Record Wild Turkey Harvest for Delaware’s 2023 Spring Hunting Season
Hunters in Delaware reported harvesting 785 wild turkeys during the month-long spring turkey season – which is 38% more than the total for the 2022 hunting season and a new all-time high harvest for the state, according to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). The total easily eclipsed Delaware’s previous record harvest of 706 turkeys in 2016.
Information from DNREC Regarding Turkey Productivity Survey
Since 2010, the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife has used an annual, volunteer-based survey to record observations of wild turkeys across the state during the months of July and August. This survey generates an index of annual turkey productivity and helps track the health and distribution of the turkey population while evaluating potential regional differences in reproductive success within Delaware. For more information about this important survey, and to obtain the sighting form, visit https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/hunting/wild-turkeys/surveys/.
