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The 5-day fall shotgun turkey hunting season starts Monday through Friday, October 12-16, in 8 select Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) in the Connecticut River Valley and southwest portions of the state. Fall turkey is a different game compared to spring turkey hunting. Turkeys are flocked up and do not respond to lonesome chucks of a hen. Hunters also need to be cautious when placing a shot to guard against hitting more than one bird with a single shot. Last fall, shotgun hunters killed 297 turkeys from the 8 WMUs. New Hampshire estimated there are 40,000 wild turkeys statewide.