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Turkey Season Dates & Limits

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Dates & Limits

2025 South Zone Hunting Seasons

SEASONSOUTH ZONE
1st SeasonApril 7 - April 11
2nd SeasonApril 12 - April 17
3rd SeasonApril 18 - April 23
4th SeasonApril 24 - April 30
5th SeasonMay 1 - May 8

2025 North Zone Hunting Seasons

SEASONNORTH ZONE
1st SeasonApril 14 - April 18
2nd SeasonApril 19 - April 24
3rd SeasonApril 25 - April 30
4th SeasonMay 1 - May 7
5th SeasonMay 8 - May 15

2025 Youth Spring Turkey Season

March 29 & 30 and April 5 & 6, 2025

The North and South Zones are open concurrently for all four days of the Youth Season

Fall Turkey Shotgun Season

October 18 - October 26, 2025

Fall Turkey Archery Season

October 1, 2025 - January 18, 2026*

*Fall turkey archery season is closed during firearm deer seasons Nov. 21-23 & Dec. 4-7, 2025, in counties open to firearm deer hunting.