Fall, after all, is the original wild turkey season and a tradition older than many turkey fanatics alive today. Get out there and experience it if you have the chance. Please use the 2024 Fall Hunt Guide as a general overview of each state’s season, and refer to the state agency’s official rules and regulations for any specific questions and more detail.
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WEBSITE/PHONE: www.outdooralabama.com; (334) 242-3469
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: (Zone 3 only) Nov. 16-24 and Dec. 14-29, 2024.
HUNTING HOURS: Daylight hours only
BAG LIMITS: Four combined fall and spring (gobblers only; use of decoys prohibited in the fall)
DOGS ALLOWED? No
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS: Special Opportunity Areas (SOAs) limited quota hunts registration: Dec. 1 (8 a.m.) - 11 (1 p.m.)
NO HUNTABLE TURKEY POPULATION
WEBSITE: www.azgfd.com
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES:
HUNTING HOURS: Daylight hours
BAG LIMIT: One turkey/year
DOGS ALLOWED? No
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS: The application deadline for spring turkey 2025 is Oct. 8, 2024.
NO FALL TURKEY SEASON
WEBSITE: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Hunting/Upl-and-Game-Birds
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Nov. 9 to Dec. 8, 2024
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMIT: One per day, two per season
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS: Draws open in February and close in March. An annual resident or nonresident hunting license is required to apply for the drawing.
WEBSITE: https://cpw.state.co.us
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Generally, Sept. 1 to Oct. 6 (in certain unity) or Sept. 1 to Oct. 25 (in certain units), but varies by license type and hunt location. Check regulations.
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to sunset
BAG LIMIT: One either-sex turkey in the fall and two beardless turkeys in the late season.
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
WEBSITE: https://portal.ct.gov/
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Archery turkey season dates:
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise until sunset
BAG LIMIT: Archery: two either sex; Firearm: three either-sex (on private land, state land or a combination of both)
DOGS ALLOWED? Only during fall firearms season on private land
NO FALL TURKEY SEASON
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS: Public Land Hunting Permit applications for the Delaware spring turkey hunt must be postmarked by January 6, 2025 for state wildlife areas and are due by January 5, 2025 for state forests.
WEBSITE: https://myfwc.com/hunting/turkey/; https://myfwc.com/hunting/season-dates/
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: General season (shotgun) dates
CROSSBOW/ARCHERY/MUZZLELOADER DATES:
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMIT: Two for all fall seasons combined, gobblers and bearded turkeys only (annual – four)
DOGS ALLOWED? No
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS/NOTES: All application periods open at 10 a.m. Eastern on the first day of the application period listed and available through 11:59 p.m. on the final day.
NO FALL TURKEY SEASON
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS/ NOTES: Quota selections must be made at gooutdoorsgeorgia.com by Feb. 15, 2025.
WEBSITE: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Check regulations
HUNTING HOURS: Check regulations
BAG LIMIT: Check regulations
DOGS ALLOWED? Check regulations
WEBSITE: idfg.idaho.gov/
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Varies by region. Most seasons begin Aug. 30. Closing dates range from Oct. 9, 2024 to January 31, 2025
HUNTING HOURS: 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset
BAG LIMIT: Equal to the number of valid tags possessed. In most regions, up to three. In the Panhandle Region, up to six
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS/NOTES: Spring controlled hunt application period is from Feb. 1 – March 1, 2025
WEBSITE: https://dnr.illinois.gov; https://huntillinois.org
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES:
HUNTING HOURS: Fall archery: half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset; fall shotgun: halfhour before sunrise to sunset
BAG LIMIT: One, turkey of either sex per permit; maximum of two fall shotgun and two fall archery permits per season
DOGS ALLOWED? No
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS:
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES:
HUNTING HOURS: None
BAG LIMIT: One either sex
DOGS ALLOWED? No
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS/NOTES: Spring 2024 harvest was strong and populations seem healthy so should be a good year for fall turkey hunting. Harvest data can be found on the fall turkey harvest dashboard (link above).
WEBSITE: www.iowadnr.gov
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Gun/bow tag: Oct. 14 to Dec. 6, 2024; Bow-only tag is split: Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 and Dec. 23, 2024 to Jan. 10, 2025
HUNTING HOURS: Gun/bow tag is half-hour before sunrise to sunset each; Bow-only tag is half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMIT: Residents only, up to two tags allowed, one bird allowed per tag
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS/NOTES: Nonresident spring turkey hunting licenses must be applied for through the DNR’s web-based license sales system at gooutdoorsiowa.com (Jan. 1-26, 2025); applicant must pick a zone and a season. Any unissued tags from the drawing are open to a first-come first-served basis. Limited to one tag per year. If unsuccessful at drawing, a preference point will be issued.
NO FALL TURKEY SEASON
WEBSITE: https://fw.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx/
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Archery: Sept. 7, 2024 to Jan. 13, 2025; Crossbow: Oct. 1-20, 2024; Nov. 9 to Dec. 31, 2024; Firearm (modern shotgun and muzzleloading shotgun only): Oct. 26 to Nov. 1, 2024; Dec. 7-13, 2024
HUNTING HOURS: half-hour before sunrise until half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMIT:
Two turkeys per season.
