Maryland Spring Turkey Hunters Harvest 4,851 Birds
Season total decreases 2% from last year but remains above 10-year average
Photo by Leonardo Pecora, submitted to the 2021 Maryland DNR Photo Contest.
Maryland hunters harvested a total of 4,851 wild turkeys during the 2025 spring regular and junior turkey seasons. While this year’s harvest was slightly lower than the 2024 season total of 4,959, it remained well above the 10-year average of 4,350.
“Maryland’s spring turkey hunters benefitted from favorable weather and healthy turkey populations again this year,” Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife and Heritage Service Director Karina Stonesifer said. “Harvest numbers remained high in most areas, demonstrating the resiliency of this great game bird.”
Recent DNR surveys have documented average to above-average reproductive success in three of the last four summers, contributing to stable or growing turkey populations in many areas. Adult gobblers comprised 81% of the total harvest.
Garrett County reported the highest harvest with 506 turkeys, followed by Charles County (445) and Washington County (406). Four counties set new harvest records: Cecil, St. Mary’s, Talbot, and Wicomico.
Youth hunters started the spring turkey season with the Junior Turkey Hunt, April 12-13. A total of 338 wild turkeys were taken during that weekend, representing 7% of the total. Sunday hunting accounted for 514 birds, or 11% of the statewide harvest.
Individuals interested in obtaining or renewing their hunting license can do so on the Maryland DNR website. The major fall hunting seasons begin Sept. 1 with mourning dove, and deer hunting begins with archery season on Sept. 5. Fall turkey season runs from Nov. 1-9.
Harvests by county are below:
County
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Allegany
266
282
483
345
314
Anne Arundel
64
85
136
106
118
Baltimore
53
82
101
89
71
Calvert
58
72
99
107
101
Caroline
149
168
174
151
162
Carroll
104
94
132
125
118
Cecil
80
67
95
86
112
Charles
353
334
445
472
445
Dorchester
197
170
180
211
226
Frederick
281
343
391
322
281
Garrett
374
436
579
546
506
Harford
104
91
128
105
98
Howard
35
51
61
40
43
Kent
151
160
184
130
184
Montgomery
154
164
206
150
121
Prince George’s
99
115
164
135
129
Queen Anne’s
120
144
170
191
186
Somerset
180
176
199
202
175
St. Mary’s
187
204
253
226
282
Talbot
80
84
96
95
119
Washington
345
400
515
445
406
Wicomico
181
193
215
238
254
Worcester
295
293
350
442
400
Total
3,910
4,208
5,356
4,959
4,851
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