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Washington Turkey Season 2026-27

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

Spring 2027 turkey season in Washington

Spring 2027 season

published

Spring 2027 season opens in 182 days, on April 15, 2027 (Statewide (except closed areas including GMU 157)).

Washington spring 2027 season, as published by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
Statewide (except closed areas including GMU 157)April 15, 2027May 31, 2027County restrictions differ between eastern and western Washington per the digest

Dates read from Wild Turkey Seasons, 2026-2027 Washington Game Bird and Small Game Regulations (eRegulations), accessed 2026-09-01.

A youth only week precedes the general opener in early April 2027.

Fall General Season Sept. 1 - Dec. 31 ... Youth Only April 1-7, 2027 ... Spring General Season April 15 - May 31
Washington 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 Washington

Fall 2026 season

published

Fall 2026 season is OPEN now in the GMUs 101 to 154 and 162 to 186; GMUs 382, 388, 568 to 578; GMUs 203 to 290, through December 31, 2026.

Washington fall 2026 season, as published by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
GMUs 101 to 154 and 162 to 186; GMUs 382, 388, 568 to 578; GMUs 203 to 290September 1, 2026December 31, 2026Same dates in all listed GMU groups; group rules differ per the digest

Dates read from Wild Turkey Seasons, 2026-2027 Washington Game Bird and Small Game Regulations (eRegulations), accessed 2026-09-01.

Fall general season; areas outside the listed GMUs are closed to fall turkey.

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 Washington 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

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

Current Washington regulations

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

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: current regulations

Turkey season dates in other states

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

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