Reduce fall turkey season in some areas.

Some areas with low turkey densities have experienced long-term declines in turkey populations. Reducing the fall either sex season may increase hen survival and promote higher populations.

Suggestions have been made to:

a. reduce the current 6 week season to a 2 week fall season in the northern piedmont counties of Alebmarle, Greene, Madison, Orange , Louisa, and Spotsylvania.
b. reduce the current 6 week season to a 2 week fall season in southwest counties of Dickenson, Wise, Lee, Scott, and Russell.

(posted 11/4/2008)

Comments Submitted

Subject Location Date
Good idea D from Suffolk/City of Suffolk, VA 12/4/2008
reduce it R from augusta, VA 12/7/2008
reduce fall turkey season J from charles city, VA 12/10/2008
Why? W from Earlysville, VA 12/11/2008
Leave It Alone M from Woodbridge, VA 12/16/2008
Leave the Season As Is W from Christiansburg, VA 12/16/2008
reduce D from Schuyler, VA 1/4/2009
Reductions needed for more than just turkey WBR D from Fulks Run, VA 1/5/2009