JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young turkey hunters in Missouri harvested 2,881 birds over the past youth weekend, April 9 and 10.
Kinnley (age 11)
Top harvest counties were Miller with 87 birds harvested, Osage with 71, and Franklin with 71.
Wyatt (age 15)
Perry County hunters checked 43 turkeys: 33 adult gobblers, 10 juvenile gobblers and no bearded hens.
Lucas Winston killed this turkey with his best friend and Grandpa, Charles Picou
Ste. Genevieve County hunters bagged 61 turkeys: 47 adult gobblers, 14 juvenile gobblers and no bearded hens.
Waylon Buerck age 14 of Perryville
Young hunters checked 2,795 turkeys during the last year’s spring youth weekend.
Kane Christisen, age 6, of Perryville.
“Despite a cooler than normal morning on Saturday, the weather during the youth weekend provided mostly favorable hunting conditions,” said MDC Turkey Biologist Reina Tyl. “It was great to see almost three thousand youth were able to capitalize on those good conditions and make lasting memories of a successful turkey hunt.” 
Colton Palmer, age 14 from Ste. Genevieve
Get more harvest information by county at extra.mdc.mo.gov/widgets/harvest_table/.
Hazel Schwent, 13 of Bloomsdale
The regular spring turkey season runs April 18 through May 8.
Ian Ruessler, 1st Turkey, 11 years old
For more on spring turkey hunting in Missouri, visit mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/turkey.
Isaac Hooper, age 10, turkey weight 23 pounds, 8 1/2 inch beard, taken at our land in Minnit
Keely Fallert, age 13 (left photo) and Kobe Fallert, age 10, (right photo), siblings, both bagged their turkeys on the family farm (Bucks Agnus Farm) in Weingarten this past weekend.
Katelyn Moll, Age: 14, Ste. Genevieve County, 4/10/2022
Blake Naeger, age 13, shot a 26.5lb turkey Sunday with his dad Shane Naeger. Had 10.5″ beard and 1-1/2″ spurs
Austin Sleyster from Perryville Mo