Fall Turkey Hunt Harvest Numbers Down for 2017
Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 -- 8:01 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -Hunters registered 3,971 birds during the fall 2017 wild turkey season, a decrease from 4,990 birds registered a year earlier.The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says a total of 102,550 harvest authorizations were available within seven Turkey Management Zones, but only a 62,239 authorizations were issued. He adds that total fall permit sales have declined from the highs of the early 2000s, and fewer turkeys are being harvested during the fall season as a result.
The department first initiated a fall turkey season in 1989 after an increase and expansion of turkeys throughout the state. Since then, hunters have been able to pursue turkeys during both fall and spring seasons.
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