Upstate New York turkey poacher arrested for bagging three out-of-season birds

NYS DEC Police Reports from January to March 2026

Residents of the town of Orleans in Jefferson County reported seeing a neighbor shoot and kill several wild turkeys from their backyard on February 27th. When New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officers questioned the neighbor, he admitted to firing four shots, killing three wild turkeys as they were feeding on a bird feeder … Read more