Missouri – Youth weekend for turkey hunting was April 6-7, 2024. The latest numbers out say that the Missouri state youth got 3,721 turkeys over the weekend. This number is 1,171 over the 2023 number, which checked at 2,550 turkeys during the youth season. The top counties in the state are as follows: Gasconade – 92, Osage – 90, and Franklin – 89.
Our local county numbers are:
- Howell – 32
- Oregon – 31
- Ozark – 29
- Shannon – 16
- Texas – 79
- Wright – 64
Regular spring turkey season runs through April 15 to May 5. For more information on turkey hunting visit, mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/turkey. To get more harvest information by county visit, extra.mdc.mo.gov/widgets/harvest_table/.