COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio turkey hunters have checked in nearly 16,000 birds this season with hunters in local counties gobbling up the prized birds, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
ODNR says the top three counties for turkey hunting were Monroe, Belmont, and Guernsey.
Wild turkey hunters across Ohio have checked 15,768 birds in the spring 2025 season as of Sunday, May 18.
The 10 counties with the highest totals for wild turkeys checked so far in the 2025 season: Monroe (462), Belmont (458), Guernsey (419), Ashtabula (416), Muskingum (406), Tuscarawas (400), Carroll (396), Meigs (376), Columbiana (372), and Coshocton (372).
The Division of Wildlife has issued 52,515 spring turkey permits as of Sunday, May 18.
Find more information about Ohio’s wild turkey hunting at wildohio.gov.
