Arkansas’ turkey season is set to begin on Saturday and Sunday with the annual youth turkey hunt. The youth turkey hunt offers two days for hunters ages 6 to 15 to hunt with a mentor to learn about turkey hunting.Youth hunters are not required to purchase a hunting license, but they will need a customer identification number to check their turkey and their mentor will need a valid hunting license. A profile can be set up for a youth hunter on AGFC’s licensing website and the youth hunter can receive a free youth CID. A youth hunter’s profile can be linked to an adult’s account, but any turkeys they harvest must be checked to them.Youth who have completed hunter education may hunt on their own at their parents’ discretion. Those who have not completed hunter education must be under direct supervision of an adult who is 21 or older.
Youth hunters may harvest one male turkey and may shoot one immature gobbler (jake) as part of their yearly limit. Birds harvested during the youth hunt count toward the youth’s yearly limit.
For more information visit www.agfc.com/turkey.
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