Ultimate Turkey Hunting News

DFG to Co-Sponsor Wild Turkey Clinic in San Diego County - Oct. 23, 2009
The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and the National Wild Turkey Federation's (NWTF) San Diego chapter will co-sponsor a wild turkey hunting clinic Nov. 7. The clinic will be held at the Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve in San Diego County.

New Platforms in Indiana are for the Birds - Oct. 20, 2009
EDGEFIELD, S.C.- The Indiana State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) has teamed with the Utilities District of Western Indiana (UDWI) to install two osprey-nesting platforms at the Goose Pond wildlife management area (WMA) near Linton, Ind.

More Places to Hunt in Montana - Oct. 20, 2009
EDGEFIELD, S.C.- The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MTFWP) have entered into an agreement that will allow collaboration to secure access for hunters across private lands to large blocks of public land.

PENNSYLVNANIA'S FALL TURKEY SEASON BEGINS OCT. 31 - Oct. 19, 2009
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Game Commission is expecting hunters to encounter a sizeable wild turkey population when they head afield for the opening day of wild turkey season on Oct. 31. And, because of the abundant acorn crop this year, finding birds this fall may be more difficult than it was last year.

NWTF Makes Conservation, Outreach Priority in September - Oct. 16, 2009
EDGEFIELD, S.C. - The National Wild Turkey Federation distributed more than $302,000 in September 2009 as it continues to advance its mission of benefiting wildlife conservation and protecting hunting traditions. The dollars are distributed to states and programs through the NWTF's Hunting Heritage Super Fund.

Fall Turkey Hunting In New Hampshire - Oct. 06, 2009
CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire's five-day fall shotgun turkey hunting season takes place Monday through Friday, October 12-16, 2009, in 8 select Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) in the Connecticut River Valley and southwest portions of the state (WMUs D1, D2, G, H1, H2, I1, I2 and K). The fall archery season for turkey runs September 15 - December 15 statewide (except WMU A in northern N.H.).

W.Va. DNR Forecasts Higher Fall Wild Turkey Hunting Harvest - Oct. 06, 2009
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources predicts a slightly higher harvest of wild turkeys during the 2009 fall hunting season compared to the fall 2008 harvest of 1,206, according to Paul Johansen, Assistant Chief in Charge of Game Management for DNR. This prediction is based upon the increased number of turkey broods reported in July and field notes reported by cooperators in the 2009 West Virginia Mast Survey and Hunting Outlook.

Indiana fall turkey season, Oct. 1-Oct. 25 - Sep. 30, 2009
Indiana's 2009 fall turkey season begins Oct. 1 with the opening of the archery-only portion of the season. From Oct. 1 through Oct. 25, fall turkey hunters can use archery equipment in selected counties.

Commission votes to close 2009 fall turkey hunting in Arkansas - Sep. 30, 2009
LITTLE ROCK - After voicing concerns about declining spring turkey harvests, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission voted last week to close all 2009 fall turkey hunting seasons in the state. The archery turkey season was scheduled to open on Oct. 1,

Fall turkey season - good times & good management - Sep. 29, 2009
Rumors are cropping up - especially in southern Missouri - that the Conservation Department might cancel this year's fall firearms turkey season. This is not true, but like most rumors, it started with a grain of truth. The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission recently announced it was cancelling its fall turkey season. Someone got the message wrong and transferred the closure to Missouri.