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WI DNR issues 135K turkey permits in drawing

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By Claire Sarafin - email

MADISON (WKOW) -- The state Department of Natural Resources has issued more than 135,000 spring turkey permits through its annual lottery.

DNR officials say 135,155 applicants won a permit. The agency will make another 99,610 permits available through over-the-counter sales in March.

The spring turkey season will last from April 10 through May 21. The season will be divided into six seven-day periods across seven zones.

Hunters killed 42,433 turkeys during the 2012 spring season.

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