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When is turkey season in Texas?

Texas's spring and fall turkey dates from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, whether the day you pick falls inside them, and when the next ones start.

Turkey Season Dates

Turkey season · Texas · Today. Today falls inside Texas's fall turkey dates, Oct 3 to Feb 28, 2027. Check your zone below, since seasons can have gaps.

Turkey season · Texas · Today

Inside the printed dates

Today falls inside Texas's fall turkey dates, Oct 3 to Feb 28, 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 3 to Feb 28, 2027

    Covers: fall (archery-only opener to Brooks/Kenedy/Kleberg/Willacy fall close)

    "Archery Only All counties with an open fall season Oct. 3 - Nov. 6, 2026 ... Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg, and Willacy Counties Nov. 7, 2026 - Feb. 28, 2027"

  • Spring 2027

    Mar 13 to May 23

    Covers: spring 2027 (South Zone youth Mar 13-14 to North Zone youth May 22-23; regular spring Mar 20 - May 16)

    "North Zone Mar. 27 - 28, 2027 May 22 - 23, 2027 South Zone Mar. 13 - 14, 2027 May 8 - 9, 2027 ... Spring Season North Zone Apr. 3 - May 16, 2027 South Zone Mar. 20 - May 2, 2027"

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 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

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Turkey season questions

Spring 2027 runs Mar 13 to May 23. That spans the earliest opener to the latest close, and can include closed days. Texas's page says: "North Zone Mar. 27 - 28, 2027 May 22 - 23, 2027 South Zone Mar. 13 - 14, 2027 May 8 - 9, 2027 ... Spring Season North Zone Apr. 3 - May 16, 2027 South Zone Mar. 20 - May 2, 2027"

Yes. Fall 2026-27 runs Oct 3 to Feb 28, 2027. Texas's page says: "Archery Only All counties with an open fall season Oct. 3 - Nov. 6, 2026 ... Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg, and Willacy Counties Nov. 7, 2026 - Feb. 28, 2027"

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