ORIGINAL: Born 2 Bow Hunt
Usually hen are hunted in the fall and some states allow rifles.
Thats how it is in VA. Most of the hens taken in the fall are actually guilty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time... like in front of a deer hunter when no deer are around.
In the spring there are places you can shoot rifles in VA (I think...maybe) but it must be a bearded turkey... so in effect if a hen was bearded for example, you could infact take it in the spring time.