Wild Turkey Harvests and Population Estimates 1981 - 2015

Below are the estimated population and harvest figures for the 1981-2015 period. See the Wild Turkey in New Jersey page for more information.

Year	Spring Gobbler Harvest	Mean Brood Size	Estimated Fall Population	Fall Either-sex Harvest
1981	71
1982	96
1983	132
1984	189
1985	220	4.87	6,287
1986	334	2.60	6,217
1987	356	5.00	5,979
1988	485	5.00	7,082
1989	445	---	---
1990	549	3.38	---
1991	650	6.02	8,201
1992	877	5.20	8,441
1993	1,023	5.97	9,792
1994	1,411	5.43	11,203
1995	1,582	5.56	11,855
1996	2,007	4.09	11,216
1997	2,034	3.75	11,745	167
1998	2,372	4.53	13,504	152
1999	2,570	6.00	18,127	151
2000	2,680	4.11	23,000	239
2001	3,202	3.00	23,000	258
2002	3,779	3.07	23,000	208
2003	3,591	1.82	23,000	179
2004	3,051	3.40	22,000	177
2005	3,264	2.77	22,000	120
2006	3,454	3.20	22,000	146
2007	3,061	2.93	22,000	136
2008	3,442	2.80	22,000	163
2009	3,387	2.30	22,000	123
2010	3,031	4.10	22,000	130
2011	2,995	2.73	21,000	107
2012	2,954	4.26	23,000	99
2013	3,073	2.61	23,000	106
2014	2,883	2.48	23,000	100
2015	3,043	3.20	23,000	121

Wild Turkey in New Jersey