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Introduction to the Wild Turkey - Historical Population Trends
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
Totals 1.15 mil. 4.10 mil.     5.46 mil.  
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