Youth hunters harvest nearly 4,500 turkeys over weekend; 20 birds shy of new record

April brings season transitions - Lowndes Signal

By Zack Azar April presents a mixed bag to outdoorsmen across central Alabama. Turkey season continues all month, and with warmer temperatures, the fishing is getting better. This month will see turkey hunting transition from really active gobblers during the first half of the month to a slowdown towards the last half.  As hens go to nesting, the gobblers will slow down a bit and hunters will have to modify their tactics to be successful. For fi…

Kansas One Shot Turkey Hunt to Host Youth Participants this April - Butler County Times-Gazette

Kansas One Shot Turkey Hunt April 8, 2025 – The Kansas One Shot Turkey Hunt is excited to announce its selection of five youth hunters thanks to its continued partnership with Pass It On! Outdoor Mentors and the Kansas Wildscape Foundation. This year, exceptional kids from across the state of Kansas will have the unique opportunity to participate in this upcoming hunting event that will take place April 16-18, 2025. “We couldn’t think of two bet…

Brothers do their part for record harvest in Illinois' spring youth turkey seasons

The Teri brothers contributed a pair of turkeys to Illinois' record youth spring turkey seasons. In Stephenson County, Luke (left), 17, bagged a turkey with an 11-inch bear and 1 1/4-inch spurs and Joe, 14, shot a tom with a 10-inch beard and 3/4-inch spurs. Both used 12-gauge shotguns, their father Matt emailed.Illinois youth hunters harvested a preliminary record total of 2,091 turkeys during the youth seasons March 29-30 and April 5-6, toppin…

Youth hunters harvest nearly 4,500 turkeys over weekend; 20 birds shy of new record

Photo courtesy of Missouri Department of Conservation Missouri’s Youth Spring Turkey Hunting Weekend has ended with young hunters harvesting nearly 4,500 birds across the state. The numbers mark an impressive milestone as nearly 700 more turkeys were harvested compared to last year and was only 20 turkeys shy of breaking the record set in 2015. The top harvest counties were Osage with 107 birds harvested, Gasconade with 105 and Texas with 94. Mi…

Texas turkey hunter bags rare all-white gobbler, testing on tap to determine genetics

Spring turkey season is in full swing across most of Texas. The only exception is the state’s East Zone, where a month-long gobbler only season gets underway April 22 in 12 counties.

How to Decoy Turkeys, Advanced Tactics with Mark Drury

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › The very best turkey decoys today are more like works of art than pieces of hunting gear. They are incredibly realistic, and if you love turkeys like I do, then they’re nothing short of beautiful. But that doesn’t mean you can just throw a decoy out in a field and start blasting long beards.  Mark Drury, one of the all-time great turk…