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Texas Turkey Season 2026-27

Spring 2027: March 20, 2027 to May 16, 2027. Fall 2026: October 3, 2026 to February 28, 2027. Every date below was read from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’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 20, 2027 to May 16, 2027
Spring 2027
published
October 3, 2026 to February 28, 2027
Fall 2026
published
4 zones
Zone structure
as the agency draws it
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Source
read 2026-09-01
The flagship

Spring 2027 turkey season in Texas

Spring 2027 season

published

Spring 2027 season opens in 156 days, on March 20, 2027 (South Zone).

Texas spring 2027 season, as published by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
North ZoneApril 3, 2027May 16, 2027
South ZoneMarch 20, 2027May 2, 2027
One-Turkey CountiesApril 1, 2027April 30, 2027
East ZoneApril 22, 2027May 14, 2027

Dates read from Wild Turkey 2026-2027 Seasons and Regulations, TPWD Outdoor Annual, accessed 2026-09-01.

County regulations vary within zones, see agency county lookup; 175 of 254 counties have wild turkey seasons. Youth only spring weekends also exist in each zone.

Fall Season North Zone Nov. 7, 2026 - Jan. 3, 2027 South Zone Nov. 7, 2026 - Jan. 17, 2027
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 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 Texas

Fall 2026 season

published

Fall 2026 season is OPEN now in the All counties with an open fall season (archery only), through November 6, 2026.

Texas fall 2026 season, as published by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
All counties with an open fall season (archery only)October 3, 2026November 6, 2026
North ZoneNovember 7, 2026January 3, 2027
South ZoneNovember 7, 2026January 17, 2027
Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg, and Willacy CountiesNovember 7, 2026February 28, 2027

Dates read from Wild Turkey 2026-2027 Seasons and Regulations, TPWD Outdoor Annual, accessed 2026-09-01.

County regulations vary, see agency county lookup. Youth only fall weekends also exist. Matagorda and Wharton counties were closed to turkey hunting for 2026-27 per TPWD.

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 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 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

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

Current Texas regulations

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

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: current regulations

Turkey season dates in other states

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

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