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When is turkey season in Illinois?

Illinois's spring and fall turkey dates from Illinois Department of Natural Resources, whether the day you pick falls inside them, and when the next ones start.

Turkey Season Dates

Turkey season · Illinois · Today. Today falls inside Illinois's fall turkey dates, Oct 1 to Jan 17, 2027. Check your zone below, since seasons can have gaps.

Turkey season · Illinois · Today

Inside the printed dates

Today falls inside Illinois's fall turkey dates, Oct 1 to Jan 17, 2027. Check your zone below, since seasons can have gaps.

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.

  • Fall 2026-27

    Oct 1 to Jan 17, 2027

    Covers: fall archery (fall shotgun Oct. 24-Nov. 1 sits inside it)

    "Fall(shotgun) 24 Oct–1 Nov 2026 ... Fall(archery) 1 Oct 2026–17 Jan 2027"

  • Spring 2027

    Mar 27 to May 13

    Covers: spring 2027 (youth spring through North segment 5)

    "Season 2027 Segment North South 1 12–16 Apr 5–9 Apr ... 5 6–13 May 29 Apr–6 May ... Youth Spring (1 permit per year) 27–28 Mar and 3–4 Apr 2027"

Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 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

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Turkey season questions

Spring 2027 runs Mar 27 to May 13. That spans the earliest opener to the latest close, and can include closed days. Illinois's page says: "Season 2027 Segment North South 1 12–16 Apr 5–9 Apr ... 5 6–13 May 29 Apr–6 May ... Youth Spring (1 permit per year) 27–28 Mar and 3–4 Apr 2027"

Yes. Fall 2026-27 runs Oct 1 to Jan 17, 2027. Illinois's page says: "Fall(shotgun) 24 Oct–1 Nov 2026 ... Fall(archery) 1 Oct 2026–17 Jan 2027"

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