Apr 17 – Apr 18, 2027
Who may hunt, and what DNR asks of them
Age 15 and under
Youth hunters must be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older during the two-day youth hunt.
Age 11 and under; or Age 15 and under, without hunter education
Youth ages 11 and under and youth without hunter education must hunt under the Hunting Mentorship Program.
DNR's entry
Spring Season: Youth 2027
Area/Period: The turkey zone for which the harvest authorization was issued
Dates: April 17-18
Bag Limit: One bearded or male turkey per hunter.
Legal weapons
ShotgunBow and arrowCrossbow
Bag limit
1 per hunter · bearded or male
Special rules during this season
Required
Blaze orange or fluorescent pink during firearm deer seasons
Required
Blaze orange or fluorescent pink on ground blinds on DNR lands during firearm deer seasons
Required
Non-toxic shot for migratory and upland game birds on national wildlife refuges and federal waterfowl production areas
Required
No baiting turkeys
Zone
Statewide
Shooting hours over the season
DNR's shooting hours for Zone A. Other zones add their minutes (DNR's Map of Zones for Shooting Hours): Zone B +4 min, Zone C +8 min, Zone D +12 min, Zone E +16 min, Zone F +20 min.
DNR has not published its Migratory Birds, Spring Turkey shooting hours for April 17, 2027 onward yet.