Georgia | 2018 Statewide Turkey Hunting Season Opens March 24th

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. –-(Ammoland.com)- Gobble. Cluck. Purr. Music to the ears of all the eager turkey hunters ready for the season to open on Saturday, Mar. 24, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division expects that the 2018 season will be better than 2017.

“Reproduction in 2016 was the best we have seen since 2011, so that should mean a good supply of vocal 2-year old gobblers across much of the state in 2018,” says Kevin Lowrey, Wildlife Resources Division wild turkey project coordinator.

With a bag limit of three gobblers per season, hunters have from Mar. 24 through May 15 – one of the longest seasons in the nation – to harvest their bird(s). With many pursuing wild turkeys on private land, hunters are reminded to obtain landowner permission before hunting.

What should hunters expect this spring? The Blue Ridge, Piedmont and Upper Coastal Plain should have the best success based on 2016 reproduction information. The Lower Coastal Plain had two good years of reproduction in 2015 and 2016, and despite declines in reproduction in 2017, they should have a great 2018 season. The Ridge and Valley is very stable and hunters …Read the Rest

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