Apr 11, 2021
7 hrs ago
FRANKFORT â The redbuds are blooming and the spring peepers can be heard across the Bluegrass, meaning springtime in Kentucky is upon us, and so is another highly anticipated season of wild turkey hunting.
Resident and non-resident turkey hunters in Kentucky will have their sights set on a healthy wild turkey population and abundant hunting opportunities statewide. The general statewide season begins April 17 and continues through May 9, 2021.
Hunters will want to start with scouting for birds before the season opens.
Zak Danks, wild turkey program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, recommends taking advantage of online tools to virtually scout ahead of time and become familiar with preferred hunting grounds.
Credit Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Fooling a spring gobbler and calling it into range is challenging for even the most experienced turkey hunter.
Conservation educators with the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources are developing a new virtual web series to lessen the learning curve for hunters of all experience levels.
The five-part series debuts March 4 on the department’s YouTube channel (youtube.com/FishandWildlifeKY) as part of the agency’s Field to Fork program, which teaches adult participants the basics of how to successfully hunt and process their harvest.
Registration is free at fw.ky.gov and you must be at least 18 years old to register.