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Idaho · 2026-27 season year

Idaho Turkey Season 2026-27

Spring 2027: April 8, 2027 to May 25, 2027. Fall 2026: August 30, 2026 to January 31, 2027. Every date below was read from Idaho Department of Fish and Game’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.
April 8, 2027 to May 25, 2027
Spring 2027
published
August 30, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Fall 2026
published
2 zones
Zone structure
as the agency draws it
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Source
read 2026-09-01
The flagship

Spring 2027 turkey season in Idaho

Spring 2027 season

published

Spring 2027 season opens in 175 days, on April 8, 2027 (Youth only, most general season units).

Idaho spring 2027 season, as published by Idaho Department of Fish and Game
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
General season units (large northern and southwestern unit list)April 15, 2027May 25, 2027Male or bearded turkey; the booklet lists the exact game management units
Youth only, most general season unitsApril 8, 2027April 14, 2027Some listed units run youth Apr 8 to May 25

Dates read from Idaho Upland Game, Turkey and Furbearer 2026 and 2027 Seasons and Rules (official booklet), accessed 2026-09-01.

Idaho's booklet is a two year edition covering the 2026 and 2027 seasons, so spring 2027 general dates are already adopted and printed. Controlled hunts are drawn separately (applications Feb 1 to Mar 1).

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 Idaho

Fall 2026 season

published

Fall 2026 season is OPEN now in the Units 1, 2 (except Farragut), 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7 and 9, through January 31, 2027, with 2 zone segments open.

Idaho fall 2026 season, as published by Idaho Department of Fish and Game
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
Units 1, 2 (except Farragut), 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7 and 9August 30, 2026January 31, 2027Either sex
Units 8, 8A, 10A, 11 to 16, 18, 21, 21A, parts of 28, 29, 30, 68A, 70 to 78August 30, 2026December 31, 2026Either sex; unit list abridged, see the booklet
Units 10, 12, 16A, 17, 19 and 20August 30, 2026October 9, 2026
Farragut State Park and WMA (Unit 2), archery onlyNovember 1, 2026December 1, 2026Archery permit required

Dates read from Idaho Upland Game, Turkey and Furbearer 2026 and 2027 Seasons and Rules (official booklet), accessed 2026-09-01.

Fall general seasons are unit by unit; further unit rows exist in the booklet and its maps page.

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 Idaho Department of Fish and Game 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

Idaho 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 Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and its regulations page is linked below.

Current Idaho regulations

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

Idaho Department of Fish and Game: current regulations

Turkey season dates in other states

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

Idaho 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 Idaho Department of Fish and Game 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 Idaho Department of Fish and Game, whose page is the final word on the day you hunt. See also the national turkey season guide.