Spring turkey harvest / Kentucky
Kentucky Spring Turkey Harvest by County
Hunters registered 36,448 spring turkeys across Kentucky's 120 counties in 2026 (sum of the county figures). The top three counties were Graves County (778), Muhlenberg County (746) and Breckinridge County (662). Source: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
Data through the 2026 spring season. Dataset generated 2026-10-10. Basis: mandatory registration counts (hunters register each harvested bird). Every one of the 120 counties has its own page: click a county for year-by-year counts and the agency source for each season.
All 120 Kentucky counties, ranked by 2026 harvest
| Rank | County | 2026 harvest | 5-season avg | Avg rank | Per 100 sq mi | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Graves County | 778 | 641.8 | #1 | 141 | +72.3% |
| #2 | Muhlenberg County | 746 | 590.6 | #3 | 159.65 | +5.6% |
| #3 | Breckinridge County | 662 | 558 | #6 | 116.2 | +8.8% |
| #4 | Pulaski County | 659 | 591.8 | #2 | 100.14 | +17.4% |
| #5 | Christian County | 640 | 527.8 | #8 | 89.16 | +11.3% |
| #6 | Hopkins County | 636 | 509.6 | #10 | 117.27 | +9.2% |
| #7 | Ohio County | 593 | 586 | #4 | 101.01 | +11.6% |
| #8 | Hardin County | 566 | 523.4 | #9 | 90.72 | +4.6% |
| #9 | Grayson County | 549 | 504.6 | #11 | 109.9 | -7.4% |
| #10 | Logan County | 538 | 561.8 | #5 | 97.42 | -16.3% |
| #11 | Butler County | 518 | 442.2 | #16 | 121.56 | -3.1% |
| #12 | Pendleton County | 512 | 430.6 | #17 | 184.74 | -7.2% |
| #13 | Madison County | 502 | 419.2 | #18 | 114.63 | +43% |
| #14 | Owen County | 500 | 461.2 | #14 | 142.66 | +8.4% |
| #15 | Hart County | 499 | 544.2 | #7 | 120.92 | -0.9% |
| #16 | Laurel County | 487 | 459.6 | #15 | 112.29 | +31.7% |
| #17 | Adair County | 474 | 478 | #12 | 116.95 | +18% |
| #18 | Trigg County | 470 | 352 | #27 | 106.47 | +34.6% |
| #19 | Crittenden County | 463 | 378.2 | #23 | 128.77 | +0.8% |
| #20 | Warren County | 457 | 465 | #13 | 84.36 | +13.3% |
| #21 | Casey County | 445 | 380.2 | #22 | 100.17 | +13.2% |
| #22 | Barren County | 438 | 397 | #19 | 89.87 | +22.1% |
| #23 | Nelson County | 434 | 380.6 | #21 | 103.66 | +21.5% |
| #24 | Lincoln County | 432 | 385 | #20 | 129.77 | +12.7% |
| #25 | Lewis County | 421 | 332.2 | #33 | 87.19 | +30.9% |
| #26 | Harrison County | 414 | 330.2 | #34 | 135.09 | +34.5% |
| #27 | Livingston County | 407 | 326.6 | #37 | 130.05 | +16% |
| #28 | Henderson County | 398 | 304.6 | #44 | 91.21 | +43.7% |
| #29 | Whitley County | 396 | 362 | #25 | 90.43 | +5.1% |
| #30 | Calloway County | 390 | 337.8 | #31 | 101.33 | +41.6% |
| #31 | Henry County | 389 | 321.8 | #38 | 135.89 | +10.2% |
| #32 | Shelby County | 387 | 357 | #26 | 101.9 | +7.3% |
| #33 | Caldwell County | 382 | 278 | #50 | 110.78 | +20.2% |
| #34 | Marion County | 376 | 351.8 | #28 | 109.45 | +28.2% |
| #35 | Webster County | 370 | 327.4 | #35 | 111.44 | -6.2% |
| #36 | Jackson County | 367 | 308.4 | #41 | 106.31 | +35.2% |
