Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is sending out reminders that certain Texas counties must report Spring Turkey hunting harvest within 24 hours.

The season opener for spring turkey season is going to be here before you know it, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) wants us to remind hunters that all counties with a one-bird bag limit have mandatory harvest reporting requirements.

Hunters must report their harvest within 24 hours through the My Texas Hunt Harvest app or the TPWD website.

Turkey Season TPWD - Canva
Turkey Season TPWD - Canva
loading...

Eastern Wild Turkey counties, including Bowie and Cass, your season runs from April 22 - May 14 and has a one-bird limit. The rest of the eastern counties are:

Fannin, Greyson, Jasper, Lamar, Marion, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Red River, and Sabine Counties.

For Rio Grande wild turkeys, the season runs from April 1 - 30, the counties include:

Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Fayette, Jackson, Lavaca, Lee, Matagorda, Milam and Wharton counties. 

Aint She Pretty - TPWD - Canva
Aint She Pretty - TPWD - Canva
loading...

In addition, all hunters who selected a digital tag this year must also perform mandatory harvest reporting on all harvested wild turkeys.

All hunters must properly tag their turkeys and have the confirmation number from the app or website. Additional turkey hunting regulations, bag limits, zone maps, and proof of sex requirements can be found in the Texas Outdoor Annual.

Texas Wild Turkey Hunting Zones - TPWD
Texas Wild Turkey Hunting Zones - TPWD
loading...

Mandatory harvest reporting will allow TPWD to better manage the wild turkey population by allowing for more accurate population estimates, which can be used to assess the long-term survivability of the species.

Buc-ee's Royse City, Texas Gallery

Best Safety/Rest Area In East Texas Along I-30

These Rest Areas are managed and maintained, video surveilled, and kept very clean, by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Get our free mobile app

More From Kicker 102.5