Big Jump In PA Turkey Harvest

Big Jump For Pennsylvania Turkey Harvest

4/17/2009

A total of 26,485 turkeys were bagged during Pennsylvania’s fall 2008 season, one of the best seasons on record and a 19-percent increase from the last three seasons, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

"This fall harvest increase was expected for several reasons," Mary Jo Casalena, Game Commission wild turkey biologist, told The Outdoor Wire. "Turkey reproduction was average to above average throughout most of Pennsylvania last year, which led to a larger population. More turkeys and poor fall crops of acorns and beechnuts in many forested areas forced turkeys to concentrate around available food sources, and they consequently became more visible and easier for hunters to locate and pattern.”

The largest harvests occurred in three of the state's largest WMUs, which are home to more traditional fall turkey hunting areas, and 3-week-long seasons.

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Good news fo the PA turkey hunters!!! Good luck you guys.

Kraig Osborne
Hunter since birth, NAHCLM, USN

Bad news for those hungry birds.

Kraig Osborne
Hunter since birth, NAHCLM, USN

Record numbers huh?  May have to plan a trip to PA in the next little bit!

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