“Go Early and Go Often”: Fair number of gobblers, jakes on the landscape for the 2026 spring wild turkey season

  • GO EARLY AND GO OFTEN Hunters should expect to see an abundance of gobblers for this 2026 spring turkey season. | TPWD PHOTO
    GO EARLY AND GO OFTEN Hunters should expect to see an abundance of gobblers for this 2026 spring turkey season. | TPWD PHOTO
    TPWD NEWSAUSTIN — Hunters can expect to see an abundance of two and threeyear- old gobblers for the 2026 spring turkey season. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) recorded good production through summer turkey surveys in 2023, 2024 and 2025.After another year of good production and recruitment, hunters can expect a temporary spillover...

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