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When is turkey season in Arkansas?

Arkansas's spring and fall turkey dates from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, whether the day you pick falls inside them, and when the next ones start.

Turkey Season Dates

Turkey season · Arkansas · Today. No turkey dates we have read cover Arkansas today. The earliest spring opener is Apr 5, 2027, in 150 days.

Turkey season · Arkansas · Today

Between seasons

No turkey dates we have read cover Arkansas today. The earliest spring opener is Apr 5, 2027, in 150 days.

Each range runs from the earliest opener in any zone or weapon type to the latest close. It can include closed days, and your zone's dates sit inside it.

  • Spring 2027

    Apr 5 to May 9

    Covers: spring (Zone 3 opener to Zone 1 close; youth hunt Apr. 10-11 falls inside)

    "Zone 1 April 19-May 9, 2027 ... Zone 3 April 5-25, 2027 | Two legal turkeys ... 2027 Youth Turkey Hunt Zones 1, 1A, 2 and 2A: April 10-11, 2027"

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Season dates, checked October 2026.

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A guide to the dates each state printed, not the regulations. Bag limits, permits, zones and weapon rules are in the state's own digest, which is the authority.

  • Each state's own dates, quoted
  • Spring and fall
  • When the next season opens

Hunting in Arkansas

33 outfitters, guides and lodges listed in Arkansas. Legal shooting hours in Arkansas today.

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Common questions

Turkey season questions

Spring 2027 runs Apr 5 to May 9. That spans the earliest opener to the latest close, and can include closed days. Arkansas's page says: "Zone 1 April 19-May 9, 2027 ... Zone 3 April 5-25, 2027 | Two legal turkeys ... 2027 Youth Turkey Hunt Zones 1, 1A, 2 and 2A: April 10-11, 2027"

Not in the dates we read from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Check its current regulations to be sure.