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Photo By Steve PriceA turkey hunting workshop is scheduled for April 14 at the Tri-County Fish & Wildlife Area in Syracuse, Ind. from 1-4 p.m.
Activities include turkey hunting tactics, equipment needs, cleaning and preparing after the harvest, safety, history and biology of the wild turkey, and field demonstrations. If time and weather allow, there will be shooting range opportunities.
The workshop is tailored to beginning turkey hunters, but all levels can gain valuable knowledge.
Drinks and light snacks will be provided. The event is sponsored by Tri-County FWA, Indiana Conservation Officers, and the Land of Lakes Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation.
For information, call (574) 834-4461.
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(Provided by Indiana DNR)
Youth hunters can apply for a reservation to hunt one of 21 Indiana DNR properties during the special youth wild turkey hunting season, April 20 and 21.
The hunters must be younger than 18 on the day of the hunt.
The reserved hunts are at the following fish & wildlife areas: Atterbury, Crosley, Deer Creek, Glendale, Hovey Lake, Jasper-Pulaski, Sugar Ridge, Kankakee, Kingsbury, LaSalle, Pigeon River, J.E. Roush, Tri-County, Minnehaha, Fairbanks Landing, Hillenbrand, Chinook, Winamac and Willow Slough.
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The Michigan DNR reminds hunters to check their spring turkey drawing results and the availability of leftover licenses, now online at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings.
Leftover spring turkey licenses go on sale to unsuccessful license applicants March 11 at 10 a.m. Licenses will go on sale to all other hunters, including those who did not participate in the application process, on March 18 at 10 a.m. Leftover licenses will be sold until quotas are met.
"Turkey hunters looking for flexibility should consider Hunt 234, which runs May 6-31 and includes all open areas of the state except the public lands of southern Michigan," said DNR upland game bird specialist Al Stewart. Hunt 234 licenses may be purchased by any hunter until May 1.
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The Michigan DNR reminds hunters that spring turkey hunting applications are on sale now through Feb 1.
The application fee is $4. Hunters may apply for one limited-quota hunting license, or purchase a license for spring turkey Hunt 234, which does not require the $4 application fee. Applications and licenses may be purchased at any authorized license agent or online at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings.
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The Michigan DNR reminds hunters that fall turkey hunting license drawing results and leftover license quantities are available at HYPERLINK "http://www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings" www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings.
The remaining fall turkey hunting licenses can be purchased by any hunter, including those who did not apply for a fall turkey license. A hunter may buy one license per day until the quotas are met. Hunters are encouraged to visit the website for updated license availability information. Unsuccessful applicants can purchase one leftover license online or from any license agent on a first-come, first-served basis.
As of Aug. 15, there are licenses available in fall turkey management units L, M, W, HA (public or private land) and YY (private land). The majority of the licenses are available in unit YY (45,000 licenses) for private land in southern Michigan and Beaver Island. Here are the remaining leftover licenses as of Aug. 15:
- Over 800 licenses available in Unit M;
- Over 500 licenses available in Unit HA;
- Over 400 licenses available in Unit L; and
- Only 40 licenses available in Unit W.