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When is turkey season in Maryland?

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

Turkey Season Dates

Turkey season · Maryland · Today. Today falls inside Maryland's fall turkey dates, Oct 31 to Nov 8. Check your zone below, since seasons can have gaps.

Turkey season · Maryland · Today

Inside the printed dates

Today falls inside Maryland's fall turkey dates, Oct 31 to Nov 8. 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

    Oct 31 to Nov 8

    Covers: fall (Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties)

    "Oct. 31–Nov. 8 (includes Sundays in hunt area counties, see chart) Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties"

  • Winter 2027

    Jan 21 to Jan 23

    Covers: winter (statewide)

    "Winter Turkey Season and Bag Limits 2027 Dates Area Bag Limit Jan. 21–23 Statewide"

  • Spring 2027

    Apr 17 to May 24

    Covers: spring (junior hunt day to close)

    "Junior Turkey Hunt Days … Moved to April 17, 2027 (statewide) … Spring Turkey Season … Now April 19–May 24, 2027."

Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. 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 Maryland

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

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Turkey season questions

Spring 2027 runs Apr 17 to May 24. That spans the earliest opener to the latest close, and can include closed days. Maryland's page says: "Junior Turkey Hunt Days … Moved to April 17, 2027 (statewide) … Spring Turkey Season … Now April 19–May 24, 2027."

Yes. Fall 2026 runs Oct 31 to Nov 8. Maryland's page says: "Oct. 31–Nov. 8 (includes Sundays in hunt area counties, see chart) Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties"

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