In the spring of 2024, the state of Mississippi tried to introduce a statewide turkey stamp, and unfortunately failed. There are several acclaimed reasons for the stamp not being able to make it through the house and senate- more and that can be found in the links below- but what's more important today, is that the turkey stamp has another chance. House Bill 553, would establish a statewide turkey stamp that would generate funds that would be solely used for wild turkey conservation, research, and restoration projects. In this episode, we dive into more details about the turkey stamp, why & how we all should support it, as well as BIG announcement about our Turkey Season Kick-off event coming up on February 27!
To see the newly proposed Turkey stamp bill click here:
https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0553IN.htm
To see the Clarion Ledger article about last years turkey stamp debacle click here:
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/outdoors/2024/05/07/turkey-stamp-bill-worth-millions-of-dollars-to-ms-dies-heres-why/73554495007/
To see the Daily Leader article about last years turkey stamp debacle click here:
https://www.dailyleader.com/2024/05/04/politics-killed-turkey-stamp-bills/