Young turkey hunters harvest 2,540 birds during youth weekend
According to preliminary data from Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), young turkey hunters harvested 2,540 turkeys during the 2019 spring youth season, April 6 and 7. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 61 turkeys harvested, Laclede with 56 and Texas with 52. Warm weather and sunny skies helped increase this year’s youth-weekend harvest over last