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Oregon Turkey Season 2026-27

Spring 2027: April 15, 2027 to May 31, 2027. Fall 2026: September 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027. Every date below was read from Oregon Department of Fish 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.
April 15, 2027 to May 31, 2027
Spring 2027
published
September 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Fall 2026
published
Statewide
Zone structure
as the agency draws it
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Source
read 2026-09-01
The flagship

Spring 2027 turkey season in Oregon

Spring 2027 season

published

Spring 2027 season opens in 182 days, on April 15, 2027.

Oregon spring 2027 season, as published by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
StatewideApril 15, 2027May 31, 2027

Dates read from Turkey Seasons, 2026-27 Oregon Game Bird Hunting Regulations (eRegulations), accessed 2026-09-01.

The table is headed 2027 Spring Wild Turkey Season. A youth spring weekend precedes the opener in April 2027.

2027 Spring Wild Turkey Season ... Spring Apr. 15 - May 31, 2027 ... Statewide
Oregon Department of Fish 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 Oregon

Fall 2026 season

published

Fall 2026 season is OPEN now in the WMUs 14 to 30 (western Oregon), through January 31, 2027, with 3 zone segments open.

Oregon fall 2026 season, as published by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
WMUs 14 to 30 (western Oregon)September 1, 2026January 31, 2027
Eastern WMU group including 36, 38, 40, 43, 44, 49, 51 to 64, 66, 67, 69, 71, 72 and parts of 37, 45, 48, 65October 10, 2026November 30, 2026first segment
Eastern WMU group including 36, 38, 40, 43, 44, 49, 51 to 64, 66, 67, 69, 71, 72 and parts of 37, 45, 48, 65December 1, 2026January 31, 2027second segment, private lands only by permission
Eastern WMU group including 46, 47, 50 and parts of 37, 45, 48, 65September 1, 2026November 30, 2026first segment
Eastern WMU group including 46, 47, 50 and parts of 37, 45, 48, 65December 1, 2026January 31, 2027second segment, private lands only by permission

Dates read from Turkey Seasons, 2026-27 Oregon Game Bird Hunting Regulations (eRegulations), accessed 2026-09-01.

Dates vary by WMU, see agency. Separate beardless turkey permit hunts run Oct 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2027 in described areas.

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 Oregon Department of Fish 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

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

Current Oregon regulations

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

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: current regulations

Turkey season dates in other states

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

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