Turkey - 2008 Fall and 2009 Spring Seasons
2008-2009 Hunting Regulations

Spring Gobbler Season Regulations | Spring Gobbler Survey

2008 Fall Turkey Counties and Season Dates

Only one either sex turkey may be taken during the fall hunting season with either bow or gun.

It is illegal:

• to use electronic calls.
• to hunt with the use of bait

October 25 − November 1	October 25 − November 8	October 25 − November 22
Brooke Hancock Harrison Marshall Mason Monongalia Pleasants Summers Upshur Wirt Wood	Preston	Berkeley Grant Greenbrier Hampshire Hardy Mineral Monroe Morgan Nicholas Pendleton Pocahontas Randolph Tucker Webster

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2009 Spring Gobbler Season Regulations

Shooting hours: ½ hour before sunrise to 1 p.m.

It is illegal to:

• have an uncased firearm or a bow in your possession in the woods after 1 p.m.
• hunt with dogs
• use electronic calls
• hunt with the use of bait

Youth Spring Gobbler Season

A special one-day youth spring gobbler season will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2009.

The bag limit is one bearded turkey and the harvested bird will count toward the hunter’s annual bag limit. Only shotguns using shot size 4, 5 or 6 are legal.

Youth hunters must:

• be at least 8 years old and no more than 14 years old,
• be accompanied by a licensed adult, at least 21 years of age, who cannot carry a gun or a bow and must remain close enough to render advice and assistance.

and, if a nonresident,

• possess a Class XXJ license + CS/LE stamp.

Nonresident adults accompanying youth hunters must possess Class E+WW+CS/LE licenses, and if hunting on National Forest lands, a Class I stamp.

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Spring Gobbler Survey

The Division of Natural Resources conducts an annual Spring Gobbler Survey. Spring turkey hunters interested in participating in the survey should contact the following office:

Division of Natural Resources Operations Center
c/o Dr. Randy Tucker
P.O. Box 67 • Elkins, WV 26241
(304) 637-0245 • email: randytucker@wvdnr.gov

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