Turkey Seasons
Season Information
Current Seasons
All Turkey seasons are closed.
Upcoming Seasons
Spring Turkey - Youth/Disabled - Unit Specified on Permit
Dates: 04/01/2025 - 04/15/2025
Spring Turkey - Youth/Disabled; open to any person having a valid turkey permit or second turkey game tag (not available in 2024) who is age 17 or younger, while under the immediate supervision of an adult who is age 18 or older and any person with a disability as defined in K.S.A. 8-1,124.
Resident hunters may obtain a spring turkey permit – valid for one turkey with a visible beard – in Units 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6; Spring turkey permits for Unit 4 are available only by lottery draw.
Non-resident hunters may obtain a spring turkey permit by lottery draw for Unit 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6. Non-resident permits are only valid in the Unit indicated. The application period is 01/14/25 – 02/14/25. Any leftover non-resident spring turkey permits will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis on a date set after the drawing is completed and the public is notified of the date.
There will be no additional game tags (valid for a second turkey) available in 2025 for resident and non-resident hunters.
Spring Turkey - Archery Only - Unit Specified on Permit
Dates: 04/07/2025 - 04/15/2025
Spring Turkey - Archery Only
- Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
- Legal Equipment: Recurve or compound bows and crossbows.
- Permit Limit: One turkey with a visible beard per permit or game tag.
- Bag Limit: One turkey with a visible beard per permit or game tag.
- Dogs may not be used in spring season.
Resident hunters may obtain a spring turkey permit – valid for one turkey with a visible beard – in Units 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6; Spring turkey permits for Unit 4 are available only by lottery draw.
Non-resident hunters may obtain a spring turkey permit by lottery draw for Unit 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6. Non-resident permits are only valid in the Unit indicated. The application period is 01/14/25 – 02/14/25. Any leftover non-resident spring turkey permits will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis on a date set after the drawing is completed and the public is notified of the date.
There will be no additional game tags (valid for a second turkey) available in 2025 for resident and non-resident hunters.
Spring Turkey - Regular (firearm/archery) - Unit Specified on Permit
Dates: 04/16/2025 - 05/31/2025
- Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
- Legal Equipment: Shotguns using shot sizes 2-9; long, recurve or compound bows and crossbows.
- Permit Limit: One turkey with a visible beard per permit or game tag.
- Bag Limit: One turkey with a visible beard per permit or game tag.
- Dogs may not be used in spring season.
Resident hunters may obtain a spring turkey permit – valid for one turkey with a visible beard – in Units 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6; Spring turkey permits for Unit 4 are available only by lottery draw.
Non-resident hunters may obtain a spring turkey permit by lottery draw for Unit 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6. Non-resident permits are only valid in the Unit indicated. The application period is 01/14/25 – 02/14/25. Any leftover non-resident spring turkey permits will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis on a date set after the drawing is completed and the public is notified of the date.
There will be no additional game tags (valid for a second turkey) available in 2025 for resident and non-resident hunters.
