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Sunday, November 15, 2026Nov 15

Case: Timing turkey season is tougher than it seems

AP file photo by Keith Srakocic / A wild turkey stands on top of a target backstop mound in Zelienople, Pa. For some of the most frustrated hunters, it might seem like the birds never seem to show up at the right time.
AP file photo by Keith Srakocic / A wild turkey stands on top of a target backstop mound in Zelienople, Pa. For some of the most frustrated hunters, it might seem like the birds never seem to show up at the right time.

Can you stand one more turkey story? I hope so, though I know I have probably worn you out with this topic lately.

Well, as the regular readers know by now, it is the spring turkey season. As I write this to you, we have three more days of to hunt in West Virginia, two more in Virginia. I’m sure you are tired of my whining about what a poor season this has been (for me).

Now I like to have full disclosure here, as I think you know, but there are no doubt some of you out there reading this who are sitting on a very high horse. The hunters who have filled all of their tags, sitting fat and happy after gorging on fried turkey breast, are no doubt thinking to themselves “Well ol’ Larry, he may write about this stuff, but he must not be much of a hunter.”

You know after the past couple of weeks, I would just about agree with you!

(READ MORE: Three mysterious turkeys all hunters have met once or twice)