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Hawaii Turkey Season 2026-27

Spring 2027: not yet published as of September 2, 2026. Fall 2026: not yet published as of September 2, 2026. Every date below was read from Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife’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.
Not yet published as of September 2, 2026
Spring 2027
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Not yet published as of September 2, 2026
Fall 2026
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Statewide
Zone structure
as the agency draws it
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
Source
read 2026-09-01
The flagship

Spring 2027 turkey season in Hawaii

Spring 2027 season

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Hawaii spring 2027 turkey season: not yet published as of September 2, 2026

Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife had not posted these dates when this page was last checked. DOFAW announces the Hawaii Island spring bearded turkey season each February for that spring; the 2027 announcement is not yet posted. The 2026 season ran Mar 1 to Apr 15, 2026 in designated units on Hawaii Island. They will appear first on the agency page linked below.

Watch for them at Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife
The 2026 Spring Bearded Turkey Hunting Season is fast approaching, opening Sunday, March 1. The season will run for 46 consecutive days through Wednesday, April 15.
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife. Read it at the source
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 Hawaii

Fall 2026 season

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Hawaii fall 2026 turkey season: not yet published as of September 2, 2026

Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife had not posted these dates when this page was last checked. Wild turkey is hunted in Hawaii's fall and winter game bird season on several islands. The annual game bird season announcement (latest posted is 2025-2026, from October 2025) for 2026-2027 is not yet published; the standing rule describes the season as the first Saturday in November through the last Sunday in January on designated hunting days, but DOFAW's 2026-27 announcement should be checked for exact dates and units. They will appear first on the agency page linked below.

Watch for them at Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife
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 Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife 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

Hawaii 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 Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, and its regulations page is linked below.

Current Hawaii regulations

Bag limits, legal methods, shooting hours, license and permit requirements, and youth or special season rules for Hawaii are set by Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, are legally binding and change annually. Its current regulations page is linked here.

Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife: current regulations

Turkey season dates in other states

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

Hawaii 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 Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife 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 Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, whose page is the final word on the day you hunt. See also the national turkey season guide.