Spring turkey harvest / Iowa
Iowa Spring Turkey Harvest by County
Hunters reported 13,965 spring turkeys across Iowa's 99 counties in 2026 (sum of the county figures). The top three counties were Clayton County (550), Allamakee County (490) and Jackson County (433). Source: Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Data through the 2026 spring season. Dataset generated 2026-10-10. Basis: mandatory real-time harvest reports. Every one of the 99 counties has its own page: click a county for year-by-year counts and the agency source for each season.
All 99 Iowa counties, ranked by 2026 harvest
| Rank | County | 2026 harvest | 5-season avg | Avg rank | Per 100 sq mi | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Clayton County | 550 | 569.6 | #1 | 70.65 | +14.3% |
| #2 | Allamakee County | 490 | 528 | #2 | 76.67 | +36.7% |
| #3 | Jackson County | 433 | 424.2 | #3 | 68.08 | +13.7% |
| #4 | Appanoose County | 415 | 383.6 | #4 | 83.45 | +37.8% |
| #5 | Decatur County | 368 | 327.8 | #8 | 69.19 | +25% |
| #6 | Dubuque County | 351 | 328.2 | #7 | 57.7 | +51.5% |
| #7 | Linn County | 325 | 316.4 | #11 | 45.33 | +62.3% |
| #8 | Fayette County | 320 | 337.8 | #6 | 43.79 | +22.6% |
| #9 | Lucas County | 319 | 319.2 | #10 | 74.07 | +38.2% |
| #10 | Harrison County | 317 | 326.6 | #9 | 45.49 | +27.6% |
| #11 | Warren County | 313 | 369.8 | #5 | 54.95 | +1.9% |
| #12 | Clarke County | 306 | 288.8 | #13 | 70.98 | +48.6% |
| #13 | Jones County | 296 | 282.2 | #16 | 51.42 | +56.1% |
| #14 | Wayne County | 278 | 287.4 | #14 | 52.91 | +39.6% |
| #15 | Madison County | 262 | 310 | #12 | 46.7 | +14.5% |
| #16 | Winneshiek County | 249 | 285.4 | #15 | 36.1 | +14.4% |
| #17 | Marion County | 248 | 276.2 | #17 | 44.73 | +28.9% |
| #18 | Monroe County | 247 | 262.2 | #18 | 56.95 | +12% |
| #19 | Davis County | 237 | 223.2 | #22 | 47.19 | +14.5% |
| #20 | Delaware County | 218 | 252.2 | #19 | 37.74 | +46.7% |
| #21 | Monona County | 215 | 200.8 | #25 | 30.98 | +24.4% |
| #22 | Pottawattamie County | 213 | 217 | #24 | 22.39 | +9.9% |
| #23 | Van Buren County | 212 | 238 | #20 | 43.73 | +2.8% |
| #24 | Lee County | 206 | 166.2 | #34 | 39.8 | +16.3% |
| #25 | Woodbury County | 201 | 218 | #23 | 23.03 | +53.2% |
| #26 | Guthrie County | 194 | 234.8 | #21 | 32.85 | +33% |
| #27 | Ringgold County | 188 | 171.4 | #31 | 35.11 | +79.7% |
| #28 | Johnson County | 180 | 177.4 | #28 | 29.36 | +15.8% |
| #29 | Chickasaw County | 177 | 175.8 | #29 | 35.1 | +24.6% |
| #30 | Floyd County | 176 | 200.4 | #26 | 35.16 | +15.2% |
| #31 | Black Hawk County | 170 | 151.2 | #40 | 30.05 | +127.1% |
| #32 (tied) | Dallas County | 168 | 158.6 | #36 | 28.56 | +44.5% |
| #32 (tied) | Plymouth County | 168 | 169.4 | #33 | 19.47 | +109.2% |
| #34 | Bremer County | 167 | 185.6 | #27 | 38.35 | +33.1% |
| #35 | Jasper County | 165 | 171.2 | #32 | 22.59 | +53.3% |
| #36 | Tama County | 159 | 175.6 | #30 | 22.05 | +69.3% |
| #37 | Clinton County | 145 | 120 | #48 | 20.86 | +6% |
| #38 | Butler County | 141 | 145.2 | #41 | 24.3 | +60.5% |
| #39 (tied) | Buchanan County | 137 | 163.6 | #35 | 23.99 | +35.6% |
| #39 (tied) | Mitchell County | 137 | 153.6 | #39 | 29.2 | +15.1% |
| #41 | Wapello County | 136 | 141.4 | #43 | 31.49 | +37.2% |
| #42 | Boone County | 135 | 154.8 | #38 | 23.67 | +83.7% |
| #43 (tied) | Iowa County | 134 | 155.6 | #37 | 22.85 | +47.7% |
| #43 (tied) | Union County | 134 | 136 | #45 | 31.63 | +36.1% |
| #45 | Polk County | 128 | 142.4 | #42 | 22.35 | +78.3% |
| #46 | Webster County | 124 | 112.4 | #50 | 17.33 | +50.2% |
| #47 (tied) | Fremont County | 123 | 110.8 | #51 | 24.06 | +75.1% |
| #47 (tied) | Muscatine County | 123 | 131.6 | #46 | 28.12 | +23.9% |
| #49 | Benton County | 121 | 107.4 | #52 | 16.9 | +39.1% |
| #50 | Cerro Gordo County | 114 | 136.2 | #44 | 20.06 | +35.4% |
| #51 | Mills County | 111 | 101 | #55 | 25.38 | +67.3% |
| #52 | Taylor County | 107 | 113.2 | #49 | 20.12 | +1.2% |
| #53 | Mahaska County | 104 | 125.8 | #47 | 18.22 | +18.8% |
| #54 | Poweshiek County | 99 | 90.6 | #57 | 16.93 | +28.9% |
