145 Wild Turkeys Killed In Lorain During Spring Hunting Season

LORAIN, OH — Hunters checked 145 wild turkeys in Lorain County during the spring hunting season in 2018, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said. More than 22,000 wild turkeys were killed across Ohio this spring.

Wild turkey hunting season ran from April 21-May 27. In total, 22,571 wild turkeys were hunted in 2018. That's up from 21,042 in 2017.

There was actually a dip in wild turkey hunting in Lorain County in 2018. In 2017, hunters checked 165 wild turkeys in the county. That number fell by 20 birds to 145 in 2018.

While 145 may seem like a high number, it pales in comparison to Tuscarawas County, where 810 wild turkeys were checked during the spring season. That's up from 676 in 2017. Monroe County hunters also bagged more than 800 wild turkeys, checking 808 birds with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources this spring.

"Wild turkeys were extirpated in Ohio by 1904 and were reintroduced in the 1950s by the ODNR Division of Wildlife. Ohio’s first modern-day wild turkey season opened in 1966 in nine counties, and hunters checked 12 birds. The wild turkey harvest topped 1,000 for the first time in 1984. Spring turkey hunting opened statewide in 2000, and Ohio hunters checked more than 20,000 wild turkeys for the first time that year," the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said on its website.

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