Youth Turkey Hunting Season came and went over the weekend, spanning from April 9th to 10th. While local counties did not number in the top three counties, Texas County came close to the second and third place spot, off by 10. Total reported numbers across Missouri reflect a count of 2,881 turkey harvested.
Our local counties numbers are as follows:
Howell – 24
Oregon – 16
Ozark – 20
Shannon – 17
Texas – 61
Wright – 35
Get more harvest information by county at extra.mdc.mo.gov/widgets/harvest_table/.
The regular spring turkey season runs April 18 through May 8. For more on spring turkey hunting in Missouri, visit mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/turkey.