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📰: Maryland Spring Turkey Hunters Report Harvest of 5,094 Birds

“Favorable weather helped contribute to another productive spring season for Maryland turkey hunters,” Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife and Heritage Service Director Karina Stonesifer said. “While populations can fluctuate across regions and from year to year, turkey hunters continue to enjoy quality hunting opportunities across Maryland.”

Maryland Spring Turkey Hunters Report Harvest of 5,094 Birds Maryland Spring Turkey Hunters Report Harvest of 5,094 Birds June 1, 2026 Photo by Tessa Farley, submitted to the 2021 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. Maryland hunters harvested a total of 5,094 wild turkeys during the 2026 spring season. This year’s harvest was 5% higher than last year but remained b...

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Turkey poult success can jump by 75% in a major cicada year, but not for the reason most people think. Yes, turkeys eat cicadas, and a giant hatch gives hens and poults a massive food source at a critical time, but that is only part of the story. The bigger piece may be what cicadas do to everything else in the woods.

When cicadas are everywhere, raccoons, opossums, skunks, groundhogs, coyotes, foxes, and about every other nest predator in the woods suddenly has an easy meal crawling all over the ground. Their bellies are full, which means they are not spending as much time hunting turkey nests and newly hatched poults. Indiana’s 2021 brood survey during the big Brood X cicada year showed 4.0 poults per hen, 74% higher than the year before, and reported broods were up 415%. Cicadas do not fix every turkey problem, but they can absolutely give turkeys a short-term boost that hunters may notice for the next few seasons.

— Stephen Ziegler
Outdoor writer | Owner, DeLong Lures