Most seasons last one to two weeks. Hunters apply in a lottery for both the dates and the area they prefer. Permits are issued by random draw. Some licenses in the draw also are issued for private lands only. Hunters may use bows and arrows or shotguns with shells that fire No. 4 or smaller shot.
Rifles are illegal.
After killing a bird, a hunter must immediately mark the appropriate information on the turkey license and fasten it to the bird's leg. Shot larger than No. 4, dogs, electronic calls, baiting and electrically or mechanically operated decoys. Hunters also are forbidden to shoot turkeys in trees. Heck, I admit it. I started turkey hunting five years ago, and it's become the event I look forward to every spring.