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JEFFERSON CITY Missouri hunters will have a three-week spring turkey season in 2001. Young hunters will have a spring turkey season of their own.
The Missouri Conservation Commission approved 2001 spring turkey hunting season dates and regulations at its November meeting. The regular season will run 21 days, from April 23 through May 13. A person possessing the prescribed turkey hunting permit may take two male turkeys or turkeys with visible beard during the season. Only one turkey may be taken during from April 23 through April 29. From April 30 through May 13, hunters can take one turkey per day, up to the season limit of two.
The Commission approved a two-day youth spring turkey season beginning nine days before the Monday opening of the regular spring turkey season. In 2001, the youth season falls on April 14 and 15.
A Missouri resident possessing a Youth Deer and Turkey Hunting Permit or the prescribed turkey hunting permit and who is 15 years of age or younger on the opening day of the youth spring season may take one male turkey or turkey with visible beard during the youth spring season. A turkey harvested during the youth spring season will count toward an individual^s spring season bag limit, thus they may not harvest a second bird during the first week of the spring season
Youths hunting on a Youth Deer and Turkey Hunting Permit may take only one turkey.
- Jim Low -
Uploaded: 1/10/2001
Uploaded: 1/10/2001