2017 turkey season ky

The kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources. Good weather forecast predicted for kentuckys late fall turkey season. Youths ages 1215 are eligible to purchase a youth turkey permit, which is valid during any turkey season for one turkey. It opens saturday, april 18 and runs through may 10.

A warming trend will create good hunting conditions for the opening weekend of kentucky s late fall wild turkey season. The following dates are for kentucky s zone 1 only. Best crate training video on first day with puppy duration. The commission recommends all hunting, fishing and boating regulations for approval by the general assembly. During a deer archery only season, a fall turkey hunter may not be in possession of both archery equipment and firearms. Spring harvest 2017 hunters telechecked 33,061 birds during the 2017 spring season, including the 2day youth and 23day general seasons. This years harvest was the third highest ever only 6 fewer than 2012 33,067, the. Spring turkey season among highest on record in community, state by oc monitor staff may 27, 2017 0sharesfrankfort, ky.

Youth huntapril 1112 wisconsins annual spring turkey youth hunt is designed to give young hunters the opportunity to hunt and gain valuable experience without. A calendar shift pushed the states 23day general spring wild turkey season back this year to the third weekend in april. Youths who take a turkey during the youth season may not harvest a second bird until april 22. The youth sportsmans license includes two 2 youth turkey permits. June 22, 2018 the kentucky fish and wildlife commission proposed several new deer, elk and fishing regulations at its june quarterly meeting. A hunter may take no more than one 1 antlerless deer. Kentucky s spring turkey harvest has remained stable since the 2010 season when hunters took a record 36,097 birds.

If you do not take one during the first week, then you may take two turkeys during the second and third week. For me, the opener has marked the end of one season and the start of another swap one set of equipment for another and keep going. Kentuckys 2019 spring wild turkey season starts tomorrow, with the opening. The regular season will run april 16 through may 8. Turkey hunters in kentucky encountered wind, rain and wild temperature swi. You can help the kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources efforts to manage the wild turkey resource by. Kentucky suspends nonresident spring turkey permit sales lane. Published on apr 4, 2017 follow along as gavyn harvests his first ever long beard, out of state, at that. Season dates kdfwr kentucky department of fish and. For more information on obtaining licenses, permits and regulations, visit the kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources website. Follow along as gavyn harvests his first ever long beard, out of state, at that.

Click here for 20192020 season dates and bag limits. The podcasts are fun to record, and i can just sit back and let the henss peck at my bootlaces. In kentucky, turkey hunting in the spring is much more popular than turkey hunting in the fall. It also will be open for youth waterfowl weekend, feb.

Spring 2017 proved another great year for kentucky hunters. A week fall shotgun season also runs in both late october and early december. Youths ages 1215 are eligible to purchase a youth turkey permit, which is valid for the harvest of one turkey during a license year. Unless exempt, all spring turkey hunters ages 1215 must carry with them in the field proof of purchase of a valid kentucky hunting license and a valid spring turkey permit. You have found the right place, schedule your hunting seasons here. Kentuckys 23day spring wild turkey season closes on sunday, may 9. This report provides an update on kentucky s 2017 spring wild turkey hunting season. Zone 1 includes all the counties surrounding kentucky lake and lake barkley to the mississippi river, as well as crittenden, caldwell, christian, hopkins, webster, todd, muhlenburg, mclean, henderson and union counties. The statewide bag limit is two legal turkeys, no jakes. The wait is almost over for turkey hunters in kentucky.

Hope you enjoy, please like and subscribe for more upcoming. Refer to cam reg 2004 for regulations pertaining to hunting. Hunters must have a valid kentucky or tennessee state hunting license for the state. Also, y ou must use the kdfwrs telecheck system to checkin your fort knox deer, turkey and bobcat. Find all of your kentucky hunting seasons details here. Kentucky s wild turkey population and its management have undergone drastic changes over the last 60 years. Turkeys harvested during the deerarchery only season count toward the county bag limit. Two male turkeys or turkeys with visible beard may be taken during the season, with the following restrictions. There will also be a beaver trapping season february 129 in kentucky and tennessee in all hunt areas. Any combination of male turkeys, or female turkeys with visible beards, may be included in this twobird season limit. Regularseason dates are april 15 through may 7 with a season bag limit of two male or bearded birds, although only one turkey may be taken per day.

