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When is turkey season in Kentucky?

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

Turkey Season Dates

Turkey season · Kentucky · Today. Today falls inside Kentucky's fall turkey dates, Sep 5 to Jan 18, 2027. Check your zone below, since seasons can have gaps.

Turkey season · Kentucky · Today

Inside the printed dates

Today falls inside Kentucky's fall turkey dates, Sep 5 to Jan 18, 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.

  • Spring 2026

    Apr 4 to May 10 · passed

    Covers: spring 2026 (youth weekend through general season close); 2027 not yet posted

    "Spring Youth 1st full weekend (consecutive Sat.-Sun.) in Apr. Apr. 4 - 5, 2026 Spring General Season Sat. closest to Apr. 15, closes on Sun. after 23 days Apr. 18 - May 10, 2026"

  • Fall 2026-27

    Sep 5 to Jan 18, 2027

    Covers: fall archery (shotgun and crossbow segments sit inside it)

    "Fall Archery 1st Sat. in Sept. thru 3rd Mon. in Jan. Sept. 5, 2026 - Jan. 18, 2027"

Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife 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 Kentucky

38 outfitters, guides and lodges listed in Kentucky. Legal shooting hours in Kentucky today.

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Common questions

Turkey season questions

Spring 2026 ran Apr 4 to May 10. That spans the earliest opener to the latest close, and can include closed days. Kentucky's page says: "Spring Youth 1st full weekend (consecutive Sat.-Sun.) in Apr. Apr. 4 - 5, 2026 Spring General Season Sat. closest to Apr. 15, closes on Sun. after 23 days Apr. 18 - May 10, 2026"

Yes. Fall 2026-27 runs Sep 5 to Jan 18, 2027. Kentucky's page says: "Fall Archery 1st Sat. in Sept. thru 3rd Mon. in Jan. Sept. 5, 2026 - Jan. 18, 2027"

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