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When is turkey season in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania's spring and fall turkey dates from Pennsylvania Game Commission, whether the day you pick falls inside them, and when the next ones start.

Turkey Season Dates

Turkey season · Pennsylvania · Today. Today falls inside Pennsylvania's fall turkey dates, Oct 31 to Nov 27. Check your zone below, since seasons can have gaps.

Turkey season · Pennsylvania · Today

Inside the printed dates

Today falls inside Pennsylvania's fall turkey dates, Oct 31 to Nov 27. 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 27

    Covers: fall (varies by WMU; 5C and 5D closed)

    "WMUs 2B, 2C, 2D and 2E – Oct. 31-Nov. 20 and Nov. 25-27"
  • Spring 2027

    Apr 24 to May 31

    Covers: spring (junior/mentored special season to close)

    "SPRING GOBBLER (Bearded bird only): Special season for eligible junior hunters, with required license, and mentored hunters 16 and under – April 24-25, 2027. … SPRING GOBBLER (Bearded bird only): May 1-31, 2027."

Pennsylvania Game Commission. 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 Pennsylvania

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

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Common questions

Turkey season questions

Spring 2027 runs Apr 24 to May 31. That spans the earliest opener to the latest close, and can include closed days. Pennsylvania's page says: "SPRING GOBBLER (Bearded bird only): Special season for eligible junior hunters, with required license, and mentored hunters 16 and under – April 24-25, 2027. … SPRING GOBBLER (Bearded bird only): May 1-31, 2027."

Yes. Fall 2026 runs Oct 31 to Nov 27. Pennsylvania's page says: "WMUs 2B, 2C, 2D and 2E – Oct. 31-Nov. 20 and Nov. 25-27"