North Dakota Fall Turkey Season Set; Applications Available

A total of 6,610 wild turkey licenses are available for the
2002 fall hunting season, an increase of 100 from last year,
reports Randy Kreil, wildlife chief for the North Dakota Game
and Fish Department. Additional changes include two new units
and two unit boundary changes.

"Turkeys continue to do well in most parts of the state,"
Kreil said, "and the license numbers for the 2002 season
reflect this trend."

The only exception is the badlands area north of Medora,
Kreil noted, where licenses in units 4 and 17 decreased
by 25 percent.

New fall turkey hunting units are Unit 18, comprised of that
portion of Grand Forks County north of U.S. Highway 2; and
Unit 47, that portion of Stutsman County east of U.S. Highway 281.

Two units with minor boundary changes are Unit 51 (Burke,
Renville, Ward and Bottineau counties) and Unit 27 (McKenzie
and Williams counties). "These changes will provide more
hunting opportunity and will clearly define unit boundaries,"
Kreil said.

Lottery applications are available from game and fish offices,
county auditors and license vendors. Gratis applications are
available only at game and fish and county auditors' offices.

Prospective hunters are encouraged to apply at the game and
fish internet web site at discovernd.com/gnf. The web site
also contains application forms that can be printed and mailed.
Regular license fees apply and no service charge is added.

Applications are also accepted at the department's toll-free
licensing line, 1-800-406-6409. A service fee is added for
license applications made over the phone.

Applications for the fall season must be postmarked no later
than July 3. Applicants are urged to mail early because some
post offices use the following day's postmark if mailed after
regular hours. The department's online application feature
will be deactivated July 3 at midnight central standard time.

The fall turkey season runs from Oct. 12 through Jan. 5, 2003.
Only North Dakota residents are eligible to apply.

I really don't know how you people can do it. I once went turkey hunting with a rabid turkey-hunter I know and after sitting perfectly still with my back against a tree for several hours, all I got for my trouble was ticks and a sore backside. Frankly, I'd rather get my turkey at the supermarket and go fishing instead.

Well David, there are some Toms at my house that I would about pay you to come shoot. We own them and they drive me NUTS!!!!! The sleep on top on one of the barns that has a tin roof and you can imagine what they sound like when one starts to fall and knocks the others down at three am. All you hear is the screeching of their nails and wings on that roof. Also, stepping in turlkey shit is that worst stuff to try and get off your shoe.

trukey hunting ain't easy some times

Any squaw can kill a deer, but it takes a brave to kill a turkey.

Frankie said,
>>"trukey hunting ain't easy some times"<<

OK, but what I want to know is, is it EVER easy?

P.S. In case you're thinking it, Yes, I AM gettin' kinda lazy in my old age. @#$%&* arthritis has a lot to do with that too. :

oh yea ,,,, it is easy at times i've had gobblers land right in front of me or i've them try to run over me . i've hunted some i know died of old age

believe me you can make turkey hunting as hard as you want it to be .

Some days I can make it look easy, but that's usualy followed by a week or two of getting stumped.

For example, the most sucessfull day of spring gobbler season I've had I was hunting with my dad and a friend. I killed one about sunrise, my buddy killed one at 10 and my dad killed one just before noon on the way back to the truck. On the other hand I hunted 7 days this spring and brought back only good memories. I'll take memories if that's all I can get, but they don't taste near as good :