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The Turkey Hunting Nation grade was determined the old-fashioned way: subjectively. Our experts looked at turkey populations, hunter numbers, bag limits, the ease and cost of getting a license, the amount of public land available and other factors when evaluating each state.
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| State | Grade | Wild Turkey Population and Subspecies | Licenses Sold Annually | Turkey to Hunter Ratio | Facebook Likes |
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| California | A | 240,000; Rios, Merriams and Easterns | 40,000 | 6.0:1 | |
| North Dakota | D | 20,000, Merriam's | 5,930 | 3.4:1 | |
| Utah | C | 20,000; Merriam's and Rio Grandes | 10,000 | 2.0:1 | |
| Delaware | D | 4,000; Easterns | 2900 | 1.4:1 | |
| Arizona | C | 36,000; Merriam's and Gould's | 5,200 | 6.9:1 | |
| Maryland | C | 30,000, Easterns | 9,500 | 3.2:1 | |
| South Carolina | B | 125,000, Easterns | 41,000 | 3.0:1 | |
| Montana | B | 125,000 Merriam's | 25,193 | 5.0:1 | |
| Indiana | C | 130,000 Easterns | 56,000 (estimated) | 2.3:1 | |
| Connecticut | B | 35,000 Easterns | 8,615 | 4.1:1 | |
| Arkansas | C | 90,000 Easterns | 300,000 (estimated) | 0.3:1 | |
| New Jersey | C | 20,000 Easterns | 12,000 (estimated turkey permits) | 1.7:1 | |
| Oregon | B | 40,000 Rio Grandes; some Merriam's and hybrids | 13,000 | 3.1:1 | |
| North Carolina | B | 260,000, Easterns | 57,000 | 4.6:1 | |
| West Virginia | C | 140,000, Easterns | 64,000 | 2.2:1 | |
| Washington | A | 40,000 Merriam's, Rio Grandes and Easterns | 20,000 | 2.0:1 | |
| Michigan | B | 200,000 Easterns | 100,000 (estimated) | 2.0:1 | |
| Idaho | B | 30,000 Merriam's; some Rios, hybrids | 6,000 | 5.0:1 | |
| Wisconsin | A | 350,000 Easterns | 230,000 (estimated) | 1.5:1 | |
| Massachusetts | C | 30,000 Easterns | 85,000 (estimated) | 0.4:1 | |
| Nebraska | A | 150,000; Merriam's and Hybrids | 40,000 (estimated) | 3.8:1 | |
| New Hampshire | A | 40,000 Easterns | 20,000 (estimated turkey permits) | 2.0:1 | |
| Ohio | B | 200,000, Easterns | 72,000 | 2.8:1 | |
| Vermont | B | 50,000 Easterns | 17,886 | 2.8:1 | |
| South Dakota | B | 100,000, Merriam's, Rio Grandes, Easterns | 16,000 | 6.3:1 | |
| Maine | B | 60,000 Easterns | 12,750 (turkey permits) | 4.7:1 | |
| Kentucky | A | 220,000, Eastern | 87,000 | 2.5:1 | |
| Nevada | D | 2,000, Rio Grande | 150 | 13.3:1 | |
| New York | B | 250,000 Easterns | 89,000 | 2.8:1 | |
| Tennessee | A | 310,000, Easterns | 120,000 | 2.6:1 | |
| Florida | C | 100,000 (Osceola estimate; Easterns live in the Panhandle) | 73,000 | 1.4:1 | |
| Rhode Island | D | 3,500 Easterns | 1,130 (turkey permits) | 3.1:1 | |
| Missouri | B | 440,000, Easterns | 143,000 | 3.1:1 | |
| Colorado | B | 25,000 Merriam's and Rio Grandes | 15,000 | 1.7:1 | |
| Virginia | B | 155,000 Easterns | 220,000 | 0.7:1 | |
| Pennsylvania | B | 191,000 Easterns | 230,000 | 0.8:1 | |
| Minnesota | C | 75,000 Easterns | 40,000 | 1.9:1 | |
| Illinois | C | 150,000 Easterns | 55,780 | 2.7:1 | |
| Mississippi | B | 240,000, Easterns | 40,000 | 6.0:1 | |
| New Mexico | B | 35,000, Merriam's and a few Rio Grandes | 14,000 | 2.5:1 | |
| Iowa | B | 220,000 Easterns | 45,159 | 4.9:1 | |
| Hawaii | B | Rio Grande (Population Unknown) | Unavailable | N/A | |
| Kansas | A | 300,000 (Eastern, Rios and hybrids) | 50,000 (estimated) | 6.0:1 | |
| Texas | C | 620,000 (Rios and Easterns) | 41,554 | 14.9:1 | |
| Georgia | B | 335,000, Eastern | 45,000 | 7.4:1 | |
| Louisiana | D | 80,000, Easterns | 10,301 | 7.8:1 | |
| Oklahoma | B | 105,000, Rio Grandes, Easterns, Hybrids and Merriam's | 16,900 | 6.2:1 | |
| Wyoming | B | 30,000, Merriam's, Rio Grande, hybrids of both | 9,300 | 3.2:1 | |
| Alabama | A | 500,000, Eastern | 58,000 | 8.6:1 |
