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Wyoming Turkey Season 2026-27

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

Spring 2027 turkey season in Wyoming

Spring 2027 season

published

Spring 2027 season opens in 168 days, on April 1, 2027 (Limited quota Type 3 areas).

Wyoming spring 2027 season, as published by Wyoming Game and Fish Department
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
Hunt Area 1 (statewide), general licenseApril 20, 2027May 31, 2027Any male wild turkey or any wild turkey with a visible beard
Limited quota Type 3 areasApril 1, 2027May 31, 2027Limited quota licenses valid in the counties the regulation names

Dates read from 2026 Upland Game Bird, Small Game, Migratory Game Bird and Wild Turkey Hunting Brochure (Wild Turkey Hunt Area Fall 2026 to Spring 2027), accessed 2026-09-01.

Wyoming publishes its fall 2026 and spring 2027 turkey seasons together in the official 2026 brochure; licenses are limited and drawn for some types.

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 Wyoming

Fall 2026 season

published

Fall 2026 season is OPEN now in the Hunt Area 1 (statewide), general license, through January 31, 2027.

Wyoming fall 2026 season, as published by Wyoming Game and Fish Department
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
Hunt Area 1 (statewide), general license, archery onlySeptember 1, 2026September 30, 2026Any wild turkey, archery only
Hunt Area 1 (statewide), general licenseOctober 1, 2026January 31, 2027Any wild turkey

Dates read from 2026 Upland Game Bird, Small Game, Migratory Game Bird and Wild Turkey Hunting Brochure (Wild Turkey Hunt Area Fall 2026 to Spring 2027), accessed 2026-09-01.

Limited quota Type 3 licenses run the same windows within the counties the regulation names.

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 Wyoming Game and Fish 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

Wyoming 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 Wyoming Game and Fish Department, and its regulations page is linked below.

Current Wyoming regulations

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

Wyoming Game and Fish Department: current regulations

Turkey season dates in other states

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

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