Post by Woody Williams on Jul 17, 2008 18:02:05 GMT -5
2008 Indiana spring turkey harvest report
Hunters harvested 12,204 wild turkeys in 85 of the 91 Indiana counties open to hunting during the 2008 spring wild turkey hunting season.
The 2008 harvest was the second highest harvest in 39 years. The total was 9 percent more than the 2007 harvest of 11,163 birds. A record 13,193 birds were harvested during the 2006 spring season.
Counties with the highest 2008 wild turkey harvests
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-Switzerland ,533
-Jefferson, 464
-Harrison, 428
-Greene, 358
-Dearborn, 353
-Perry, 320
-Washington, 314
-Clark, 307
-Jennings, 304
-Sullivan, 303
-Parke, 302
-Lawrence, 301
A total of 956 birds were taken during the special youth weekend prior to the regular season (8 percent of the statewide harvest).
DNR wildlife biologist Steve Backs says that while the majority of the turkey harvest occurs in the southern half of the state, the turkey harvest continues to increase in northern Indiana as northern Indiana turkey numbers increase, both in total numbers and proportionally.
"This year's increased harvest probably reflects a combination of general turkey population growth around the state, especially in some northern counties, and the continual increase in hunter numbers," Backs says.
"Flooding the past 2 springs has also influenced turkey production in some southern counties along with limiting hunter access during the hunting season."
More 2008 state and county turkey harvest data:
dnr.IN.gov/fishwild/3915.htm
Hunters harvested 12,204 wild turkeys in 85 of the 91 Indiana counties open to hunting during the 2008 spring wild turkey hunting season.
The 2008 harvest was the second highest harvest in 39 years. The total was 9 percent more than the 2007 harvest of 11,163 birds. A record 13,193 birds were harvested during the 2006 spring season.
Counties with the highest 2008 wild turkey harvests
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Switzerland ,533
-Jefferson, 464
-Harrison, 428
-Greene, 358
-Dearborn, 353
-Perry, 320
-Washington, 314
-Clark, 307
-Jennings, 304
-Sullivan, 303
-Parke, 302
-Lawrence, 301
A total of 956 birds were taken during the special youth weekend prior to the regular season (8 percent of the statewide harvest).
DNR wildlife biologist Steve Backs says that while the majority of the turkey harvest occurs in the southern half of the state, the turkey harvest continues to increase in northern Indiana as northern Indiana turkey numbers increase, both in total numbers and proportionally.
"This year's increased harvest probably reflects a combination of general turkey population growth around the state, especially in some northern counties, and the continual increase in hunter numbers," Backs says.
"Flooding the past 2 springs has also influenced turkey production in some southern counties along with limiting hunter access during the hunting season."
More 2008 state and county turkey harvest data:
dnr.IN.gov/fishwild/3915.htm
