Texas County placed second in Missouri in the spring firearms turkey season that concluded Sunday.
Hunters killed 694 birds in the county.
Perry Kimrey, 87, holds a 30-pound, 2-ounce turkey he shot on the farm where he was born and raised on Roubidoux Creek in western Texas County.
The top counties were: Franklin (708), Texas (694) and Laclede (623).
Hunters in Texas County had killed 586 adult gobblers, 96 juveniles and 12 bearded hens. The totals follow a slow start brought on by rain, cold temperatures and a poor hatch.Â
Here are Texas County’s final totals for the past three years: 843 in 2017, 861 in 2016 and 858 in 2015.
Hunters in Texas County — as of Tuesday morning — had killed 535 turkeys — 455 adult gobblers, 70 juveniles and eight bearded hen. It is third in the state.
The kill is down significantly from past years. Here are the final totals for the last three years: 2017 (843); 2016 (861); and 2015 (858).