Turkeys in the Fall Autumn Leaves
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Turkey hunters might be bummed about new changes made last week to fall hunting regulations by the Missouri Department of Conservation. 

The harvest limit has been reduced from four birds to two of either sex. Both firearms and archery turkey hunters will also need to get a fall turkey-hunting permit.

Turkeys are no longer included in the archery-deer permit. 

But why the changes?

MDC is aiming to trim the fall harvest while still providing ample opportunities for hunters to bag their bird. 

These changes came after initial approval at a December meeting and public comment from Feb. 2 to March 2.

Almost 40 comments were received, and the most talked-about topic was the removal of turkeys from archery hunting permits. 

The commission also extended shooting hours for private land during the regular spring turkey season. Now they start a half-hour before sunrise and end at sunset.

Public shooting hours remain from a half-hour before sunrise to 1 p.m. 

Learn more about turkey hunting in Missouri at mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/turkey.


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