Report Nr. 3221 Hunting Results Spring Wild Turkey Season, 1994

A random sample of 14,237 hunters were asked to summarize their turkey hunting results. Estimates were derived from 12.804 returned questionnaires. The 90 percent response rate was the result of an original mailing, postcard reminder, plus two follow-up mailings. Statewide, an estimated 48,354 individuals hunted 221,874 days during the 1994 Spring Turkey Season. The number of hunters was a 8 percent increase from the previous season. An estimated 11,429 turkeys were harvested, 11 percent fewer than 1993. Hunter success decreased from 29 percent in 1993 to 24 percent in 1994. Hunters were less satisfied with their 1994 turkey hunting experience than previous years. Ten percent of hunters rated their experience as "excellent", 13 percent as "very good", and 23 percent as "good". The season was rated as "fair" by 21 percent of hunters and "poor" by 32 percent.