Turkey - 2009 Fall and 2010 Spring Seasons
2009-2010 Hunting Regulations

Spring Gobbler Season Regulations | Spring Gobbler Survey

2009 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 24-31	October 24 − November 7	October 24 − November 21
Brooke Hancock Harrison Marshall Mason Ohio Upshur Wirt Wood	Preston	Berkeley Grant Greenbrier Hampshire Hardy Mineral Monroe Morgan Nicholas Pendleton Pocahontas Randolph Tucker Webster

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2010 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
• take more than one bearded turkey per day

Youth Spring Gobbler Season

A special one-day youth spring gobbler season will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010.

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:

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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