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Entries for April 2021
Youth turkey hunt weekend April 24-25, season opens May 1
By New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Spring turkey season opens May 1 in all parts of Upstate New York north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary. The annual youth turkey hunting weekend April 24 -25 for junior hunters aged 12 to 15 is open in all parts of Upstate New York and Suffolk County. In 2020, turkey hunters took approximately 21,500 birds during the spring season, an incr... READ MORE
Youth hunters check 813 turkeys
By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Strong winds may have dampened the sound of some gobblers last weekend, but there was no dampening the spirit of youths participating in the 2021 turkey youth hunt. Hunters 6 to 15 years old harvested 813 birds between the April 10 and April 11 hunts. Jeremy Wood, turkey program coordinator, says the preliminary numbers are slightly below last year... READ MORE
The Hunting Public matches wits with Alabama’s turkeys
By David Rainer / Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Photo: The Hunting Public team of Aaron Warbritton, center, Jake Huebschman, left and Ted Zangerle bagged another mature gobbler earlier in the 2021 season. The guys from YouTube sensation The Hunting Public made a swing through the state early this turkey season and found out how much work it takes to bag an Alabama bird. Aaron Warbritton, Greg Cl... READ MORE
Hunters donate 238,920 pounds of venison to Share the Harvest
By Missouri Department of Conservation
The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Conservation Federation of Missouri are thanking the thousands of the deer hunters who donated 238,920 pounds of venison to the state’s Share the Harvest program this past deer season, including 4,787 whole deer. MDC and CFM also thank the participating meat processors throughout the state who g... READ MORE
Anonymous elk poaching tipsters share $1,000 reward
By Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Two anonymous tipsters were awarded $500 each, splitting a $1,000 reward, for information they gave Department of Natural Resources conservation officers that led to the arrest and conviction of three northern Michigan relatives who poached three cow elk in the Pigeon River Country State Forest near Gaylord. Since 2019, the Safari Club Internationa... READ MORE
Statewide spring turkey season kicks off April 17-18
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Statewide spring turkey season kicks off April 17 with Junior Turkey Hunt Day. All hunters can try to bag a bird during the regular statewide spring season, April 19 through May 24. Junior Hunt Days allow licensed youths, age 16 years and younger, to hunt if they are accompanied by an unarmed adult, age 21 and older, who holds a valid Mar... READ MORE
Moss ball take-back aims to stop invasive zebra mussel spread
By Wyoming Game and Fish Department
The Game and Fish Department in collaboration with Wyoming Trout Unlimited and other sponsors is launching a month-long moss ball take-back program to stop the potential spread of zebra mussels. The invasive mussel species were discovered in Wyoming in March on moss balls, an aquarium plant sold in pet stores. “Zebra mussels are a seri... READ MORE
Youth and Novice turkey hunt weekend April 24-25
By Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
Novice and Youth turkey hunters get a head start April 24-25, the weekend before opening day of the spring turkey season May 1. To participate novice and youth hunters must be 16 years of age or older and have successfully completed a Hunter Education Course. Hunter Education Courses from other states are accepted. Young hunters are advised to pla... READ MORE
Wildlife Council approves 2021-22 hunting regulations
By Ohio Department of Natural Resources
All 2021-22 hunting regulations proposed by Division of Wildlife biologists were approved April 7 by the Wildlife Council during its regularly scheduled meeting. Regulations for the 2021-22 white-tailed deer hunting seasons were also approved. As in years past, a hunter may take no more than one antlered deer regardless of where or how it is taken... READ MORE
Young hunters take 2,771 turkeys on youth weekend
By Missouri Conservation Commission
Preliminary data shows that young turkey hunters in Missouri harvested 2,771 birds over the past youth weekend, April 10 and 11. Top harvest counties were Miller with 73 birds checked, Texas with 71 and Callaway with 68. During the 2020 spring youth weekend young hunters checked 2,712 turkeys. More harvest information is also available on a... READ MORE