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When is turkey season in Vermont?

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

Turkey Season Dates

Turkey season · Vermont · Today. Today falls inside Vermont's fall turkey dates, Oct 1 to Nov 13. Check your zone below, since seasons can have gaps.

Turkey season · Vermont · Today

Inside the printed dates

Today falls inside Vermont's fall turkey dates, Oct 1 to Nov 13. 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 25 to May 31 · passed

    Covers: spring (youth & novice weekend to spring season close)

    "April 25 - April 26, 2026 Turkey: Youth & Novice Weekend May 1 - May 31, 2026 Turkey : Spring Season"
  • Fall 2026

    Oct 1 to Nov 13

    Covers: fall (archery statewide; shotgun-or-archery WMU seasons Oct. 24 to Nov. 1/Nov. 8 fall inside it)

    "October 1 - November 13, 2026 Turkey : Fall Archery - Statewide"

Vermont Fish & 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

Hunting in Vermont

11 outfitters, guides and lodges listed in Vermont. Legal shooting hours in Vermont today.

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Common questions

Turkey season questions

Spring 2026 ran Apr 25 to May 31. That spans the earliest opener to the latest close, and can include closed days. Vermont's page says: "April 25 - April 26, 2026 Turkey: Youth & Novice Weekend May 1 - May 31, 2026 Turkey : Spring Season"

Yes. Fall 2026 runs Oct 1 to Nov 13. Vermont's page says: "October 1 - November 13, 2026 Turkey : Fall Archery - Statewide"