AGFC: Arkansas turkey hunters post highest harvest in 20 years
Although this is the highest harvest since 2006, Arkansas’s record turkey harvest was in 2003, when hunters checked 19,947 birds
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AGFC: Youth turkey hunt success continues 8-year climb
The increase was likely due to a combination of factors, including excellent weather during the hunt, a few strong years of reproduction and an increase in the number of adult gobblers on the landscape
AGFC’s annual turkey report offers insight into 2026 hunting season
Hunters in 2025 harvested 22% more turkeys than the previous year
Apply for a public land turkey hunting permit by Feb. 15
Turkey hunting is open on many Arkansas WMAs to anyone during the season, but a handful of locations are managed through randomly drawn permits to increase hunt quality