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Turkey Kill May

Set New Record

Virginia’s statewide turkey kill now stands at 4251, the second highest fall kill on record, and could, if coupled with a good spring kill, set a new all-time record, reports R. H. Cross, Chief of the Gan^e Commission’s Game Division. The total is only 294 below last year’s record fall kill which, when added to the record spring bag that same season totaled 6334. This represents only about a 6% decline, most of which occurred in Shenandoah Valley counties and in those counties West and North of Roanoke. Biologists consider the decrease insignificant. Central mountain counties all chalked up gains with the Bath County total of 692 setting a new county record for fall harvest. Augusta County was close with 539 turkeys checked and the Highland County kill totaled 439.

In most areas of the state, game biologists report plenty of turkeys left in the woods to assure a good spring season. Dates are already set for 1971 Spring

jWjflji, ^ill, Jjegin April 17 and end May 8. Hunting will be limited from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 11 a.m. each day, prevailing time.

labor market upon graduation from high school. Too many are graduating with no training for many of the job opportunities available today.

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