As reported by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), the wild turkey hunters in Ohio have racked up quite a tally this spring season, with stats showing a total of 15,911 birds checked as of May 25. This year's harvest surpasses last year's season by a smidge – that's 376 more birds for those keen on specifics.
Comparing this season's figures to the previous three-year average from 2022 to 2024, it's apparent that Ohio's gobblers were particularly generous to hunters this year with a number reaching 14,361, which is now surpassed by the robust 2025 numbers, and if these figures tell us anything, it's that Ohio's wild turkey population is putting up some impressive stats.
Let's drill down to the hotspots, as detailed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), the county leading the flock is Ashtabula, with a count of 516 turkeys, followed closely by Monroe at 462, and Belmont's hunters checked off 459 birds; the list of top performers continues on with Guernsey (419), Muskingum (406), and a few others with numbers trailing closely behind.
And while these figures do indicate a successful hunting season, they're not just numbers on a page – they mirror the reality of boots on the ground, or boots in the forest, more accurately where hunters, with their camouflage and calls, have managed to suss out more turkeys than last year, and, as the count shows, these top 11 counties have been particularly bountiful hunting grounds, with Tuscarawas (401), Carroll (396), Meigs (376), Columbiana (372), and Coshocton (372) closing off the list.
The final numbers of the 2025 spring wild turkey season in Ohio are in, and they're plump with success — not just for the ODNR's books but for the hunters who spent their springs betting on early mornings, patience, and the hope that their calls would be met with a gobble and an eventual check on their list.
