Strong Spring Turkey Harvest Statewide, Harrison County Sets Harvest Record

Mark Ramsey harvested this 25-pound, 3-4-year-old tom turkey on his property in north-central Missouri during the regular spring season. It had 1.5-inch spurs and an 11-inch beard. He was among hunters who harvested 43,380 of birds during the regular spring season.

Missouri turkey hunters checked in a harvest of over 43 thousand birds for the regular spring turkey season which ended Monday.

The preliminary total released by the Missouri Department of Conservation for the season was 43,380 birds. When combined with the youth weekend on April 6th and 7th, the spring turkey harvest was 47,119. That was 6 percent higher than last year and 20 percent higher than the previous five-year average.

Harrison County reported a record turkey harvest for the youth and spring season totals combined. Josh Roller is with the Missouri Department of Conservation.

Northwest Mo Info · Josh Roller Turkey Season 1

The Harrison County number was the 7th highest of the counties in the state. Harrison County also continued to pull turkey hunters into the region.

Northwest Mo Info · Josh Roller Turkey Season 2

Young turkey hunters also harvested 3,739 turkeys over the youth weekend, bringing the overall 2024 spring turkey harvest to 47,119.

Last year, young turkey hunters across the state harvested 2,566 turkeys over the spring youth season and hunters harvested 41,977 during the regular spring season for a 2023 spring season total harvest of 44,543.