 birds during the 2021 fall firearms turkey season. Current fall firearms turkey harvest results by county are available online.
Turkey hunters are asked to save and submit feathers from birds they harvest this fall for a research project that will improve its ability to estimate turkey abundance across Missouri.
Interested hunters are asked to retain a wing and 3-5 feathers from the breast after Telechecking their turkey. They will then be mailed a feather submission packet, including a postage-paid return envelope to submit feathers at no cost. To receive a feather submission packet, click here to register.