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New York · 2026-27 season year

New York Turkey Season 2026-27

Spring 2027: May 1, 2027 to May 31, 2027. Fall 2026: October 1, 2026 to December 4, 2026. Every date below was read from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’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.
May 1, 2027 to May 31, 2027
Spring 2027
published
October 1, 2026 to December 4, 2026
Fall 2026
published
Statewide
Zone structure
as the agency draws it
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Source
read 2026-09-01
The flagship

Spring 2027 turkey season in New York

Spring 2027 season

published

Spring 2027 season opens in 198 days, on May 1, 2027 (All open areas).

New York spring 2027 season, as published by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
All open areasMay 1, 2027May 31, 2027Open in the same WMUs as the fall season colors on the guide map; closed areas remain closed

Dates read from Turkey Hunting Seasons, 2026-2027 New York Hunting and Trapping Regulations Guide (eRegulations), accessed 2026-09-01.

From the official 2026-27 guide season map. A spring youth turkey season is also listed for late April 2027.

Season Dates: April 24-25, 2027
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 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 New York

Fall 2026 season

published

Fall 2026 season opens in 2 days, on October 17, 2026 (Remainder of upstate WMUs).

New York fall 2026 season, as published by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
WMUs 5A, 5C, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5J, 6A, 6C, 6F, 6G, 6H, 6J, 6K, 6NOctober 1, 2026October 14, 2026Northern group on the guide map
Remainder of upstate WMUsOctober 17, 2026October 30, 2026All other open WMUs on the guide map
WMU 1C (Long Island)November 21, 2026December 4, 2026

Dates read from Turkey Hunting Seasons, 2026-2027 New York Hunting and Trapping Regulations Guide (eRegulations), accessed 2026-09-01.

Some downstate WMUs are closed to turkey hunting per the guide map.

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 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 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

New York 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 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and its regulations page is linked below.

Current New York regulations

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

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: current regulations

Turkey season dates in other states

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

New York 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 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 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 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, whose page is the final word on the day you hunt. See also the national turkey season guide.