| #37 (tied) | Washington County | 366 | 350.2 | #30 | 123.11 | +8.3% |
| #37 (tied) | Wayne County | 366 | 350.8 | #29 | 79.91 | -19.4% |
| #39 | Grant County | 349 | 327.2 | #36 | 135.28 | +15.7% |
| #40 | Carter County | 345 | 305 | #43 | 84.25 | +21.7% |
| #41 | Cumberland County | 340 | 305.8 | #42 | 111.42 | -6% |
| #42 | Allen County | 338 | 334.6 | #32 | 98.33 | -2.4% |
| #43 | Metcalfe County | 337 | 314 | #40 | 116.35 | +2% |
| #44 | Green County | 336 | 366.6 | #24 | 117.5 | +12.4% |
| #45 | Todd County | 328 | 314.8 | #39 | 87.58 | -6.6% |
| #46 | Anderson County | 325 | 296.8 | #46 | 160.68 | +15.9% |
| #47 | Bath County | 321 | 285.2 | #47 | 115.47 | +51.1% |
| #48 | Pike County | 319 | 297.2 | #45 | 40.57 | -13.2% |
| #49 (tied) | Bracken County | 310 | 283.4 | #48 | 152.96 | -11.9% |
| #49 (tied) | Morgan County | 310 | 280 | #49 | 81.34 | -2.9% |
| #51 | Monroe County | 302 | 268 | #53 | 91.66 | -15.8% |
| #52 | Rockcastle County | 299 | 260.2 | #57 | 94.45 | -6.1% |
| #53 (tied) | Fleming County | 297 | 268.6 | #52 | 85.18 | +43.6% |
| #53 (tied) | McCracken County | 297 | 265.6 | #55 | 119.37 | +57.1% |
| #55 | Garrard County | 292 | 237.8 | #60 | 127 | +34.1% |
| #56 | Rowan County | 286 | 259.6 | #58 | 102.19 | +20.7% |
| #57 | Marshall County | 285 | 230.6 | #65 | 94.33 | +33.4% |
| #58 | Meade County | 281 | 236.4 | #62 | 91.99 | +8.2% |
| #59 | Taylor County | 280 | 268.8 | #51 | 105.1 | +4.7% |
| #60 | Estill County | 276 | 226.2 | #66 | 109.06 | +26.3% |
| #61 | Lyon County | 264 | 212.6 | #71 | 123.49 | +31.4% |
| #62 | Greenup County | 262 | 231.6 | #64 | 76.06 | +43.6% |
| #63 | Ballard County | 261 | 265.8 | #54 | 105.63 | +39.3% |
| #64 | Edmonson County | 260 | 262.2 | #56 | 85.86 | -3.3% |
| #65 | Daviess County | 259 | 233.4 | #63 | 56.5 | +29% |
| #66 (tied) | Carlisle County | 256 | 246.4 | #59 | 135.12 | +44.1% |
| #66 (tied) | Russell County | 256 | 237 | #61 | 101.08 | +16.1% |
| #68 | Larue County | 254 | 207.4 | #75 | 97.29 | +0.2% |
| #69 | Clinton County | 252 | 218.6 | #70 | 127.88 | +16.3% |
| #70 | Mason County | 251 | 210.6 | #72 | 104.53 | +25% |
| #71 | Clark County | 241 | 202.4 | #76 | 95.45 | -17.8% |
| #72 | Franklin County | 240 | 225.4 | #69 | 115.43 | +19.7% |
| #73 (tied) | Knox County | 234 | 209 | #74 | 60.57 | -13.1% |
| #73 (tied) | Nicholas County | 234 | 226 | #67 | 119.81 | +17.3% |
| #75 | Spencer County | 223 | 201 | #78 | 119.46 | -7.5% |
| #76 | Union County | 219 | 167.6 | #90 | 63.87 | +26.6% |
| #77 | Scott County | 216 | 226 | #67 | 76.54 | +32.7% |
| #78 | Simpson County | 213 | 201.6 | #77 | 90.95 | +16.6% |
| #79 (tied) | Clay County | 207 | 192.4 | #81 | 44.11 | -11.2% |
| #79 (tied) | Montgomery County | 207 | 174 | #88 | 104.88 | +31.4% |
| #81 | Lawrence County | 205 | 188 | #83 | 49.33 | -6.1% |
| #82 | Hickman County | 204 | 194.6 | #80 | 84.18 | +41.1% |
| #83 | Floyd County | 203 | 180 | #85 | 51.61 | +9.1% |
