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Utah Turkey Season 2026-27

Spring 2027: April 10, 2027 to May 31, 2027. Fall 2026: October 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027. Every date below was read from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’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 10, 2027 to May 31, 2027
Spring 2027
published
October 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027
Fall 2026
published
3 zones
Zone structure
as the agency draws it
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Source
read 2026-09-01
The flagship

Spring 2027 turkey season in Utah

Spring 2027 season

published

Spring 2027 season opens in 177 days, on April 10, 2027 (Spring limited entry hunts).

Utah spring 2027 season, as published by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
Spring general season, statewideMay 3, 2027May 31, 2027Over the counter permit; one bearded turkey per permit
Spring limited entry huntsApril 10, 2027April 29, 2027By drawing
Youth hunt, statewideApril 30, 2027May 2, 2027Youth 17 and younger

Dates read from 2026-27 Utah Waterfowl, Upland Game and Turkey Guidebook (published Jun 26, 2026), accessed 2026-09-01.

A youth only hunt runs between the limited entry and general seasons. CWMU turkey hunts operate within an Apr 10 to May 31, 2027 window on two units.

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 Utah

Fall 2026 season

published

Fall 2026 season is OPEN now in the Fall management harvest hunts, select areas in the Northern, Central, Southeastern and Southern regions, through February 28, 2027.

Utah fall 2026 season, as published by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
Fall management harvest hunts, select areas in the Northern, Central, Southeastern and Southern regionsOctober 1, 2026February 28, 2027Limited permits aimed at nuisance flocks, largely on private property with permission

Dates read from 2026-27 Utah Waterfowl, Upland Game and Turkey Guidebook (published Jun 26, 2026), accessed 2026-09-01.

Utah's fall opportunity is a management harvest hunt in specified areas rather than a statewide general season; the guidebook maps the open 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 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 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

Utah 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 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and its regulations page is linked below.

Current Utah regulations

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

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources: current regulations

Turkey season dates in other states

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

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