Preliminary data shows young turkey hunters in Missouri harvested 2,550 birds over the past youth weekend, April 1 and 2. Top harvest counties were Osage with 71 birds harvested, Miller with 65, and Texas with 64.
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 Nicholas Oakley, turkey biologist. “Fortunately, hunters stuck with it and Sunday’s weather was more conducive to harvesting a turkey.”
The regular spring turkey season runs April 17 through May 7. For more information on spring turkey hunting in Missouri, visit here.
For more harvest information by county click here.