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Nevada · 2026-27 season year

Nevada Turkey Season 2026-27

Spring 2027: March 27, 2027 to May 7, 2027. Fall 2026: November 1, 2026 to November 30, 2026. Every date below was read from Nevada Department of 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.
March 27, 2027 to May 7, 2027
Spring 2027
published
November 1, 2026 to November 30, 2026
Fall 2026
published
Statewide
Zone structure
as the agency draws it
Nevada Department of Wildlife
Source
read 2026-09-01
The flagship

Spring 2027 turkey season in Nevada

Spring 2027 season

published

Spring 2027 season opens in 163 days, on March 27, 2027 (All limited entry units combined (Elko, White Pine, Lander, Eureka, Lincoln, Lyon, Pershing counties)).

Nevada spring 2027 season, as published by Nevada Department of Wildlife
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
All limited entry units combined (Elko, White Pine, Lander, Eureka, Lincoln, Lyon, Pershing counties)March 27, 2027May 7, 2027dates vary by hunt unit, see agency; most units run Mar 27 to May 2, 2027, Lander Units 151 and 152 and Lyon Unit 203 are split into three short windows, and Humboldt Unit 051 runs Mar 27 to May 7, 2027

Dates read from Wild Turkey Seasons, 2026-27 Nevada Hunting Guide (eRegulations), accessed 2026-09-01.

All Nevada turkey hunting is limited entry by draw tag. Junior spring hunts also exist with earlier March openers. Moapa Valley is closed to turkey hunting in 2026-27.

New fall season, Nov. 1-30, 2026, for Pershing County and Lincoln County
Nevada Department of 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 Nevada

Fall 2026 season

published

Fall 2026 season opens in 17 days, on November 1, 2026 (Pershing County (limited entry)).

Nevada fall 2026 season, as published by Nevada Department of Wildlife
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
Pershing County (limited entry)November 1, 2026November 30, 2026New fall season for 2026, small tag quota
Lincoln County (limited entry)November 1, 2026November 30, 2026New fall season for 2026, small tag quota
Hunt Unit 051, Humboldt County (private lands hunt)November 1, 2026November 30, 2026Tags tied to qualifying ranch properties

Dates read from Wild Turkey Seasons, 2026-27 Nevada Hunting Guide (eRegulations), accessed 2026-09-01.

Fall turkey is limited entry by draw in a few counties only.

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 Nevada Department of 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

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

Current Nevada regulations

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

Nevada Department of Wildlife: current regulations

Turkey season dates in other states

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

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