The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced preliminary totals showing that turkey hunters registered 37,179 birds during the 2021 spring turkey hunting season. That's a 17 percent decrease from the number of birds registered in the spring 2020 season.
The 2021 youth season resulted in 3,308 birds registered--about 15 percent more than a year ago.
Overall turkey harvest decreased across all zones and time periods compared to 2020 levels.
The agency says weather conditions through winter and early spring favored a healthy turkey population going into the hunting season, with mild temperatures and few long-lasting cold snaps. Weather conditions were also optimal for hunters during most periods of the 2021 turkey season and were especially favorable for the youth hunt.
A total of 220,347 harvest authorizations were issued for the 2021 spring turkey season.
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