Turkey season opens

14 years ago

     Spring wild turkey hunting season will begin Saturday with the traditional Youth Day and commence Monday, May 2, for all licensed hunters with permits.
    Youth Day will be held on Saturday. Kids over 10 and under 16 with a junior hunting license are allowed to hunt on this day with adult supervision. Youths will be allowed to take up to two bearded wild turkeys during the spring season without any additional permit fees. The resident spring/fall turkey permit and the second spring turkey permit are included in the resident junior hunting license.
    The regular season for spring wild turkey hunting opens Monday, May 2 and ends on June 4 in WMD 7, 10 through 26 and 28. Legal hunting hours are a half-hour before sunrise until noon local time. All harvested turkeys must be registered at a designated tagging station.