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Arkansas 2020 Turkey Season Opens with Youth April 11-12
Submitted by: TBC Press
Posted on: 04/06/20
News # 13459
In addition to being some of the AGFC’s largest WMAs, all but one of these areas is open to turkey hunting during the season without a specially drawn permit. Sylamore has a special permit hunt April 13-15, but has an open season without a permit from April 18-28. On the other four areas, a free General Use WMA Permit and valid hunting license are all that’s needed to hunt during the entire turkey season.
For more information on a few top prospects for hunters to scout see https://www.agfc.com/en/news/2020/04/01/top-prospects-for-turkeys/
Special Youth Turkey Hunt
Zones 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 9A, 10 and 17: April 11-12, 2020
- Only hunters 6 to 15 years old may hunt turkeys during the special youth turkey hunt.
- Youths who have completed hunter education must be accompanied by an adult who is 18 or older.
- Youths who have not completed hunter education must be under the direct supervision of an adult who is 21 or older.
Regular Turkey Season Dates
- Zones 1, 2, 3, 4B, 5, 5B, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 10 and 17: April 13-28, 2020
- Zones 1A, 4, 4A, 5A and 9A: April 13-21, 2020
Statewide Turkey Bag Limit
- No more than one legal turkey may be taken per day.
- The statewide bag limit is two legal turkeys, no jakes.
- Hunters 6 to 15 years old may harvest one jake as part of their two-bird limit during the season (including the youth hunt).
- Hunters may not exceed any zone harvest limits.
Zone Turkey Harvest Limits
- Zones 1, 2, 3, 4B, 5, 5B, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 10 and 17: Two legal turkeys, no jakes.
- Zones 1A, 4, 4A, 5A and 9A: One legal turkey, no jakes. Hunters who kill a turkey in one of these zones must travel to any other zone (including other one-bird-limit zones) to harvest a second turkey.
For Maps and more information see; https://www.agfc.com/en/hunting/turkey/turkey-dates-limits/
Stock Image courtesy of AGFC
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With the Arkansas 2020 youth turkey hunt opens April 11-12 and opening day on April 13, many hunters are already getting antsy to scout some new territory for the season. This year also may be the year many new hunters decide to take to the turkey woods for a healthy alternative to cabin fever.
The name of the game when it comes to turkey hunting is space. Putting some distance between you and the next hunter is essential to get your chance at a bird this spring. Setting up too close to another hunter can spook the birds and, even worse, shut down the natural gobbling that will take place.
