Story Published:
Nov 5, 2009 at 11:27 AM CST
Story Updated:
Nov 5, 2009 at 11:27 AM CST
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Hunters killed more turkeys this fall than during last year's fall hunting season but this year's harvest still is the second lowest.
Hunters took more than 8,300 turkeys during the October season. The biggest fall turkey season was in 1987, when more than 28,000
birds were killed.
The Missouri Department of Conservation says the popularity of the fall turkey season waned from 1987 to 2006,while more hunters went out during the spring.
The top counties this fall were Greene County with 266 turkeys, Webster with 223 and Wright with 215.
