Hunting prospects are expected to be outstanding for those heading out for Pennsylvania's spring gobbler season, which opens Saturday, May 2. The slightest movement will send an approaching turkey scurrying for cover. Birds cannot be stalked, they may be taken only by calling.
Hunters are limited to one turkey in the spring season.
Game Commission biologist Bill Drake anticipates hunters will have outstanding opportunities this spring for several reasons. Turkeys have remained very plentiful in most areas and the birds are healthy. Last spring, hunters tagged about 34,000 turkeys, based on preliminary harvest data. That compares with 33,726 in 1996 and 36,401 in 1995. Hunters are also expected to take in excess of 30,000 turkeys this spring.