Table 4.  Spring turkey harvest statistics.

Spring Turkey Harvest

County

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

% Change 2006-2007

10-year Average

Breeding Density index

Ave. Annual Rate of Growth

10-Year Harvest Trend

Allegany

332

337

328

331

259

-21.8

335

0.98

-3.0

Decreasing

Anne Arundel

59

75

70

65

47

-27.7

50

0.37

21.9

Increasing

Baltimore

20

21

24

28

27

-3.6

17

0.13

14.1

Increasing

Calvert

110

64

53

59

40

-32.2

94

0.47

-12.8

Decreasing

Caroline

50

47

66

75

79

5.3

50

0.76

12.7

Increasing

Carroll

13

10

28

24

15

-37.5

15

0.21

11.1

Increasing

Cecil

8

10

17

10

24

140.0

15

0.13

-

Stable

Charles

198

183

213

227

209

-7.9

182

0.80

9.5

Increasing

Dorchester

325

289

332

265

205

-22.6

293

1.51

-

Stable

Frederick

171

136

163

148

115

-22.3

144

0.63

-

Stable

Garrett

431

325

365

342

303

-11.4

437

0.78

-5.4

Decreasing

Harford

37

44

47

59

37

-37.3

33

0.32

22.1

Increasing

Howard

2

5

3

7

1

-85.7

3

0.05

-

Stable

Kent

39

36

44

50

47

-6.0

35

0.65

9.9

Increasing

Montgomery

40

31

56

56

50

-10.7

47

0.38

-

Stable

Prince George's

92

78

83

95

55

-42.1

71

0.42

13.5

Increasing

Queen Anne's

60

59

80

82

73

-11.0

58

0.79

8.8

Increasing

Somerset

230

169

215

204

137

-32.8

176

0.99

5.6

Increasing

St. Mary's

43

61

96

62

59

-4.8

46

0.67

19.9

Increasing

Talbot

62

42

49

80

74

-7.5

50

1.07

10.1

Increasing

Washington

325

305

340

322

269

-16.5

295

1.73

-

Stable

Wicomico

169

164

180

164

134

-18.3

168

1.11

-

Stable

Worcester

304

269

284

253

196

-22.5

250

1.01

-

Stable

    State

3120

2760

3136

3008

2455

-18.4

2863

0.74

-

Stable