Outdoor Briefs: Spring Rio Grande turkey season begins March 16

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Spring turkey season is just around the corner.

The upcoming season is divided by the following zones: * Rio Grande - North Zone: Mar. 30 - May 12, 2024 * Rio Grande - South Zone: Mar. 16 - Apr. 28, 2024 * Rio Grande - Special 1 Turkey Bag Limit: Apr. 1 30, 2024 * Eastern Turkey (12 counties only): April 22 May 14, 2024 (Bowie, Cass, Fannin, Grayson, Jasper, Lamar, Marion, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Red River and Sabine counties)

CAMPBELL, FRANKENS ROCK ‘RAYBURN, 39.52 Shaine Campbell and Wyatt Frankens weighed in a five-bass limit of 39.52 pounds to top 177 teams in the March 2 Bass Champs event on Sam Rayburn. The limit was anchored by a 10.15 pounder. They won $36,700.

Hayden Heck and Ken Berthelot took second with 31.27 pounds, $10,000.

PITT NETS 34.98 IN SOLO WIN

Cody Pitt fished solo and won the March 2 Fishers of Men team event on Toledo Bend with a single-day catch of 34.98 pounds on five fish. He won $10,000.

Billy and Zane Parker took second with 34.75 pounds, followed by Tater Reynolds and George Jean, Jr. with 34.39 pounds.