Statewide Iowa — Spring turkey hunting season opens this weekend in Iowa.
The DNR’s Nate Carr says things get started with the youth season Saturday and the other turkey seasons will follow. Carr says you should check now to be sure you have the proper paperwork.
The first two seasons after the youth season Saturday runs from April 11th to the 14th and then April 15th to the 19th. The third season begins on the 20th.
Carr expects around 50-thousand hunters for the turkey seasons.
Carr says there should be some 10,500 turkeys harvested by the end of the season There is more information on the turkey season at www.iowadnr.gov.
