The wild turkey hunting season gets underway Friday with the youth season. Iowa Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Biologist Jim Coffey says hunters bagged a record 16-thousand birds last year.
Coffey says the mating season dictates the movement of the wild turkeys and that is why more of the young males are taken.
Coffey says the warm weather has some of the wooded areas starting to get green and that can impact turkey hunting.
Coffey says any edge you can get is important as wild turkeys have one of the lowest rates of success for hunters.
Coffey says always remember the safety rules for any hunt.
The youth season starts things off and runs through Sunday. The first regular wild turkey season opens on April 18th.
