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Wild Turkey Harvest Information

The table below summarizes annual wild turkey hunting harvests by Massachusetts county.

WILD TURKEY HARVESTS IN MASSACHUSETTS
Spring and Fall Seasons
County Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall
2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008
Barnstable 5 * 5 * 10 * 6 * 7 * 8 * 16 *
Berkshire 399 39 489 31 399 42 454 27 434 20 465 47 470 17
Bristol 42 * 53 * 32 * 48 * 62 * 79 * 105 *
Dukes * 0 5 0 0 0 2 * 1 * 1 1 4 0
Essex 65 * 79 * 78 * 70 * 84 * 88 * 104 *
Franklin 340 34 321 29 312 67 389 55 384 24 425 39 420 25
Hampden 188 13 233 11 200 16 175 11 174 7 186 7 173 13
Hampshire 229 22 217 16 222 41 220 29 214 25 239 24 288 35
Middlesex 48 * 85 4 91 2 97 6 107 3 157 7 176 12
Norfolk 16 * 35 0 38 0 35 1 41 0 52 1 78 0
Plymouth 91 * 103 * 73 * 96 * 130 * 140 * 190 *
Worcester 603 17 592 20 613 44 684 34 628 28 641 23 665 56
TOTALS 2,026 125 2,217 111 2,068 212 2,276 163 2,266 107 2,481 149 2,689 158

NOTE: Not all towns within a county were opened in the same year.
* Closed to turkey hunting.

Last Updated: 01/27/2009