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| Introduction
to the Wild Turkey - Historical Population Trends |
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Wild Turkey Population
Estimates |
| State |
Number
Of
Turkeys
1969 |
#
Of
Turkeys By Subspecies
1995 |
Subspecies |
Number
of
Hunters
(Spring/Fall)
1995 |
Number
Of
Turkeys
1999 |
Turkeys
Harvested
1999 |
|
Alabama |
225,000 |
350,000 |
Eastern |
54,200 |
350,000 |
N/A |
|
Arizona |
30,000 |
20,000 |
Merriam's |
13,475 |
20,000 |
760 |
|
Arkansas |
20,000 |
90,000 |
Eastern & Hybrids |
60,000 |
155,000 |
15,471 |
|
California |
8,000 |
1,200 |
Merriam's,
Rio Grande, Hybrids |
27,226 |
100,000 |
5,798 |
|
Colorado |
3,000 |
4,000 |
Rio Grande |
7,500 |
22,000 |
1,445 |
|
14,000 |
Merriam's |
|
Connecticut |
40 |
12,000 |
Eastern |
4,600 |
30,000 |
1,910 |
|
Delaware |
0 |
1,500 |
Eastern |
666 |
3,000 |
99 |
|
Florida |
100,000 |
80,000 |
Osceola |
32,000 |
100,000 |
23,419 |
|
20,000 |
Eastern/Hybrids |
|
Georgia |
70,000 |
350,000 |
Eastern |
102,000 |
400,000 |
29,167 |
|
Hawaii |
1,500 |
10,000 |
Rio Grande |
N/A |
20,000 |
N/A |
|
Idaho |
750 |
10,000 |
Rio Grande, Merriam's,
Hybrids |
5,034 |
50,000 |
5,000 |
|
Illinois |
300 |
75,000 |
Eastern |
36,200 |
120,000 |
10,098 |
|
Indiana |
1,300 |
45,000 |
Eastern |
24,000 |
75,000 |
6,548 |
|
Iowa |
300 |
100,000 |
Eastern |
29,469 |
100,000 |
18,290 |
|
Kansas |
900 |
20,000 |
Eastern |
20,849 |
100,000 |
16,954 |
|
5,000 |
Rio Grande |
|
40,000 |
Hybrids |
|
Kentucky |
2,000 |
70,000 |
Eastern |
20,000 |
140,000 |
17,200 |
|
Louisiana |
5,000 |
90,000 |
Eastern |
22,300 |
60,000 |
7,500 |
|
Maine |
0 |
2,000 |
Eastern |
500 |
10,000 |
892 |
|
Maryland |
2,000 |
18,000 |
Eastern |
22,493 |
30,000 |
2,651 |
|
Massachusetts |
200 |
10,000 |
Eastern |
25,345 |
18,000 |
2,363 |
|
Michigan |
3,500 |
72,000 |
Eastern |
70,000 |
135,000 |
24,973 |
|
Minnesota |
0 |
20,000 |
Eastern |
9,975 |
40,000 |
5,132 |
|
Mississippi |
50,000 |
250,000 |
Eastern |
41,471 |
300,000 |
40,000 |
|
Missouri |
15,000 |
370,000 |
Eastern |
110,652 |
450,000 |
50,299 |
|
Montana |
5,000 |
5,000 |
Eastern |
7,313 |
85,000 |
1,700 |
|
80,000 |
Merriam's |
|
Nebraska |
7,000 |
200 |
Eastern/Rio Grande |
17,636 |
40,000 |
N/A |
|
12,500 |
Merriam's |
|
17,500 |
Hybrids |
|
Nevada |
200 |
2,000 |
Rio Grande |
295 |
2,000 |
115 |
|
100 |
Merriam's |
|
New Hampshire |
0 |
5,000 |
Eastern |
5,000 |
9,000 |
1,016 |
|
New Jersey |
0 |
11,000 |
Eastern |
6,000 |
20,000 |
2,560 |
|
New Mexico |
20,000 |
1,000 |
Rio Grande |
8,600 |
35,000 |
1,100 |
|
34,000 |
Merriam's |
|
New York |
5,000 |
200,000 |
Eastern |
141,000 |
250,000 |
28,000 |
|
North Carolina |
10,000 |
40,000 |
Eastern |
20,000 |
100,000 |
5,340 |
|
North Dakota |
2,000 |
9,000 |
Eastern |
4,340 |
12,000 |
1,173 |
|
2,000 |
Merriam's/Hybrids |
|
Ohio |
2,000 |
95,000 |
Eastern |
43,315 |
145,000 |
14,419 |
|
Oklahoma |
30,000 |
18,000 |
Eastern |
46,000 |
85,000 |
8,200 |
|
18,000 |
Rio Grande |
|
Ontario, Can. |
0 |
N/A |
Eastern |
3,831 |
24,000 |
1,934 |
|
Oregon |
4,000 |
8,500 |
Rio Grande |
7,476 |
27,000 |
2,543 |
|
1,500 |
Merriam's/Hybrids |
|
Pennsylvania |
60,000 |
200,000 |
Eastern |
423,840 |
300,000 |
37,400 |
|
Rhode Island |
0 |
1,500 |
Eastern |
450 |
4,000 |
147 |
|
South Carolina |
25,000 |
75,000 |
Eastern |
35,392 |
100,000 |
11,391 |
|
South Dakota |
5,000 |
14,700 |
Merriam's |
11,749 |
40,000 |
5,000 |
|
300 |
Eastern |
|
Tennessee |
4,000 |
100,000 |
Eastern |
33,200 |
160,000 |
16,373 |
|
Texas |
206,000 |
5,012 |
Eastern |
229,993 |
616,000 |
24,700 |
|
573,500 |
Rio Grande |
|
500 |
Merriam's |
|
Utah |
3,000 |
2,500 |
Rio Grande |
440 |
8,000 |
400 |
|
1,500 |
Merriam's |
|
Vermont |
100 |
12,000 |
Eastern |
13,500 |
30,000 |
3,146 |
|
Virginia |
60,000 |
90,000 |
Eastern |
164,202 |
130,000 |
12,762 |
|
Washington |
2,500 |
500 |
Eastern |
2,842 |
20,000 |
1,000 |
|
4,500 |
Rio Grande |
|
3,500 |
Merriam's |
|
West Virginia |
60,000 |
160,000 |
Eastern |
140,000 |
120,000 |
11,241 |
|
Wisconsin |
300 |
140,000 |
Eastern |
78,000 |
320,000 |
32,940 |
|
Wyoming |
20,000 |
6,500 |
Merriam's |
2,784 |
10,000 |
1,445 |
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Totals |
1.15 mil. |
4.10 mil. |
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5.46 mil. |
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