One turkey with a beard at least 3 inches long.
One turkey with no visible beard or a beard shorter than 3 inches.
One turkey per day.
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS/NOTES: Not applicable for state Wildlife Management Areas. Might apply to special areas including Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Fort Campbell Military Reservation, Fort Knox Military Reservation; consult their websites for information.
NO FALL TURKEY SEASON
WEBSITE: https://www.maine.gov/ifw/
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES:
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMIT: Season bag limit is five wild turkeys either sex, see above for Wildlife Management District-specific bag limit. No more than two wild turkeys may be taken per day.
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS/NOTES: Registration is required for fall turkey harvest either in person at a registration station or online: http://mefishwildlife.com/tagaturkey
WEBSITE/PHONE: dnr.maryland.gov; (410)260-8540
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Nov. 2-10, 2024 (Allegany, Washington and Garrett counties only); closed in other counties
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMIT: One (either sex)
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS: Not applicable (no lottery)
WEBSITE: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/division-of-fisheries-and-wildlife
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Oct. 7, 2024 to Nov. 30, 2024 (archery only); Oct. 21 to Nov. 2, 2024 (archery and shotgun)
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMIT: One either sex
DOGS ALLOWED? No
WEBSITE/PHONE: www.michigan.gov/dnr; (517) 284-9453
FALL SEASON DATES: Sept. 15 to Nov. 14, 2024 (check regulations for hunt zone map); the fall turkey application period was July 1 to Aug. 1; leftover licenses available for unsuccessful applicants beginning Aug. 19 on a first-come, first-served basis. Non-applicant leftover licenses may be available beginning Aug. 26, check regulations.
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMITS: 1
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
WEBSITE/PHONE: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/, (651) 296-6157
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Sept. 28 to Oct. 27, 2024
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise
BAG LIMIT: One
DOGS ALLOWED? No
NO FALL TURKEY SEASON
WEBSITE: mdc.mo.gov
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Archery: Sept. 15 to Nov. 15 and Nov. 27 to Jan. 15, 2025; Firearms: Oct. 1-31, 2024
HUNTING HOURS: Archery: half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunrise; Firearms: half-hour after sunrise to sunset
BAG LIMIT: Two total birds between the two portions
DOGS ALLOWED? No
WEBSITE: https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/regulations/turkey
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Sept. 1, 2024 to Jan. 1, 2025
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMIT: 13 (check regulations for specifics)
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS: No draw needed for spring
WEBSITE: https://outdoornebraska.gov/
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, 2024
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to sunset
BAG LIMIT: One turkey of either sex per permit, one permit per person
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
WEBSITE/PHONE: www.ndow.org; (800) 576-1020
FALL SEASON DATES: Check regulations
BAG LIMITS: Check regulations
DOGS ALLOWED? Check regulations
WEBSITE: www.wildnh.com
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES:
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMIT: One bird of either sex
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
WEBSITE: www.njfishandwildlife.com
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Oct. 26 and 28 to Nov. 2, 2024
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMIT: One turkey per day regardless of the number of permits held
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS: Spring lottery application period is Jan. 25 to Feb. 22, 2025
WEBSITE/PHONE: https://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/; (888) 248-6866 (toll-free) or (505) 476-8000
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Sept. 1-30, 2024 (archery); Nov. 1-30, 2024 (shotgun, bow, crossbow)
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMIT: Any one turkey
DOGS ALLOWED? No
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS: Feb. 12, 2025
WEBSITE: https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/hunting/turkey wildlife@dec.ny.gov
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Northern Zone: Oct. 1-14. Southern Zone: Oct. 19 to Nov. 1. Long Island: Nov. 16 – Nov. 29, 2024
HUNTING HOURS: Sunrise to sunset
BAG LIMIT: One bird of either sex, statewide
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
NO FALL TURKEY SEASON
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS/NOTES: Spring turkey season permit hunt applications are due March 1, 2025.
WEBSITE: https://gf.nd.gov/
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Oct. 12, 2024 to Jan. 5, 2025 (check regulations)
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to sunset
BAG LIMIT: One wild turkey of any sex or age per license, not to exceed five licenses per person.
DOGS ALLOWED? No
WEBSITE/PHONE: wildohio.gov/1-800-WILDLIFE (945-3543)
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Oct. 1-27, 2024 (select counties; check regulations)
HUNTING HOURS: 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset
BAG LIMIT: One either sex
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS: Applications for spring turkey hunts must be submitted between March 1-31, 2025.
WEBSITE/PHONE: www.wildlifedepartment.com
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Oct. 1, 2024 to Jan. 15, 2025 (archery); November 2-22 (shotgun) - some counties do not open for fall hunting with a gun, check regulations.
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before official sunrise to official sunset
BAG LIMIT: One
DOGS ALLOWED? No
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS/NOTES: Controlled hunt application period for 2024 (April 1- May 20, 2025). Controlled hunt information can be found at www.wildlifedepartment.com.
