Turkey General Any Weapon Season

Unit 17
Unlimited Tags

9/15/2008 - 10/9/2008

Species
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Antlerless or Antlered Wild Turkey
Either sex may be taken.
Short-Range Weapons
Muzzleloader, Archery, Crossbow, Shotgun or Handgun.

Daily Bag Limit 1 Bearded Turkey Spring, 1 Either Sex Fall, No more than 2 Turkeys per season (fall or spring) and a Total Harvest of no more than 3 per calendar year

Restrictions

The daily bag limit is one bearded turkey per day in the spring and one turkey (either sex) per day in the fall, except in Units 1, 2, 3 and 5 where 5 turkeys (either sex) may be taken in a day during fall seasons. No more than 2 bearded turkeys may be taken per spring. A hunter may harvest as many turkeys as they have legal tags for during the year.

Unit 17
All of Unit 17. Area Size: 970,046 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Season Unit Harvest Hunters Days/Hunter Birds/Day Days/Bird
2013 Spring 17
2012 Spring 17
2011 Fall 17 0 11 1.9 0
2011 Spring 17 2 2 2 0.5 2
2010 Fall 17 0 2 5.5 0
2010 Spring 17
2009 Fall 17
2009 Spring 17
2008 Fall 17
2008 Spring 17
2007 Fall 17
2007 Spring 17
2006 Fall 17
2006 Spring 17
2005 Fall 17 0 13 2 0
2005 Spring 17 0 0
2004 17
2003 17 0
2002 17 6
2001 17 6
2000 17
1999 17
1998 17
1997 17
1996 17
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Turkey - General Tag
  • Adult Turkey - Extra Tag*
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Turkey Tag
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Turkey Tag
  • Adult Turkey - General Tag
  • Adult Turkey - Extra Tag*
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.
* Indicates this item is optional.

Where to purchase

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Surface Management

For government land, these data show the managing agency of the land, which may or not be the same as the owning agency.

Graph illustrating 99.84 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 968,497 acres   99.8%
Graph illustrating 0.09 percent Other 859 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent Private 93 acres   0%

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Access Yes! Properties

Access Yes! is Fish and Game program designed to improve hunting and fishing access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access.

No properties are currently available in this hunt area.
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.