1. By the time spring turkey hunting begins, most hens will be pregnant and busy with brooding. 2. Hunters occasionally gobble when spring hunting, the idea being to attract a male who believes another tom is invading his territory. 3. New York does not allow dogs to be used in spring turkey hunting. 4. Public pressure forced the Colorado Division of Wildlife to stop spring bear hunting. 5. Spring turkey hunting is allowed in all of New York north of the Bronx. 6. Spring turkey hunting is another potential opportunity, provided there are no conflicts with nesting periods for endangered songbirds. 7. Spring turkey hunting involves extremes of action and inaction. 8. Spring turkey hunting is allowed anywhere north of the Bronx-Westchester county border. 9. The hens tend to remain on their nests until midday, which is why shooting hours in spring hunting are from half an hour before sunrise until noon. 10. The rule of thumb when spring turkey hunting is, once you start yelping, to let the birds come to you. |