Missouri Youth Turkey Hunt Results - 2025

[Johnsfolly]

MDC reports young hunters took 4,428 turkeys over youth weekend Top harvest counties were Osage, Gasconade, and Texas. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows young turkey hunters in Missouri harvested 4,428 birds over the past youth weekend, April 12-13. Top harvest counties were Osage with 107 birds harvested, Gasconade with 105, and Texas with 94. Young hunters checked 3,721 birds during the 2024 spring youth weekend. “Excellent turkey hunting weather and a large number of two-year-old gobblers on the landscape likely led to the 18% increase in youth harvest this year”, Oakley said. “This bodes well for another strong regular season next week.”  Oakley added that this spring’s harvest of 4,428 birds is the second highest harvest since the youth season began in 2001, behind only 2015 at 4,449 birds. Get more harvest information by county at extra.mdc.mo.gov/widgets/harvest_table/. The regular spring turkey season runs April 21 through May 11. For more information on spring turkey hunting in Missouri, visit mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/seasons/turkey-spring.

 

Congrats to all of the participants for this year's youth season! Hopefully some OAF folks were able to take out some young hunters. 

Do miss MO spring turkey hunting.

[Seth]

It was a good weekend for thunderchicken chasing. My dad helped my youngest nephew tag a jake. The nephew I took botched an opportunity Saturday morning, but we made up for it when he tagged a 23.5lbs tom with a 10" beard and 1 1/2 and 1 5/8" spurs on Sunday morning.

[Johnsfolly]

@Seth congrats to your nephews! Just keep telling them that they had great guides😉!