Wild turkey hunters across Ohio have checked 15,763 birds during the spring 2026 season through Sunday, May 24, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Spring wild turkey hunting concluded in the 83 counties that comprise the south zone on Sunday, May 24. Hunting is open from 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset in the northeast zone (Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Trumbull counties) through Sunday, May 31.
This year's statewide total represents 30 days of hunting in the 83 counties that comprise the south zone, 23 days of hunting in the northeast zone (Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Trumbull counties), and the 2,058 turkeys checked during youth-only hunting dates.
Hunters checked an average of 15,580 birds by the corresponding date in the previous three seasons (2023 to 2025) and reported 15,768 birds at this point in 2025. The 10 counties with the highest totals for wild turkey harvest so far during the 2026 season: Ashtabula (455), Tuscarawas (433), Belmont (417), Monroe (413), Highland (407), Adams (401), Gallia (397), Guernsey (383), Trumbull (372), and Brown (358).
As of Sunday, May 24, the Division of Wildlife has issued 52,723 spring turkey permits.
The season bag limit is one bearded turkey. Hunters are required to have a valid hunting license in addition to a spring turkey permit, unless exempted. Successful hunters are required to game-check their turkey no later than 11:30 p.m. on the day of harvest. Game check, licenses, and permits are available on the HuntFish OH app, via the Ohio Wildlife Licensing System, or at a participating license agent. Game check can also be completed by phone at 1-877-TAG-IT-OH (877-824-4864). Complete details can be found in the 2025-26 hunting and trapping regulations.
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A list of all wild turkeys checked by hunters in each county through Sunday, May 24, 2026, is shown below. Results include 30 days of hunting in the south zone, 23 days in the northeast zone, and youth-only hunting. The first number following the county's name shows the harvest numbers for 2026, and the three-year average (2023-2025) through the corresponding dates is in parentheses. The numbers below are raw data and subject to change.
Adams: 401 (363); Allen: 113 (79); Ashland: 167 (181); Ashtabula: 455 (419); Athens: 213 (277); Auglaize: 54 (50); Belmont: 417 (436); Brown: 358 (299); Butler: 226 (200); Carroll: 345 (362); Champaign: 86 (76); Clark: 28 (24); Clermont: 325 (268); Clinton: 100 (70); Columbiana: 344 (369); Coshocton: 312 (365); Crawford: 63 (57); Cuyahoga: 10 (10); Darke: 70 (66); Defiance: 229 (208); Delaware: 92 (83); Erie: 45 (41); Fairfield: 48 (88); Fayette: 15 (11); Franklin: 12 (21); Fulton: 164 (156); Gallia: 397 (387); Geauga: 209 (215); Greene: 34 (29); Guernsey: 383 (386); Hamilton: 73 (105); Hancock: 79 (48); Hardin: 126 (96); Harrison: 353 (356); Henry: 80 (65); Highland: 407 (330); Hocking: 150 (220); Holmes: 206 (209); Huron: 87 (92); Jackson: 264 (268); Jefferson: 338 (366); Knox: 284 (234); Lake: 56 (58); Lawrence: 249 (227); Licking: 246 (268); Logan: 135 (128); Lorain: 148 (125); Lucas: 88 (74); Madison: 7 (6); Mahoning: 216 (212); Marion: 55 (46); Medina: 135 (108); Meigs: 338 (372); Mercer: 39 (28); Miami: 38 (36); Monroe: 413 (440); Montgomery: 43 (35); Morgan: 180 (242); Morrow: 151 (139); Muskingum: 304 (407); Noble: 292 (334); Ottawa: 0 (1); Paulding: 119 (82); Perry: 194 (254); Pickaway: 16 (21); Pike: 253 (211); Portage: 302 (251); Preble: 121 (125); Putnam: 66 (44); Richland: 190 (226); Ross: 268 (267); Sandusky: 57 (38); Scioto: 313 (283); Seneca: 129 (126); Shelby: 51 (43); Stark: 277 (273); Summit: 65 (58); Trumbull: 372 (334); Tuscarawas: 433 (418); Union: 64 (48); Van Wert: 18 (16); Vinton: 213 (231); Warren: 106 (81); Washington: 320 (379); Wayne: 108 (104); Williams: 242 (247); Wood: 39 (31); Wyandot: 132 (118).
2026 total: 15,763
3-year average total: 15,580