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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 4, 2022 12:13:14 GMT -5
2021 spring wild turkey season recap and 2022 forecast
During the spring 2021 turkey season, hunters harvested 12,320 wild turkeys throughout 91 of Indiana’s 92 counties. This was a 15% decrease from the 2020 harvest but was close to the average harvest (12,065 birds) between 2015 and 2019. The Indiana Spring Turkey Harvest Data shows the top county was Dearborn, with a total of 355 birds. During the youth-only weekend, hunters took 1,198 birds (9% of the harvest). Most birds last year were taken in the early morning hours, during the early part of the season. The estimated number of hunters afield was 65,254 with an estimated success rate of 19%.
The 2022 spring turkey season runs April 27 - May 15, with the youth-only season April 23-24. Predictions for this season call for between 12,000 and 13,000 birds to be harvested including an increase in the number of juvenile (jakes) taken due to high summer brood success (survival of poults/young turkeys).
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Post by esshup on Mar 4, 2022 12:33:13 GMT -5
Up here, there might have been good brood success, but the very poor mast crop in the Fall might have hurt the numbers. Time will tell. This winter I haven't seen the huge flocks of birds that I have seen in the past years.
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 4, 2022 13:15:02 GMT -5
Reminder about new license fees for turkey hunting
This season’s resident Spring Turkey License fee is $32 plus the annual gamebird stamp ($11) for a total of $43. The Resident Youth Consolidated Hunt/Trap license fee is $12 (no stamp required). This license is also available to nonresident youth who have a parent, grandparent, or legal guardian who is an Indiana resident. See the nonresident fees and other seasonal fees.
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 4, 2022 13:15:45 GMT -5
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Post by esshup on Mar 4, 2022 22:36:47 GMT -5
Another reason why I am very thankful for the lifetime license.
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Post by genesis273 on Mar 5, 2022 8:19:34 GMT -5
Yeah, I missed the bus in the lifetime license.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Mar 31, 2022 18:07:32 GMT -5
I bought licenses/stamps for my family today, then ordered up some 20 gauge ammo. Felt like I overpaid on both! Excited to get out though.
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