Wko books fall turkey hunts which can be setup by the day. Click here for new chronic wasting disease policy for all deer harvested on fort campbell effective 14 september 2019. The fall turkey permit is valid for the fall archery, crossbow and shotgun turkey seasons and allows a hunter to harvest up to the fall season bag limit of turkeys. Kentuckys spring turkey season opens saturday wmky. Bag limits in units 3, 5, and 6 northeast, southcentral, and southeast have been reduced from two turkeys to one turkey. If a county allows fall turkey hunting, the turkey may also be harvested with archery equipment during the deerarchery only season. Game tags which allow the take of a second turkey will not be valid in units 3, 5, and 6. Deer, turkey, bear, and more july 25, 2017 find updated season dates and information in our blog post on 20182019 hunting seasons. But the regulation wording was changed a few seasons ago because the.

A miss and big hit 2017 archery whitetail rut hunt. Kentuckys spring turkey season opens saturday marshall. There is also walkin hunting available on large portions of the wma. Last spring, hunters in kentucky reported taking 29,943 turkeys. Outdoors kentucky, indiana turkey seasons begin in april. Earnabuck program has been suspended for 2019 deer season. No more than one legal turkey may be taken per day. Bag limits, special seasons and hunting regulations for kentucky hunting seasons do vary based on animal and seasons. Everything you need to plan your kentucky hunting trips for 2020.

Factors that directly affect the health of the population, such as spring weather conditions, fall mast production and hunting pressure were all normal in 2017, so poult production and winter survival was again good, according to biologists with the kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources. For a number of years, ive been going out and recording the turkeys in the pre season. No more than two 2 birds may be taken per spring season. Second day 2017 wild turkey season hunting in kentucky april 16. Join chad as he explores fall turkey hunting opportunities in western kentucky. Kentucky hunting seasons, 20182019 hunting season hq. This change is effective beginning with the spring 2020 season. Hunting seasons 201920 kentucky hunting season dates. In 2017, a record number of 159 persons filed 1,800 wild turkey. Beautiful opening day of the kentucky youth turkey season.

You may take only one turkey during the first week. Youth hunters must abide by season bag limits and harvest restrictions but can use the youth permit throughout the license year. In kentucky, the 2017 season is right around the corner. Kentucky spring turkey hunting myhuntingandfishing. Fall turkey hunting has high success with most years being nearly 100%. Ballard wma will reopen for waterfowl hunting on wednesday, jan. As implied earlier, though 95 percent of the state is privately owned, there are some good wildlife management areas and public spots where you can turkey hunt, including land between. Prostaff tyler allen and stephen mitchell doubled up opening morning of the spring turkey season in kentucky.

The youthonly weekend, for hunters under age 16, is april 34. Tennessee turkey season regulations and information. See wired outdoors field staffer jon collins out with his cousin bo in the late kentucky turkey season as they are chasing some birds that are real spooky for a reason. Shortterm 1 or 7day hunting licenses are not valid for turkey hunting. As population rebounds, time to talk turkey in kentucky. From an estimated 850 birds statewide in 1954, through the release of over 6,700 birds from 19781997, turkey flocks and hunting opportunites are present in all 120 counties. Published on apr 26, 2017 prostaff tyler allen and stephen mitchell doubled up opening morning of the spring turkey season in kentucky. Areas closed to hunting are also closed to trapping. A person shall not mimic the sound of a turkey in an area open to turkey hunting and where turkeys are reasonably expected to be present from march 1 until the opening of the youthonly turkey season, and from the close of the youthonly turkey season until the opening of the statewide turkey season. Due to calendar shift kentuckys 2020 spring wild turkey season is. The land between the lakes trapping season is january february 2, 2020 in kentucky hunt areas 3, 4, 5, and tennessee hunt areas 12 and 14. The kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources suspended sales of 2020 nonresident spring turkey hunting permits for the general. Fall turkey archery runs from early september through mid january. Select either hardin, meade, or bullitt county not a problem if not sure, just select hardin, then public land, then fort knox military reservation.

A hunter may take a male turkey or a turkey with a visible beard. Waterfowl hunting can be found on the sauerheber, jenny hole, highland creek and grassy pondpowels lake units of sloughs wma. October 26 november 1, 2019 anddecember 7 through december, 2019. Waterfowl hunting opportunities at sloughs wma include online quota hunt draws, weekly onsite drawings, and season long blind drawings. Hunters once were limited to gobblers, or male birds, during the spring hunt. This is because the bird taken during the youth season counts as the first bird for the first week of the regular season.

Antlerless deer may be taken during the archery season, crossbow season, both youth seasons or the last three days of the december muzzleloader season. The spring turkey season is something of an obsession among hunters who have experienced those magical mornings many times over or dream about it happening their first time out this year. Youths younger than 12 are exempt from license and turkey permit requirements. Game harvest must be reported in isportsman when checking out of your hunting area. October 1 october 20, 2019 and november 9 through december 31, 2019 fall shotgun. Land between the lakes, kytn january 17, 2017 turkey quota.