The 2020 spring wild turkey hunting season ran from Saturday, April 18 (Youth Turkey Hunting Day) through Friday, May 22, with a total harvest of 2,850 male wild turkeys. This harvest is an increase of 111 birds (+1.4%) from 2019. The table below contains data from 2004 to 2021 for comparison.

See the Wild Turkey in New Jersey page for more information.

2004-2021 Spring Gobbler Season Harvests

THA	2021 Harvest	2020 Harvest	2019 Harvest	2018 Harvest	2017 Harvest	2016 Harvest	2015 Harvest	2014 Harvest	2013 Harvest	2012 Harvest	2011 Harvest	2010 Harvest	2009 Harvest	2008 Harvest	2007 Harvest	2006 Harvest	2005 Harvest	2004 Harvest
1	28	44	61	62	71	59	55	49	56	62	63	72	89	114	97	105	87	97
2	48	67	60	87	96	102	99	87	81	118	107	102	135	119	148	144	110	132
3	20	20	17	17	19	25	24	20	13	14	36	22	34	32	40	37	33	48
4	71	100	112	119	153	119	104	125	89	93	116	112	135	157	128	165	132	128
5	49	92	112	115	161	131	150	131	119	120	149	164	210	189	171	190	206	203
6	49	70	82	122	125	110	118	103	86	93	95	102	109	157	116	129	117	134
7	41	68	66	76	99	90	93	82	78	61	89	82	98	113	100	118	105	146
8	103	119	161	167	167	167	167	174	143	140	124	113	159	169	148	222	247	229
9	67	113	121	116	156	129	138	102	100	87	88	92	137	117	118	178	164	151
10	39	56	33	42	46	51	49	34	45	41	42	46	62	61	48	72	75	61
11	122	168	170	151	166	147	148	116	146	126	107	122	130	125	105	189	204	257
12	94	103	94	95	89	108	84	107	111	112	99	96	94	113	94	94	105	73
14	228	302	274	254	267	254	165	167	191	184	202	163	172	201	139	147	118	91
15	61	81	67	61	73	78	92	79	84	61	74	67	283	264	243	259	228	163
16	109	155	108	116	95	83	142	107	131	123	146	157	185	171	144	154	123	88
20	610	657	638	684	641	625	701	675	817	822	825	837	694	707	598	624	600	565
21	355	366	363	386	402	429	511	530	569	501	493	538	501	450	472	468	465	377
22	233	269	200	194	185	199	203	195	214	196	140	144	160	183	152	159	145	116
TOTAL	2,327	2,850	2,739	2,864	3,011	2,906	3,043	2,883	3,073	2,954	2,995	3,031	3,387	3,442	3,061	3,454	3,264	3,059