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When is turkey season in Indiana?

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

Turkey Season Dates

Turkey season · Indiana · Today. Today falls inside Indiana's fall turkey dates, Oct 1 to Jan 3, 2027. Check your zone below, since seasons can have gaps.

Turkey season · Indiana · Today

Inside the printed dates

Today falls inside Indiana's fall turkey dates, Oct 1 to Jan 3, 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 3, 2027

    Covers: fall archery and firearms (archery closed Nov. 2-Dec. 4)

    "Fall-Archery* Oct.1 – Nov. 1, 2026 Dec. 5, 2026 – Jan. 3, 2027 ... Fall-Firearms* Oct. 21 – Nov. 1, 2026"
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  • Spring 2027

    Apr 17 to May 9

    Covers: spring 2027 (youth weekend through spring close)

    "Youth Spring April 17-18, 2027 1 bearded or male turkey per hunter in youth/spring Spring April 21 - May 9, 2027"

Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish & Wildlife. 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 Indiana

27 outfitters, guides and lodges listed in Indiana. Legal shooting hours in Indiana today.

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Common questions

Turkey season questions

Spring 2027 runs Apr 17 to May 9. That spans the earliest opener to the latest close, and can include closed days. Indiana's page says: "Youth Spring April 17-18, 2027 1 bearded or male turkey per hunter in youth/spring Spring April 21 - May 9, 2027"

Yes. Fall 2026-27 runs Oct 1 to Jan 3, 2027. Indiana's page says: "Fall-Archery* Oct.1 – Nov. 1, 2026 Dec. 5, 2026 – Jan. 3, 2027 ... Fall-Firearms* Oct. 21 – Nov. 1, 2026"