Spring turkey harvest / West Virginia
West Virginia Spring Turkey Harvest by County
Hunters checked in 12,006 spring turkeys across West Virginia's 55 counties in 2026 (sum of the county figures). The top three counties were Mason County (523), Preston County (436) and Jackson County (404). Source: West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
Data through the 2026 spring season. Dataset generated 2026-10-10. Basis: mandatory game-check counts (each harvested bird is checked in). Every one of the 55 counties has its own page: click a county for year-by-year counts and the agency source for each season.
All 55 West Virginia counties, ranked by 2026 harvest
| Rank | County | 2026 harvest | 5-season avg | Avg rank | Per 100 sq mi | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mason County | 523 | 482 | #1 | 121.41 | +15.8% |
| #2 | Preston County | 436 | 397.2 | #2 | 67.2 | -11.6% |
| #3 | Jackson County | 404 | 379 | #3 | 87 | 0% |
| #4 | Harrison County | 372 | 326.8 | #4 | 89.42 | -0.1% |
| #5 | Marshall County | 335 | 299.2 | #5 | 109.69 | +8.9% |
| #6 (tied) | Fayette County | 318 | 280.8 | #7 | 48.04 | +0.4% |
| #6 (tied) | Randolph County | 318 | 263 | #11 | 30.59 | +18% |
| #8 | Greenbrier County | 304 | 297.4 | #6 | 29.81 | +9.5% |
| #9 | Nicholas County | 302 | 257 | #13 | 46.69 | -12.5% |
| #10 | Raleigh County | 299 | 272 | #10 | 49.42 | +6.8% |
| #11 | Upshur County | 290 | 247.8 | #15 | 81.77 | -11.6% |
| #12 | Wood County | 289 | 272.2 | #9 | 78.85 | -25.2% |
| #13 | Marion County | 286 | 238.2 | #19 | 92.62 | -0.9% |
| #14 | Hampshire County | 278 | 261.4 | #12 | 43.41 | +44.2% |
| #15 | Ritchie County | 273 | 247.2 | #16 | 60.4 | -2.2% |
| #16 | Kanawha County | 272 | 275.2 | #8 | 30.16 | -6.2% |
| #17 | Monongalia County | 257 | 256.2 | #14 | 71.37 | -2% |
| #18 | Putnam County | 252 | 239.8 | #18 | 72.9 | +0.4% |
| #19 | Lewis County | 249 | 228.2 | #22 | 64.35 | -0.4% |
| #20 | Wetzel County | 248 | 229.2 | #21 | 69.26 | -11% |
| #21 (tied) | Barbour County | 238 | 195.8 | #27 | 69.78 | +0.8% |
| #21 (tied) | Roane County | 238 | 230.6 | #20 | 49.22 | -6.8% |
| #23 | Wyoming County | 224 | 198 | #26 | 44.85 | -20.2% |
| #24 | Monroe County | 219 | 245.4 | #17 | 46.32 | +21.1% |
| #25 | Summers County | 213 | 206.4 | #24 | 59.07 | -5.4% |
| #26 | Mercer County | 212 | 216.2 | #23 | 50.6 | +21.6% |
| #27 | Lincoln County | 208 | 184 | #31 | 47.59 | -6.6% |
| #28 | Braxton County | 197 | 187.8 | #29 | 38.57 | -19.4% |
| #29 | Hardy County | 194 | 201.8 | #25 | 33.32 | +41.7% |
| #30 | Pendleton County | 190 | 161.6 | #36 | 27.3 | +59.3% |
| #31 | Tyler County | 189 | 191 | #28 | 73.74 | +2% |
| #32 | Pocahontas County | 178 | 174.8 | #33 | 18.93 | +29.3% |
| #33 | Grant County | 175 | 173.2 | #34 | 36.66 | +11.2% |
| #34 | Doddridge County | 174 | 176.4 | #32 | 54.42 | +11.3% |
| #35 | Berkeley County | 171 | 185 | #30 | 53.25 | +22.4% |
| #36 | Mineral County | 168 | 164.4 | #35 | 51.24 | +11.3% |
| #37 | Tucker County | 165 | 108.2 | #52 | 39.38 | +37% |
| #38 | Logan County | 160 | 150.2 | #37 | 35.33 | -8.5% |
| #39 | Webster County | 154 | 124 | #47 | 27.82 | -9.9% |
| #40 | Wayne County | 152 | 145.6 | #38 | 30.04 | +2.4% |
| #41 | McDowell County | 149 | 122 | #49 | 27.93 | -17.3% |
| #42 | Mingo County | 144 | 122.6 | #48 | 34.03 | +3.2% |
| #43 | Boone County | 140 | 131.8 | #41 | 27.87 | -3.6% |
| #44 | Wirt County | 139 | 143.6 | #39 | 59.78 | -31.2% |
| #45 | Taylor County | 138 | 124.4 | #46 | 79.87 | -7.5% |
| #46 | Gilmer County | 137 | 127 | #45 | 40.47 | -11.9% |
| #47 | Hancock County | 131 | 127.8 | #43 | 158.58 | +32.3% |
| #48 | Cabell County | 130 | 130.2 | #42 | 46.26 | -5.3% |
| #49 (tied) | Calhoun County | 127 | 135.2 | #40 | 45.48 | -14.8% |
| #49 (tied) | Jefferson County | 127 | 127.8 | #43 | 60.68 | +10.7% |
| #51 (tied) | Brooke County | 116 | 114.6 | #51 | 130.28 | 0% |
| #51 (tied) | Ohio County | 116 | 117.2 | #50 | 109.4 | -4.3% |
| #53 | Pleasants County | 102 | 93.4 | #55 | 78.39 | -1.7% |
| #54 | Clay County | 95 | 95.2 | #54 | 27.78 | -23.7% |
| #55 | Morgan County | 91 | 103.6 | #53 | 39.72 | +52.5% |
How these numbers are built
What is counted. Spring turkey harvest by county, counted as mandatory game-check counts (each harvested bird is checked in). Series 2016 to 2026 (11 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 West Virginia 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. Counts are as West Virginia DNR publishes them in its spring gobbler harvest table.
Seasons, bag limits and legal methods change. Check West Virginia Division of Natural Resources for the current turkey regulations before you hunt.
The full West Virginia paper
For the statewide story behind these counts, read the West Virginia spring turkey paper.
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