WEBSITE/PHONE: www.myodfw.com / 1-866-947-ODFW (6339)
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Oct. 12, 2024 to Jan. 31, 2025 with extended seasons in certain areas.
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to sunset
BAG LIMIT: One to two depending on area; check regulations
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
WEBSITE: www.pgc.pa.gov / ra-comments@pa.gov
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Varies by wildlife management unit (WMU)
*As a reminder, no single-projectile firearms may be used in the fall turkey seasons. Hunters may use shotguns and archery gear only.
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset, see page 11 in the 2023-24 Hunting and Trapping Digest for specific times for 75th meridian and each meridian west of the 75th. NO SUNDAY HUNTING FOR TURKEYS.
BAG LIMIT: Season Limit - one bird per license year
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS/NOTES: One spring and one fall harvest tag comes with a general hunting license. Turkey harvest must be reported to the Pennsylvania Game Commission within 10 days of harvest via either the website (www.pgc.pa.gov), phone (1-800-838-4431), or mailing the postage-paid report card received with the digest.
WEBSITE/PHONE: (401)789-0281, dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Oct. 1-31, 2024
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise until sunset
BAG LIMIT: One either-sex bird, archery only
DOGS ALLOWED? No
NO FALL TURKEY SEASON
WEBSITE: https://gfp.sd.gov/
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Nov. 1, 2024 to Jan. 31, 2025
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to sunset
BAG LIMIT: Typically one, in some cases two; check regulations
DOGS ALLOWED? No
WEBSITE/PHONE: www.tnwildlife.org, (615) 781-6500
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES:
HUNTING HOURS: 30 minutes before legal sunrise to legal sunset
BAG LIMIT: One male turkey (no bearded hens) for all fall turkey seasons combined
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS: Dec. 18, 2024 to Jan. 8, 2025.
WEBSITE: https://tpwd.texas.gov/
2024 TURKEY SEASON DATES: Archery – Sept. 28 to Nov. 1
GENERAL FALL SEASON:
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before official sunrise to half-hour after official sunset
BAG LIMIT: Four-bird annual bag limit
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS: Nov. 1, 2024
WEBSITE/PHONE: wildlife.utah.gov 801-538-4700
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Oct. 1, 2024 to Feb. 28, 2025
HUNTING HOURS: 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset
BAG LIMIT: Three birds with over-the-counter permits (one either-sex, two beardless), three birds with vouchers (private lands only, either-sex)
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes, but they are prohibited on many Wildlife Management Areas or Waterfowl Management Areas from March 10 to Aug. 31, or as posted.
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS: Spring application season runs from 12/12/2024-12/27/2024 with results posted by 1/8/2025.
WEBSITE/PHONE: www.vtfishandwildlife.com; (802) 828-1000
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES:
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMIT: One either sex
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
WEBSITE: https://dwr.virginia.gov/
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Oct. 19 to Nov. 1; Nov. 27-28; Dec. 2-28; and Jan. 11-25, 2025 depending upon county (see hunting digest for county season).
HUNTING HOURS: 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunrise
BAG LIMIT: One per day, three per license year, no more than two of which may be taken in the fall
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS: Nov. 22, 2024
WEBSITE: https://www.eregulations.com/washington/hunting/game-bird/wild-turkey-seasons
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Sept. 1 to Dec. 31 only in Game Management Units 101-154, 162-186, 382, 388, 568-578, 203-290
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to sunset
BAG LIMIT: Four turkeys total with the following area restrictions:
DOGS ALLOWED? No
WEBSITE: wvdnr.gov; wvhunt.com
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: West Virginia counties have either a one-, two-, or four-week fall turkey season. See the West Virginia DNR Hunting and Trapping Regulations summary, July 2024 - June 2025, for details.
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMIT: One
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
WEBSITE: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/hunt/turkey
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Statewide – Sept. 14 to Nov. 22, 2024; Zones 1 – 5: Nov. 23, 2024 to Jan. 5, 2025
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset
BAG LIMIT: One turkey of any age or sex per harvest authorization
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS/NOTES: Dec. 10, 2024
WEBSITE/PHONE: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/; (307) 777-4600
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Sept. 1-30 archery only; Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 firearm
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise to sunset
BAG LIMIT: One wild turkey per license. Hunters may possess one general license (unlimited over the counter), and up to two type 3 (countyspecific) licenses (drawing only, or available as leftover if not sold out in the drawing).
DOGS ALLOWED? Yes
DEADLINES FOR SPRING DRAWINGS: Jan. 2-31, 2025 (Spring); April 1 to May 31, 2025 (Fall)
NOTES: In 2024, Wyoming went from five turkey hunt areas to one, statewide area.
WEBSITE: https://www.quebec.ca/tourisme-etloisirs/activites-sportives-et-de-plein-air/chasse-sportive/periodes-limites/dindon-sauvage
2024 FALL TURKEY SEASON DATES: Oct. 26 to Nov. 1, 2024
HUNTING HOURS: Half-hour before sunrise until midday
BAG LIMIT: One wild turkey
DOGS ALLOWED? A person may use a pointer or flusher hunting dog to hunt wild turkey during the fall hunting season.