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When is turkey season in Missouri?

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

Turkey Season Dates

Turkey season · Missouri · Today. Today falls inside Missouri's fall turkey dates, Sep 15 to Jan 15, 2027. Check your zone below, since seasons can have gaps.

Turkey season · Missouri · Today

Inside the printed dates

Today falls inside Missouri's fall turkey dates, Sep 15 to Jan 15, 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 11 to May 10 · passed

    Covers: spring (youth Apr 11-12, regular Apr 20-May 10)

    "Turkey: Spring Apr 20, 2026 - May 10, 2026 ... Turkey: Spring: Youth (Ages 6-15) Apr 11, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026"
  • Fall 2026-27

    Sep 15 to Jan 15, 2027

    Covers: fall (archery Sep 15-Nov 13 and Nov 25-Jan 15; fall firearms Oct 1-31)

    "Turkey: Archery ... Sep 15, 2026 - Nov 13, 2026 Nov 25, 2026 - Jan 15, 2027 ... Turkey: Fall Firearms Oct 01, 2026 - Oct 31, 2026"

Missouri Department of Conservation. Season dates, checked October 2026.

Find a hunting outfitter

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 Missouri

31 outfitters, guides and lodges listed in Missouri. Legal shooting hours in Missouri today.

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Common questions

Turkey season questions

Spring 2026 ran Apr 11 to May 10. That spans the earliest opener to the latest close, and can include closed days. Missouri's page says: "Turkey: Spring Apr 20, 2026 - May 10, 2026 ... Turkey: Spring: Youth (Ages 6-15) Apr 11, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026"

Yes. Fall 2026-27 runs Sep 15 to Jan 15, 2027. Missouri's page says: "Turkey: Archery ... Sep 15, 2026 - Nov 13, 2026 Nov 25, 2026 - Jan 15, 2027 ... Turkey: Fall Firearms Oct 01, 2026 - Oct 31, 2026"