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Florida Turkey Season 2026-27

Spring 2027: March 6, 2027 to April 25, 2027. Fall 2026: October 5, 2026 to January 31, 2027. Every date below was read from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s own published page, linked beside it, on the date shown.

This page covers the 2026-27 season year. Dates were read from the agency sources linked below, last checked September 2, 2026. Seasons change annually and agencies correct their own pages; confirm against the linked agency page before you hunt.
March 6, 2027 to April 25, 2027
Spring 2027
published
October 5, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Fall 2026
published
2 zones
Zone structure
as the agency draws it
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Source
read 2026-09-01
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Spring 2027 turkey season in Florida

Spring 2027 season

published

Spring 2027 season opens in 142 days, on March 6, 2027 (South of State Road 70).

Florida spring 2027 season, as published by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
North of State Road 70March 20, 2027April 25, 2027
South of State Road 70March 6, 2027April 11, 2027

Dates read from Season Dates and Species, 2026-2027 Florida Resident Game and Furbearer Hunting Season Dates and Bag Limits (FWC), accessed 2026-09-01.

Youth turkey hunt weekends also exist before each spring opener. Dates do not apply on wildlife management areas, which set their own dates.

Close view of a strutting male wild turkey with fanned tail in California grassland
A western tom in strut. Merriam’s and Rio Grande birds carry the western seasons. “Male wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) strutting” by Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The other half

Fall 2026 turkey season in Florida

Fall 2026 season

published

Fall 2026 season is OPEN now in the Zone A, through October 18, 2026.

Florida fall 2026 season, as published by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
Zone AOctober 5, 2026October 18, 2026first segment
Zone ANovember 21, 2026January 3, 2027second segment
Zone BDecember 5, 2026January 31, 2027
Zone CNovember 7, 2026January 3, 2027
Zone DNovember 26, 2026November 29, 2026first segment
Zone DDecember 12, 2026January 17, 2027second segment

Dates read from Season Dates and Species, 2026-2027 Florida Resident Game and Furbearer Hunting Season Dates and Bag Limits (FWC), accessed 2026-09-01.

Fall turkey dates vary by hunting zone and run into January 2027. Dates do not apply on wildlife management areas.

Trail camera photo of a wild turkey flock feeding through green woods
A fall flock on a trail camera at Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge. Fall seasons, where held, hunt birds grouped like this. “Wild turkey flock” — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters — Public domain
Why the window sits where it does

Spring seasons are built around the breeding season

Spring turkey seasons exist because of a biological coincidence that favors the hunter and protects the flock at the same time: gobblers are at their most vocal and callable in the weeks when hens are being bred and beginning to nest. Agencies set their windows so that most hens are already on nests while gobblers are still responsive, which is why the opener sweeps north with spring itself, from the Gulf states in March to the northern tier in May.

The dates are an annual regulatory decision, not a fixed calendar, which is why this page reads them from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission each season year and states the year it covers.

Wild turkey hen crossing a path with three well grown poults
A hen with poults. Spring season structures exist to protect nesting hens while gobblers are still callable. “Wild turkeys (hen with poults)” — ShenandoahNPS / Luca Pfeiffer — Public domain
Rules

Florida turkey hunting regulations

Season windows are carried here with their source and read date attached. Everything else a hunter is bound by is set by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and its regulations page is linked below.

Current Florida regulations

Bag limits, legal methods, shooting hours, license and permit requirements, and youth or special season rules for Florida are set by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, are legally binding and change annually. Its current regulations page is linked here.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: current regulations

Turkey season dates in other states

Florida duck seasonThe other 2026-27 season calendar: duck and goose dates by zone and flyway.Florida deer rutWhen deer actually breed, from the conception studies agencies publish.Florida fall foliageFall turkey weeks and peak color often overlap. Plan the same trip.

Florida turkey season questions

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Three wild turkey toms displaying side by side in late winter brush
Toms displaying in late winter. By the time most spring seasons open, flocks like this have broken up. “Leader Of The Pack” by Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0

This page covers the 2026-27 season year with data as of September 2, 2026. Every season window is republished from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission page linked beside it, read on the date shown; windows the agency had not yet published are labelled not yet published. Bag limits, legal methods, shooting hours and license rules are set by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, whose page is the final word on the day you hunt. See also the national turkey season guide.