Photo: Twelve-year-old Mylea Adams killed this turkey Sunday while hunting with her father, Josh Adams, in Howell County. The turkey weighed 25 pounds, had an 11 inch beard and 1 1/4 inch spurs. Photo: Courtesy Ozark County Times
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) show young turkey hunters in Missouri harvested 2,712 birds over the past youth weekend. Top harvest counties were Miller with 74 birds checked, Franklin with 62, and Callaway and Sainte Genevieve with 60 each. The report indicates 23 were checked in Ozark County.
Young hunters checked 2,546 turkeys during the 2019 spring youth weekend.
More harvest information by county is available at extra.mdc.mo.gov/widgets/harvest_table/.
The regular spring turkey season remains open as scheduled and runs April 20 through May 10. For more on spring turkey hunting in Missouri, visit mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-forecasts-challenging-spring-turkey-hunting-season-0.
Hunters who harvest their first turkey can have the accomplishment recognized through a special certificate from MDC, complete with a photo. Learn more at huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/trophies-certificates/certificates.
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