| #55 | Louisa County | 98 | 86.4 | #59 | 24.39 | -14.5% |
| #56 | Hardin County | 96 | 106.6 | #53 | 16.86 | +55.2% |
| #57 | Keokuk County | 95 | 85.8 | #61 | 16.4 | +86.7% |
| #58 | Cedar County | 91 | 77.6 | #65 | 15.7 | -24.6% |
| #59 | Des Moines County | 90 | 85.8 | #61 | 21.63 | -3.3% |
| #60 (tied) | Lyon County | 79 | 70.8 | #68 | 13.44 | +137.4% |
| #60 (tied) | Worth County | 79 | 93.6 | #56 | 19.74 | -1.7% |
| #62 | Howard County | 75 | 104.6 | #54 | 15.85 | +18.8% |
| #63 | Jefferson County | 73 | 75.8 | #66 | 16.76 | -14.8% |
| #64 (tied) | Adams County | 72 | 80.4 | #63 | 17 | +5.5% |
| #64 (tied) | Marshall County | 72 | 89 | #58 | 12.58 | +57.6% |
| #66 | Cherokee County | 71 | 86.4 | #59 | 12.31 | +22.1% |
| #67 | Washington County | 67 | 77.8 | #64 | 11.78 | +26.9% |
| #68 | Crawford County | 66 | 67.6 | #69 | 9.24 | +42.6% |
| #69 | Henry County | 62 | 73.2 | #67 | 14.28 | -42.5% |
| #70 | Clay County | 59 | 58.4 | #72 | 10.4 | +48.1% |
| #71 | Sioux County | 57 | 60.4 | #71 | 7.42 | +54% |
| #72 | Page County | 56 | 57.8 | #74 | 10.47 | -24.9% |
| #73 | Cass County | 54 | 49.6 | #80 | 9.57 | +100% |
| #74 | Dickinson County | 53 | 44 | #82 | 13.93 | +116.9% |
| #75 | Story County | 52 | 52 | #78 | 9.08 | +74.7% |
| #76 | Adair County | 51 | 67 | #70 | 8.96 | -2.5% |
| #77 | Scott County | 48 | 38.8 | #85 | 10.48 | +12.2% |
| #78 (tied) | Audubon County | 47 | 53.2 | #77 | 10.61 | +343.2% |
| #78 (tied) | Franklin County | 47 | 55.2 | #76 | 8.08 | +86.3% |
| #78 (tied) | Winnebago County | 47 | 57.2 | #75 | 11.74 | -8% |
| #81 | Shelby County | 43 | 44.2 | #81 | 7.28 | +27.9% |
| #82 (tied) | Buena Vista County | 40 | 41.4 | #83 | 6.96 | +52.5% |
| #82 (tied) | Greene County | 40 | 58 | #73 | 7.02 | +104.4% |
| #82 (tied) | Montgomery County | 40 | 50.6 | #79 | 9.43 | -3.2% |
| #85 | Carroll County | 37 | 36.2 | #86 | 6.5 | +13.8% |
| #86 | Hamilton County | 34 | 28.8 | #89 | 5.9 | +64.9% |
| #87 | O'Brien County | 32 | 33.2 | #87 | 5.58 | +5.4% |
| #88 | Kossuth County | 29 | 39.2 | #84 | 2.98 | +35.8% |
| #89 | Wright County | 26 | 30.6 | #88 | 4.48 | +47.1% |
| #90 (tied) | Emmet County | 20 | 27.4 | #90 | 5.05 | +30.3% |
| #90 (tied) | Sac County | 20 | 25.4 | #91 | 3.48 | +50% |
| #92 | Humboldt County | 18 | 20.4 | #94 | 4.14 | +45.5% |
| #93 | Palo Alto County | 15 | 22.6 | #92 | 2.66 | +23.3% |
| #94 (tied) | Grundy County | 14 | 12 | #96 | 2.79 | +4,500% |
| #94 (tied) | Hancock County | 14 | 21.2 | #93 | 2.45 | -15.8% |
| #96 | Ida County | 13 | 18 | #95 | 3.01 | +96.3% |
| #97 | Pocahontas County | 10 | 12 | #96 | 1.73 | +170.6% |
| #98 | Calhoun County | 6 | 7 | #98 | 1.05 | -20% |
| #99 | Osceola County | 3 | 3.6 | #99 | 0.75 | +250% |
How these numbers are built
What is counted. Spring turkey harvest by county, counted as mandatory real-time harvest reports. Series 2007 to 2026 (20 seasons).
Rank method. Competition ranking: tied counties share the lowest rank and the next rank is skipped (1,1,3).
5-season average. The mean of 2022 to 2026, shown only for counties with a value in all five seasons.
Share of state total. A county's count divided by the sum of all Iowa county counts in 2026.
Per 100 sq mi. The harvest count divided by Census land area, times 100.
Trend. The latest 3 seasons compared with the 3 seasons ending 10 seasons earlier, or with the first 3 seasons when the series has fewer than 13 seasons. Each county page gives both windows.
What it does not show. Harvest counts are not hunter success rates and not a measure of how many turkeys live in each county.
Data note. These are birds reported through Iowa's mandatory harvest reporting, all spring seasons combined. Fall harvest is a separate hunt and is not included.
Seasons, bag limits and legal methods change. Check Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the current turkey regulations before you hunt.
The full Iowa paper
For the statewide story behind these counts, read the Iowa spring turkey paper.
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