We don't get turtles over here in the UK. Do turtles have a season in which you can trap them and are they widespread across the USA?

Turtles everywhere, all kinds, probably millions, small painted being very common and snappers in just about every puddle, river and lake. We just got a season on snappers in New York which kills any commercial market. Turtles can only be hunted and shot for personal use. No one will buy a dead turtle. Here in New York I think the limit is 30 snappers that can be taken in July and August. Just what we need in summer with boats, swimmers, fisherman is someone skipping bullets across the water shooting at turtles nose. In no way are turtles even remotely threatened but for some reason the state felt a need to kill any commercial trapping. It has happened in other states also.