RICHMOND, Va. (WJHL) — While spring turkey hunting was down in Virginia compared to the last two years, the season still produced one of the highest harvests in the Commonwealth’s history.

West Virginia’s spring turkey season is a time-honored tradition, drawing hunters to the state’s rolling hills and dense forests for a chance to bag a bearded gobbler. In 2025, the West Virginia Divi ...

Yet spring has become the most popular turkey hunting season in Virginia, attracting about 55,000 hunters to the woods annually. Meanwhile, interest in fall turkey hunting has fallen precipitously.

Youth hunters harvested 682 turkeys (502 on Saturday and 180 on Sunday), which is a slight increase over the 601 birds that were taken in 2024. This year, the youth harvest made up 6.4% of the total ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WJHL) — While spring turkey hunting was down in Virginia compared to the last two years, the season still produced one of the highest harvests in the Commonwealth’s history.