Spring Turkey - Regular (firearm/archery)
Location: Unit Specified on Permit
Type: Season
Dates: 04/16/25 - 05/31/25
Contact: Licensing Agent
Phone No: 620-672-5911
This is an All Day Event
Other Information:
- Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
- Legal Equipment: Shotguns using shot sizes 2-9; long, recurve or compound bows and crossbows.
- Permit Limit: One turkey with a visible beard per permit or game tag.
- Bag Limit: One turkey with a visible beard per permit or game tag.
- Dogs may not be used in spring season.
Resident hunters may obtain a spring turkey permit – valid for one turkey with a visible beard – in Units 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6; Spring turkey permits for Unit 4 are available only by lottery draw.
Non-resident hunters may obtain a spring turkey permit by lottery draw for Unit 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6. Non-resident permits are only valid in the Unit indicated. The application period is 01/09/24 – 02/09/24. Any leftover non-resident spring turkey permits will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
There will be no additional game tags (valid for a second turkey) available in 2024 for resident and non-resident hunters.