| Spring turkey hunters bagged more than 8,000 gobblers this year in West Virginia, a 10 percent decrease from last year.
The 2012 spring kill is the lowest since 1989, when 7,245 birds were harvested by hunters. While all the other districts saw a decline in harvest, hunters in District 1 (northern counties) registered a 7 percent increase over last year.
The Calhoun spring turkey harvest:
141 (2008);
129 (2009);
120 (2010);
96 (2011);
138 (2012).
The top counties:
â¢Mason - 343
â¢Preston - 330
â¢Harrison - 282
â¢Wood - 237
â¢Greenbrier - 235
Braxton:
199 (2008);
226 (2009);
186 (2010);
172 (2011);
118 (2012).
Clay:
77 (2008);
89 (2009);
65 (2010);
85 (2011);
75 (2012).
Gilmer:
139 (2008);
147 (2009);
135 (2010);
138 (2011);
132 (2012).
Ritchie:
208 (2008);
206 (2009);
239 (2010);
212 (2011);
205 (2012).
Roane:
229 (2008);
219 (2009);
207 (2010);
195 (2011);
193 (2012).
Wirt:
185 (2008);
175 (2009);
166 (2010);
157 (2011);
160 (2012).
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