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South Carolina 2017 Wild Turkey Harvest to Increase This Spring

by TBC Press on 10/18/16

wild turkey in flight  Approximately 50,000 turkey hunters take to the woods annually in South Carolina with hopes of harvesting a wily gobbler, and the 2016 spring turkey season was no exception. With an estimated harvest of 16,783 birds, the spring turkey harvest was up about ten percent from 2015. According to S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Big Game Program Coordinator Charles Ruth, the increase in harvest this year is likely the result of slightly better reproduction the last couple of years. The annual turkey observation survey indicates the 2017 spring turkey season should... READ MORE

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