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The
20 leading States for turkey hunting
both the spring season, and with dogs in the fall/winter,
in order of turkeys per square mile: KY 5.78, NY 5.29, HI 5.13, WV 4.56, OH 4.15, VT 3.78, IA 3.57, VA 3.53, MI 3.39, NJ 3.37, MD 3.32, NC 2.66, TX 2.20, NE 1.23, KS .79, CA .64, OR .41, ID .36, ND .32, CO .21 Wild Turkey Breeding Bird Survey Summer Distribution Map 1994 - 2003 |
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by Fall Harvest 2003 PA 48,008 TX 38,181 (dogs allowed) NY 15,800 (dogs allowed) MO 13,000 WI 12,554 VA 6,921 (dogs allowed) CA 6,000 (dogs allowed) MI 5,200 (dogs allowed) IA 3,981 (dogs allowed) NE 3,300 (dogs allowed) SD 3,173 KY 2,781 (dogs allowed) OH 2,060 (dogs allowed) IL 2,037 ID 1,997 (dogs allowed) WV 1,841 (dogs allowed) WY 1,657 (dogs allowed) AR 1,322 VT 1,049 (dogs allowed) AZ 965 MN 889 OR 755 (dogs allowed) CO 700 (dogs allowed) NJ 270 (dogs allowed) ME 246 NH 196 CT 192 NC 181 (dogs allowed) HI 165 (dogs allowed) MD 164 (dogs allowed) MA 111 NV 25 (dogs allowed) Note the following States did not report a fall harvest, because they didn't have a fall 2003 season, we presume: AL, DE, FL, GA, IN, KS (dogs allowed), LA, MS, MT, ND (dogs allowed), NM, OK, ONTARIO, RI, SC, TN, UT, WA. Source: Turkey Call Mag. Sept-Oct 2004 Last updated Oct. 19, 2004 See something wrong? Send us an e-Mail!  |
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by Turkey Population 2004 MO 700,000 TX 578,512 (dogs allowed) AL 400,000 GA 350,000 MS 350,000 PA 350,000 WI 320,000 NY 250,000 (dogs allowed) KY 230,000 (dogs allowed) IA 200,000 (dogs allowed) TN 200,000 (dogs allowed) MI 193,000 (dogs allowed) AR 170,000 OH 170,000 (dogs allowed) FL 150,000 LA 150,000 IL 140,000 IN 140,000 VA 140,000 (dogs allowed) NC 130,000 (dogs allowed) OK 110,000 WV 110,000 (dogs allowed) CA 100,000 (dogs allowed) SC 100,000 MT 85,000 (dogs allowed) ONTARIO 80,000 NE 70,000 (dogs allowed) KS 65,000 (dogs allowed) SD 52,000 MN 50,000 CT 40,000 OR 40,000 (dogs allowed) NM 37,500 VT 35,000 (dogs allowed) HI 33,000 (dogs allowed) MD 32,500 (dogs allowed) ID 30,000 (dogs allowed) WA 30,000 NH 25,000 NJ 25,000 (dogs allowed) ME 25,000 CO 22,500 (dogs allowed) ND 22,500 (dogs allowed) MA 19,000 AZ 18,500 UT 15,000 WY 12,600 (dogs allowed) R I 6,000 DE 3,000 NV 2,500 (dogs allowed) Source: Turkey Call Mag. Sept-Oct 2004 |
Turkeys
per square mile, season: MO 10.16 spring & fall CT 8.25 spring & fall AL 7.88 spring PA 7.80 spring & fall MS 7.46 spring GA 6.04 spring WI 5.89 spring & fall KY 5.78 spring,fall (dogsallowed) R I 5.74 spring & fall NY 5.29 spring,fall (dogsallowed) HI 5.13 spring,fall (dogsallowed) TN 4.85 spring,fall (dogsallowed) WV 4.56 spring,fall (dogsallowed) OH 4.15 spring,fall (dogsallowed) IN 3.90 spring VT 3.78 spring,fall (dogsallowed) IA 3.57 spring,fall (dogs allowed) VA 3.53 spring,fall (dogsallowed) LA 3.44 spring MI 3.39 spring,fall (dogsallowed) NJ 3.37 spring,fall (dogsallowed) MD 3.32 spring,fall (dogsallowed) SC 3.32 spring AR 3.26 spring & fall FL 2.78 spring NH 2.78 spring & fall NC 2.66 spring,fall (dogsallowed) IL 2.51 spring & fall MA 2.42 spring & fall TX 2.20 spring,fall (dogsallowed) OK 1.60 spring DE 1.53 spring NE 1.23 spring,fall (dogsallowed) ME .81 spring & fall KS .79 spring & fall (dogs allowed) SD .68 spring & fall CA .64 spring & fall (dogs allowed) MN .62 spring & fall MT .58 spring&fall (dogs allowed) WA .45 spring & fall (new 2004) OR .41 spring & fall (dogs allowed) ID .36 spring & fall (dogs allowed) ND .32 spring & fall (dogs allowed) NM .30 spring CO .21 spring & fall (dogs allowed) UT .18 spring AZ .16 spring & fall WY .12 spring,fall (dogsallowed) NV .02 spring & fall (dogs allowed) Source: Land and Water Area of States 2000 (in square miles): http://www.infoplease.com/ ipa/A0108355.html |
2005/6
Fall/Winter Season in States that allow dogs: IA 139 days Archery 10/1-2/2, 12/19-1/10 Gun 10/10-12/2 up to 2 birds, residents only MT 123 days 9/1-1/1 2 birds either sex WY 108 days 9/15 - 12/31 1 bird either sex KS 102 days 10/1 - 11/29 & 12/12 - 12/31 & 1/9-1/31 up to 3 birds either sex ND 100 days 10/8 - 1/15 1 bird either sex HI 80 days archery only 11/1 - 1/19 3 males OR 77 days 10/15 - 12/31 1 bird either sex VA 69 days 10/31-1/7 either sex TX: 58+ days 11/6-1/2,16 or 2/27/06 1 to 4 birds either sex NY 49 days 10/1 - 11/18 (Varies by Region) 1 or 2 birds either sex ID 47 days 9/15 -10/31 2 either sex VT 46 days Gun 10/22 - 11/8 Bow 10/1-10/28 1 bird either sex MI 37 days 10/4 - 11/9 1 bird either sex CO 33 days 9/1-10/2 1 bird either sex WV 29 days 10/22-11/19 (varies) 1 bird either sex NE 28 days Gun 10/15-11/11 42 days Archery 10/1-11/11 1 bird either sex, max. 2 birds NV 29 days 10/2 - 10/31 1 bird either sex KY 27 days 10/22-28 & 12/12-31 w/guns. 104 days 9/3-1/16/06 w/ bows CA 16 days 11/12-11/27 1 bird either sex OH 15 days 10/8-10/23 w/ guns. 34 days 10/24-11/27 w/ bows. TN 12 days 11/12-11/18 and 12/12-16 (Varies) 1 bird either sex MD 8 days 10/29 - 11/5 1 bird either sex NC 6 days in select counties 1/16-1/21/06 NJ 6 days 10/31-11/5, 1 bird either sex |
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No fall
season in 2004 in 14 States: AK, AL,
AZ, DE, FL, GA, IN, LA, MS, NM, OK, RI, SC, or UT.
No fall season in 2005 in 7 States: AK, DE, GA, LA, RI, SC, UT Dogs not allowed yet (2004): AR, AZ, CT, IL, MA, ME, MN, MO, NH, PA, SD, WA, WI. Dogs not allowed yet (2005): AR, AZ, CT, FL, IL, IN, MA, ME, MN, MO, NH, NM, OK, PA, RI, SD, WA, WI. Home | About Us | Books | Classifieds | FAQ | History | Legislation | Links | Scratchings | Stats | Stories | Tales | Store Abby | Airedales | Boytels | Brandy | Buster | Dixie | Gracie | Gretchen | Jenny | Kalee | Keena | Llewellin Liberty | Lily | Lucky | Magnum | Marshall | Molly | Morgan | Morgy's Turkey | Patches | Peaches | Snuffy | Turk II | Zeke © 2004 - 2008 American Wild Turkey Hunting Dog Association All Rights Reserved Permission to copy without written authorization is expressly denied. |
