The 2023 Spring Turkey season is finished as of May 7th, and the numbers on total harvests are in from the Missouri Department of Conservation.
The numbers listed below include all Spring seasons, including the youth portion. Total harvests for the year across all counties numbers at 44,536. Texas County showed the largest turnout of harvest numbers, and ranked fourth in the state overall. The smallest number in our area goes to Oregon County.
Across out immediate listening area, numbers by county are as follows:
Douglas: 441
Howell: 331
Oregon 273
Ozark: 278
Shannon: 400
Texas: 845
Wright: 535
Counts for the Spring 2023 turkey season can be found in more detail by clicking here.
With the turkey season here and gone, and warmer months leading to more activity within local wildlife, bear season application processes have begun, and are organized to counter the growing bear population of the Ozarks. You can read more on that by clicking here.
