NewsNovember 9, 2010
Fall turkey season 2nd-lowest ever in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation said 5,928 wild turkeys were killed during the fall firearms season in October. That's the second-lowest number in the fall season's 33-year history. The Conservation Department says the fall turkey kill peaked in 1987 at more than 28,000 birds. After that, the number of fall-season hunters declined from a high of about 50,000 to 13,736 this year...
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation said 5,928 wild turkeys were killed during the fall firearms season in October. That's the second-lowest number in the fall season's 33-year history. The Conservation Department says the fall turkey kill peaked in 1987 at more than 28,000 birds. After that, the number of fall-season hunters declined from a high of about 50,000 to 13,736 this year.
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