Cumberland Times-News

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October 13, 2012

W.Va. fall turkey hunt under way in certain counties

Cumberland Times-News

 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The fall wild turkey hunting season in West Virginia opened yesterday in selected counties.

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources predicts the wild turkey harvest this fall will be similar to the 2011 fall hunting season, when hunters took 1,186 turkeys in 33 counties.

This prediction is based on current mast conditions and wild turkey brood reports.

“This year’s mast crop is spotty with some areas having abundant production and some areas with scarce mast conditions,” said Curtis I. Taylor, chief of the DNR Wildlife Resources Section.

“The mast conditions will have wild turkey flocks spread out across the landscape, but hunters willing to scout or walk should have no problem locating flocks in areas of abundant mast.”

There are 36 counties open to wild turkey hunting this fall.

Detailed regulations can be found in the 2012–2013 West Virginia Hunting and Trapping Regulations Summary.

Copies of this brochure are available at DNR offices, license agents, and at www.wvdnr.gov.

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