Turkey Brood Survey

Vermont Turkey Brood Survey

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Thank you for your participation in reporting any sightings and your interest in wild turkey management in Vermont. Please see this guide for identifying wild turkeys (used with permission from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.)

Basic information

Numbers of turkeys in sighting
Town, day, and time where the turkeys were observed

Bonus information

Age of turkeys in sighting - adults and/or young *
Sex of the adult turkeys - tom or hen *
A brood sighting - a brood consists of one or more hens with young

* At this time of year, young turkeys are normally about two-thirds the size of an adult hen. If you can not determine the sex or age of the birds, record your sightings in the "Number of Misc Birds or Unknown Sex/Age" data entry area.

**Statewide Totals by Year**
Year	Total	Hens	Toms	Poults	Unknown	Broods	Poults/Brood	Hens/Tom	Poults/Hen
2019	5,998	1,282	248	3,978	490	388	10.25	5.17	3.10
2018	16,559	2,876	575	11,795	1,325	961	12.27	5.00	4.10
2017	9,427	1,929	474	6,225	809	561	11.10	4.07	3.23
2016	17,690	3,440	625	12,128	1,501	1,004	12.08	5.50	3.53
2015	4,001	712	107	2,895	287	232	12.48	6.65	4.07
2014	18,347	3,097	536	12,812	1,923	1,103	11.62	5.78	4.14
2013	5,368	1,105	343	3,384	536	342	9.89	3.22	3.06
2012	7,375	1,381	314	4,916	764	482	10.20	4.40	3.56
2011	7,636	1,660	397	4,589	990	483	9.50	4.18	2.76
2010	7,035	1,353	367	4,564	763	415	11.00	3.69	3.37
2009	2,989	674	217	1,754	356	189	9.28	3.11	2.60
2008	5,260	973	216	3,546	525	292	12.14	4.50	3.64
2007	10,954	1,932	388	7,748	886	664	11.67	4.98	4.01