How many will be taking someone out this weekend for the youth hunt? I will be taking the Mennonite and his son out and plan to bring a camera and a blind to maybe get some pictures.
Youth Hunt For Wild Turkey
The Youth Wild Turkey Hunt weekend will be held April 25-26, 2020.
The Youth Wild Turkey Hunt is an excellent opportunity for junior hunters (ages 12-15) to spend time afield with experienced adult hunters gaining the necessary knowledge and skills to become safe and responsible members of the hunting community. We look forward to the great stories and pictures we receive from young hunters and their adult companions and wish everyone a safe and enjoyable hunt.
Successful Junior Turkey Hunter
Other details of the youth turkey hunting weekend are as follows:
Eligible hunters are youth 12, 13, 14, or 15 years of age, holding a hunting license and a turkey permit.
All youth hunters must be accompanied by an adult, as required by law for a junior hunter.
Youth 12 or 13 years of age must be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or person over 21 years of age, with written permission from their parent or legal guardian.
Youth 14 or 15 years of age must be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or person over 18 years of age, with written permission from their parent or legal guardian.
The accompanying adult must have a current hunting license and turkey permit. S/he may assist the youth hunter (including calling), but may not carry a firearm, bow or crossbow, or kill or attempt to kill a wild turkey during the youth hunt. Crossbows may not be used by licensees who are under 14 years of age.
The youth hunt is for spring turkey hunting only and is a two-day weekend hunt. The youth hunt will always precede the start of the regular season by at least 3 days. Check the turkey season page or the Hunting and Trapping Regulations Guide for season dates.
The youth turkey hunt is open in all of upstate New York (north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary) and Suffolk County. Shooting hours are from 1/2-hour before sunrise to noon.
The bag limit for the youth hunt is one bearded bird. This bird becomes part of the youth's regular season bag limit of two bearded birds. A second bird may be taken in upstate New York (north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary) beginning May 1st.
All other wild turkey hunting regulations remain in effect.
https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/27836.html
My youngest is 13, so I get to go.
Quote from: zelmo1 on April 21, 2020, 01:00:39 PM
My youngest is 13, so I get to go.
Best of luck to her/him?
Good luck all youth hunters...
Good luck young'uns. Bust a big un.
And thanks to the mentors that take out kids. I have done it a bunch duck hunting, but never a stranger on a turkey hunt. Only family.