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Spring Turkey Season

• Spring Turkey Season: (WMAs can differ)

  • South Zone March 3 - April 8.

  • Central Zone March 17 - April 22.

  • Northwest Zone March 17 - April 22 (except Holmes County where the season is March 17-19).
     

• Legal to Take: Bearded turkeys or gobblers.
   

• Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset. On WMAs, wildlife and environmental areas and public use areas, shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to 1 p.m.
   

• Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Daily limit one, season and possession limit two (except in Holmes County - season limit one).
   

• Hunting Methods: All legal firearms including bows, muzzleloading guns, crossbows and handguns may be used. Decoys also may be used.
   

• Prohibitions:

  • Hunting turkeys in Holmes County after March 19.

  • Hunting turkeys with dogs.

  • Shooting turkeys while they are on the roost.

  • Taking turkeys over baited areas.

  • Taking turkeys when hunter is within 100 yards of a game-feeding station.

  • Using centerfire, semi-automatic rifles having magazine capacities of more than five rounds.

  • Fully automatic or silencer-equipped firearms.