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Kansas Turkey Season 2026-27

Spring 2027: April 5, 2027 to May 31, 2027. Fall 2026: October 31, 2026 to January 31, 2027. Every date below was read from Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’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 5, 2027 to May 31, 2027
Spring 2027
published
October 31, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Fall 2026
published
2 zones
Zone structure
as the agency draws it
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Source
read 2026-09-01
The flagship

Spring 2027 turkey season in Kansas

Spring 2027 season

published

Spring 2027 season opens in 172 days, on April 5, 2027 (Statewide (archery only)).

Kansas spring 2027 season, as published by Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
Statewide (archery only)April 5, 2027April 13, 2027Archery only segment before the regular opener
Statewide (regular, firearms and archery)April 14, 2027May 31, 2027Nonresident spring permits are by lottery draw in some units

Dates read from When to Hunt, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, accessed 2026-09-01.

KDWP's season page lists explicit spring dates for 2026 through 2029 side by side, so spring 2027 is already published. A youth and disability season also runs from Apr 1 to the day before the regular opener.

Re-establishment of the fall turkey hunting season for Kansas residents. Permits will be valid for one bearded (male) turkey only, with the season running October 31 through January 31 except for a 12-day closure period beginning the Wednesday following Thanksgiving.
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. 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 Kansas

Fall 2026 season

published

Fall 2026 season opens in 16 days, on October 31, 2026 (Statewide, residents only).

Kansas fall 2026 season, as published by Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
Statewide, residents onlyOctober 31, 2026January 31, 2027Season is closed for 12 days beginning the Wednesday following Thanksgiving; see agency for the exact closure dates

Dates read from When to Hunt, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, accessed 2026-09-01.

The commission re-established a residents only fall turkey season on Aug 28, 2026, effective for fall 2026 after Kansas Register publication; confirm on the agency page before the opener.

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 Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks 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

Kansas 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 Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, and its regulations page is linked below.

Current Kansas regulations

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

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks: current regulations

Turkey season dates in other states

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

Kansas 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 Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks 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 Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, whose page is the final word on the day you hunt. See also the national turkey season guide.