June 4th, 2024 by WCBC Radio
Maryland hunters harvested 4,959 wild turkeys during the 2024 spring regular and junior turkey seasons.
This year’s harvest was 7% lower than the record amount set last spring, but surpassed the harvest totals from previous seasons. DNR surveys documented average to excellent reproductive success in many regions during the summers of 2021 and 2022, resulting in a good number of 2-3 year-old gobblers available this spring.
Adults comprised 87% of the total harvest. Garrett County reported the highest harvest with 546 turkeys while Allegany County counted 345.
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