Ohio’s wild turkey hunters have checked 15,911 birds during the spring 2025 season as of Sunday, May 25, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
During the 2024 spring turkey season, hunters checked 15,535 birds through the corresponding date. The three-year average (2022 to 2024) for turkeys taken in the same time period is 14,361. This year’s total includes the 1,740 turkeys taken during the two-day youth season on April 12-13, all birds checked in 30 days of hunting in the south zone, and those harvested in the 23 days of hunting in the northeast zone.
The 11 counties with the highest totals for wild turkeys checked so far in the 2025 season: Ashtabula (466), Monroe (462), Belmont (459), Guernsey (419), Muskingum (406), Tuscarawas (401), Carroll (396), Trumbull (378), Meigs (376), Columbiana (372), and Coshocton (372).
The spring wild-turkey hunting season has concluded in the 83 counties that comprise the south zone. Turkey hunting in the five counties of the northeast zone (Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Trumbull counties) is open until Sunday, June 1.
The Division of Wildlife has issued 52,615 spring turkey permits as of Sunday, May 25.
Hunting is open from 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset in the northeast zone, with a season limit of one bearded turkey. Find more information in the 2024-25 hunting and trapping regulations booklet.
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).
Find more information about Ohio’s wild turkey hunting at wildohio.gov.
