2023 Spring Turkey Harvest
Final spring reported harvest in 2023 was 2965 wild turkeys during the regular season (2128 adult males, 825 juvenile males, 11 bearded hens). This was the 4th highest harvest in the history of spring turkey hunting since 1980 in Massachusetts. Youth hunters harvested 117 turkeys which was the highest all time youth day harvest recorded.
Massachusetts spring turkey harvest by county
| County | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable | 95 | 110 | 142 | 144 | 127 | 116 | 110 | 90 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Berkshire | 389 | 365 | 345 | 322 | 293 | 299 | 364 | 345 | 308 | 306 | 347 |
| Bristol | 190 | 159 | 188 | 220 | 184 | 213 | 213 | 227 | 177 | 170 | 200 |
| Dukes | 17 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Essex | 135 | 143 | 157 | 196 | 130 | 119 | 144 | 154 | 140 | 119 | 134 |
| Franklin | 454 | 438 | 433 | 423 | 425 | 441 | 482 | 469 | 407 | 370 | 398 |
| Hampden | 160 | 144 | 177 | 192 | 154 | 202 | 228 | 194 | 162 | 176 | 185 |
| Hampshire | 233 | 225 | 201 | 241 | 207 | 208 | 245 | 226 | 221 | 182 | 226 |
| Middlesex | 236 | 252 | 253 | 311 | 233 | 240 | 217 | 201 | 171 | 167 | 173 |
| Norfolk | 72 | 77 | 74 | 102 | 72 | 75 | 96 | 70 | 60 | 61 | 74 |
| Plymouth | 247 | 221 | 227 | 240 | 229 | 264 | 256 | 217 | 217 | 208 | 235 |
| Worcester | 735 | 689 | 718 | 835 | 679 | 784 | 820 | 769 | 686 | 669 | 730 |
| Unknown | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 2965 | 2837 | 2924 | 3237 | 2740 | 2965 | 3179 | 2963 | 2628 | 2510 | 2778 |
Massachusetts fall turkey harvest by sex
| Year | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 118 | 112 | 230 |
| 2021 | 96 | 105 | 201 |
| 2020 | 143 | 113 | 256 |
| 2019 | 58 | 58 | 116 |
| 2018 | 127 | 104 | 231 |
| 2017 | 102 | 91 | 193 |
| 2016 | 141 | 97 | 238 |
| 2015 | 107 | 77 | 184 |
| 2014 | 88 | 71 | 159 |
| 2013 | 83 | 76 | 159 |
| 2012 | 91 | 88 | 179 |
| 2011 | 33 | 49 | 82 |