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The 2008 Season dates have been set for Saturday, April 1 through Sunday, May 14, 2006 for a total of 44 days.

The statewide bag limit for the 2006 season did not change. On statewide hunts, a hunter may take one bearded turkey per day, not to exceed three for the season. On Wildlife Management Area (WMA) hunts the limit is one bearded bird per hunt, not to exceed two birds for the season. However, the total limit for the season is still four birds. This means if a hunter takes three birds during the statewide season, the fourth turkey will need to be harvested from certain Wildlife Management Areas (WMA's). Turkeys harvested on WMA quota hunts are bonus birds and do not count against the statewide bag limit.

The Youth-Only hunt is the fourth weekend of March: Friday, March 24 through Sunday, March 26, 2006. The bag limit for the youth weekend is one bearded turkey, but it does not count toward the regular season statewide bag limit of four.

"I do not hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt them because I have to. I would really rather not do it, but I am helpless in the grip of my compulsion,"
-Tom Kelly, Tenth Legion