The only way would be to have the turkey banded as a juvenile to know for sure.” A juvenile bird, by Plumpton’s definition, is a one-year-old. Which, if it’s a male, is known as a jake. Reading a leg ...

Many hunters with a lot of long-beards under their belts pass on jakes (and hens with beards), hoping for long beards and ...

Turkey hunting in Area A runs from April 5-May 4, Area B from April 5-27 and Area C from April 5-20. Turkey hunters are ...

Turkey hunting in Area A runs from April 5-May 4, Area B from April 5-27 and Area C from April 5-20. Turkey hunters are required to have a basic hunting license and wild turkey license, or an ...

In addition to banning a form of turkey stalking commonly called reaping, the new rules prohibit turkey hunters from shooting immature male birds ... A Complete Ban on All Jake Hunting The ...