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When is turkey season in Iowa?

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

Turkey Season Dates

Turkey season · Iowa · Today. Today falls inside Iowa's fall turkey dates, Oct 1 to Jan 10, 2027. Check your zone below, since seasons can have gaps.

Turkey season · Iowa · Today

Inside the printed dates

Today falls inside Iowa's fall turkey dates, Oct 1 to Jan 10, 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 10, 2027

    Covers: fall (archery-only Oct 1-Dec 4 and Dec 21-Jan 10; gun/bow Oct 12-Dec 4)

    "Combination Gun/Bow Licenses: Oct 12 - Dec 4 ... Resident Archery-only Licenses: Oct 1 - Dec 4 ... Resident Archery-only Licenses: Dec 21 - Jan 10, 2027"

  • Spring 2027

    Apr 9 to May 16

    Covers: spring (youth Apr 9-11; gun/bow seasons 1-4 and archery to May 16)

    "Youth Season (Residents Only): Apr 9 - 11, 2027 ... Combination Gun/Bow, Season 4: Apr 28 - May 16, 2027 ... Resident Archery-only Licenses: Apr 12 - May 16, 2027"

Iowa 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

Hunting in Iowa

34 outfitters, guides and lodges listed in Iowa. Legal shooting hours in Iowa today.

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Common questions

Turkey season questions

Spring 2027 runs Apr 9 to May 16. That spans the earliest opener to the latest close, and can include closed days. Iowa's page says: "Youth Season (Residents Only): Apr 9 - 11, 2027 ... Combination Gun/Bow, Season 4: Apr 28 - May 16, 2027 ... Resident Archery-only Licenses: Apr 12 - May 16, 2027"

Yes. Fall 2026-27 runs Oct 1 to Jan 10, 2027. Iowa's page says: "Combination Gun/Bow Licenses: Oct 12 - Dec 4 ... Resident Archery-only Licenses: Oct 1 - Dec 4 ... Resident Archery-only Licenses: Dec 21 - Jan 10, 2027"

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