Posted:Apr 21, 2023 / 12:11 PM EDT
Updated:Apr 21, 2023 / 12:11 PM EDT
(WETM) – Turkey season in New York will start next month for the entire state except for New York City. This year will also allow turkey hunting on Long Island for the first time, the DEC said.
Spring 2023 turkey season will start on May 1 in New York State. The DEC said each year, around 18,000 birds are harvested each spring season, but this year the number is expected to be higher than 2022. The DEC said this is because hunters usually take toms, leaving a two-year gap between the summer when they reproduce and the next big spring harvest. Still, turkey numbers overall are lower than a few years ago because of “below-average reproductive success” in two of the last four years.DEC burns Cameron Mills State Forest…
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