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When is turkey season in Wisconsin?

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

Turkey Season Dates

Turkey season · Wisconsin · Today. Today falls inside Wisconsin's fall turkey dates, Sep 12 to Jan 3, 2027. Check your zone below, since seasons can have gaps.

Turkey season · Wisconsin · Today

Inside the printed dates

Today falls inside Wisconsin's fall turkey dates, Sep 12 to Jan 3, 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

    Sep 12 to Jan 3, 2027

    Covers: fall 2026 statewide

    "Fall 2026 Statewide Sept. 12-Jan. 3, 2027 One turkey of any age or sex per harvest authorization."
  • Spring 2027

    Apr 17 to Jun 1

    Covers: spring 2027 (youth hunt through Period F)

    "Youth 2027 The turkey zone for which the harvest authorization was issued April 17-18 ... Spring 2027 Period F May 26-June 1"

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 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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Common questions

Turkey season questions

Spring 2027 runs Apr 17 to Jun 1. That spans the earliest opener to the latest close, and can include closed days. Wisconsin's page says: "Youth 2027 The turkey zone for which the harvest authorization was issued April 17-18 ... Spring 2027 Period F May 26-June 1"

Yes. Fall 2026-27 runs Sep 12 to Jan 3, 2027. Wisconsin's page says: "Fall 2026 Statewide Sept. 12-Jan. 3, 2027 One turkey of any age or sex per harvest authorization."