Good luck to all the youth hunters heading out for the 2021 Youth Spring Turkey Hunting Weekend. We hope you return safely from a great day chasing wild turkey gobblers that respond to your calls as loudly as your anticipation may allow. The sight of a strutting gobbler coming to your calls will be a lifelong memory. May you enjoy a memorable weekend afield with family and friends as each of you begin your journey of a life time of wonderful experiences in the great turkey woods of New York
Details: Spring Youth Hunt, April 24-25:
Accompanying adults must have a current hunting license and turkey permit. The adult may assist the youth hunter, including calling, but may not carry a firearm, bow, or crossbow or kill or attempt to kill a wild turkey during the youth hunt.
Youth hunters 12 to 15 years of age are eligible and must hold a hunting license and a turkey permit;
12 to 13 years of age must be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or adult over 21 years of age with written permission from their parent or legal guardian. Youth 14 to 15 years of age must be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or adult over 18 years of age with written permission from their parent or legal guardian.
Shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to noon Saturday, an Sunday.
The youth turkey hunt is open in all parts of Upstate New York, north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary, and in Suffolk County.
The bag limit for the youth weekend is one bearded bird. This bird becomes part of the youth’s regular spring season bag limit of two bearded birds. A second bird may be taken only in Upstate New York, north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary, beginning May 1.
Crossbows may only be used by hunters 14 or older. In Suffolk and Westchester counties it is illegal to use a crossbow to hunt wild turkeys.
All other wild turkey hunting regulations remain in effect.
Successful youth hunters must report their harvest within seven days of taking a bird. Call 1-866-426-3778 (1-866 GAMERPT) or report harvest online at DEC’s Game Harvest Reporting website. https://decals.licensing.east.kalkomey.com/
For more information about youth turkey hunting in New York, see the 2020-2021 Hunting and Trapping Regulations Guide or visit: https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/27836.html
-MJ
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