Time to Talk Turkey: Hunting Season Forecast, Safety Tips and Hunter Education Info
Georgia Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 03/15/2012 01:28 PM EDT|
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Are You Ready for Turkey Season in Georgia?
Hunters are eagerly anticipating opening day of the Georgia turkey hunting season on Sat., Mar. 24 and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) anticipates that the 2012 season should be a good one.
“Georgia appears to be set for a great turkey hunting season this spring, with good turkey poult production in the Piedmont, Blue Ridge and Ridge and Valley geographical portions of the state,” says Kevin Lowrey, Wildlife Resources Division wild turkey project coordinator. “And while reproduction in the coastal plain was poor due to drought conditions, the good news is that there are many vocal two-year old gobblers from the 2010 production year that will be available to harvest this year.”
Georgia’s current turkey population is estimated at 335,000 birds and turkey hunters in this state are privileged with one of the longest turkey seasons nationwide. With a bag limit of three gobblers per season, hunters have from Mar. 24 through May 15, 2012 to harvest their bird(s).
Want more information?
- Find out which WMAs had the highest season success rates in 2011 here.
- Turkey Hunting Safety Tips
- Need Hunter Education Before Turkey Season? Find out more here .
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