Photo courtesy of Missouri Department of Conservation:
Clayton Graham (left) and hunting mentor John Eisenbath pose with a turkey after the pair participated in a managed hunt in early May 2023 at August A. Busch Shooting Range in St. Charles. MDC reports hunters harvested 44,543 turkeys during the 2023 spring season.
Callaway County was one of the best areas in the state for spring turkey hunting.
Hunters bagged approximately 850 birds in Callaway County. The county was surpassed by only Osage and Franklin counties, where approximately 863 1,043 turkeys were taken, respectively.
