It’s almost time for the general-season turkey hunts and the Division of Wildlife Resources has the scoop for hunters in northeastern Utah. The DWR reports that turkey numbers in the northeastern part of the state have decreased a little from previous years. “The hard winter in 2022-2023 pushed most of the birds on the south slope of the Uintas down to private lands at lower elevations, and the turkeys still have not all migrated back up to U.S Forest Service lands,” shares the report. “Hunters should target the corridors along the Duchesne River, the Green River and the Ashley Creek drainage, which should all be good areas to hunt turkeys this year. Lower agricultural areas should also have good turkey hunting, but many of these areas are private property, so hunters will need to get documented permission before hunting.” Wildlife officials also report pockets of turkeys throughout much of the Book Cliffs area and in the middle and lower areas of several major drainages across the northern and southern slopes of the Uinta Mountains. Visit www.wildlife.utah.gov for more information.
