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Wisconsin Turkey Season 2026-27

Spring 2027: April 21, 2027 to June 1, 2027. Fall 2026: September 12, 2026 to January 3, 2027. Every date below was read from Wisconsin Department of Natural 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 21, 2027 to June 1, 2027
Spring 2027
published
September 12, 2026 to January 3, 2027
Fall 2026
published
6 zones
Zone structure
as the agency draws it
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Source
read 2026-09-01
The flagship

Spring 2027 turkey season in Wisconsin

Spring 2027 season

published

Spring 2027 season opens in 188 days, on April 21, 2027 (Period A (all zones)).

Wisconsin spring 2027 season, as published by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
Period A (all zones)April 21, 2027April 27, 2027
Period B (all zones)April 28, 2027May 4, 2027
Period C (all zones)May 5, 2027May 11, 2027
Period D (all zones)May 12, 2027May 18, 2027
Period E (all zones)May 19, 2027May 25, 2027
Period F (all zones)May 25, 2027June 1, 2027Dates as shown on the agency page

Dates read from Turkey Hunting, Wisconsin DNR, accessed 2026-09-01.

Hunters are issued harvest authorizations by period and turkey management zone. A youth hunt also exists in mid April 2027.

Fall 2026 Statewide Sept. 12 - Jan. 3, 2027
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 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 Wisconsin

Fall 2026 season

published

Fall 2026 season is OPEN now in the Statewide (all seven turkey management zones), through January 3, 2027.

Wisconsin fall 2026 season, as published by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
Statewide (all seven turkey management zones)September 12, 2026January 3, 2027

Dates read from Turkey Hunting, Wisconsin DNR, accessed 2026-09-01.

All seven turkey management zones are open for the fall 2026 season.

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 Wisconsin Department of Natural 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

Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and its regulations page is linked below.

Current Wisconsin regulations

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

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: current regulations

Turkey season dates in other states

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

Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin Department of Natural 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 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, whose page is the final word on the day you hunt. See also the national turkey season guide.