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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 31, 2022 9:46:38 GMT -5
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. 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%. View last year’s data: bit.ly/3L1b0YL 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). Prepare for the season: bit.ly/3N29VC1
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Mar 31, 2022 11:27:02 GMT -5
I think with it running a little later this year the woods will be thicker. I don't see high numbers taken. Low 12k my bet. That one week makes a huge difference in the woods thickness.
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Post by Huntnfreak on Mar 31, 2022 16:58:37 GMT -5
I remember the last time the 17 yr cicadas came the Spring following them had some pretty heavy birds weighed in!! We’ll see what kind of weights we see this year!
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