2025 Youth Turkey Challenge registration now open

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Kings of Spring Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) hosts an annual Youth Turkey Hunt Challenge, and registration is now open for this year's event. This year's Youth Turkey Hunt Challenge will be held on March 8, and registration will close at midnight on March 7. For this event, youth under the age of 16 can participate. Hunting space is not provided, so any turkeys must be hunted on your own land. Harvested turkeys should be brought in to Trophy Creek Outfitters in Monticello in order to be weighed. Weigh-in will be open on March 8 from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., and will be followed by a hamburger/hotdog dinner at