According to the West Virginia DNR, the Spring Fling Youth Turkey Hunt had the greatest number of participants in many years with 79 youth registered for the event and taking to the woods early Saturday morning in hopes of returning with a contest winning bird.
Winners for the event were
12 and under
1st. Ava Bush
2nd. Roman Wilson
3rd. Addison Collins
4th. Ethan Hudson
5th. Sawyer Hoskins
Over 12
1st. Kenedy Bunner
No other birds taken in this age group
Lifetime license
Casey Hardbarger
Owen Gross
Below are random photos sent in by families to the 1982 Foundation page who participated in the event.