| #84 | Perry County | 202 | 186.8 | #84 | 59.46 | -8.1% |
| #85 | McCreary County | 200 | 164.8 | #92 | 46.87 | -8.5% |
| #86 | Knott County | 193 | 179.2 | #87 | 54.9 | -20.8% |
| #87 | Hancock County | 190 | 199.4 | #79 | 101.24 | +27.5% |
| #88 | Lee County | 188 | 145.2 | #104 | 90.03 | +29.1% |
| #89 (tied) | Carroll County | 184 | 171 | #89 | 142.97 | +32.5% |
| #89 (tied) | McLean County | 184 | 157.8 | #96 | 72.86 | -12.5% |
| #89 (tied) | Menifee County | 184 | 150.6 | #100 | 90.4 | +2.3% |
| #92 | Bullitt County | 183 | 157.2 | #97 | 61.6 | +9% |
| #93 | Robertson County | 181 | 165.8 | #91 | 181.74 | +32.4% |
| #94 | Mercer County | 180 | 155.4 | #98 | 72.18 | -22.2% |
| #95 | Magoffin County | 177 | 148.2 | #102 | 57.38 | +52.2% |
| #96 (tied) | Campbell County | 176 | 188.6 | #82 | 116.31 | -13.4% |
| #96 (tied) | Trimble County | 176 | 179.4 | #86 | 119.1 | -6.3% |
| #98 (tied) | Fulton County | 174 | 154 | #99 | 84.49 | +110.5% |
| #98 (tied) | Powell County | 174 | 148 | #103 | 97.23 | +25.6% |
| #100 (tied) | Elliott County | 173 | 158.2 | #95 | 73.83 | +8.9% |
| #100 (tied) | Oldham County | 173 | 150.6 | #100 | 92.37 | +10.5% |
| #102 | Boone County | 171 | 210.2 | #73 | 69.44 | -10.5% |
| #103 | Breathitt County | 169 | 158.6 | #94 | 34.32 | -32.7% |
| #104 | Bell County | 164 | 159.6 | #93 | 45.68 | -20.3% |
| #105 | Martin County | 157 | 138.6 | #106 | 68.37 | +36% |
| #106 | Leslie County | 153 | 123.4 | #112 | 38.17 | -11.9% |
| #107 | Jessamine County | 146 | 113.2 | #114 | 84.83 | +35.2% |
| #108 | Johnson County | 145 | 126.8 | #110 | 55.35 | -15.9% |
| #109 | Gallatin County | 137 | 137 | #107 | 139.39 | +70.2% |
| #110 (tied) | Boyle County | 135 | 131 | #108 | 74.86 | +19.9% |
| #110 (tied) | Harlan County | 135 | 143 | #105 | 28.98 | -34.8% |
| #112 | Letcher County | 134 | 125 | #111 | 39.65 | -43.9% |
| #113 | Wolfe County | 133 | 130.8 | #109 | 59.87 | +31.1% |
| #114 | Kenton County | 127 | 114.8 | #113 | 79.19 | -18.6% |
| #115 | Bourbon County | 119 | 98 | #115 | 41.07 | -20.4% |
| #116 | Boyd County | 110 | 93.2 | #116 | 68.81 | -1.7% |
| #117 | Owsley County | 96 | 80.4 | #118 | 48.63 | -6.7% |
| #118 | Jefferson County | 86 | 87.8 | #117 | 22.58 | +1.1% |
| #119 | Woodford County | 84 | 75.2 | #119 | 44.31 | -15.7% |
| #120 | Fayette County | 54 | 59.8 | #120 | 19.02 | -20.9% |
How these numbers are built
What is counted. Spring turkey harvest by county, counted as mandatory registration counts (hunters register each harvested bird). Series 2000 to 2026 (27 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 Kentucky 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.
Seasons, bag limits and legal methods change. Check Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for the current turkey regulations before you hunt.
The full Kentucky paper
For the statewide story behind these counts, read the Kentucky spring turkey paper.
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