Turkey

- Bag limits in Units 3, 5, and 6 (Northeast, Southcentral, and Southeast) have been reduced from two turkeys to one turkey. This change is effective beginning with the spring 2020 season.
- Game tags – which allow the take of a second turkey – will not be valid in Units 3, 5, and 6. This change is effective beginning with the spring 2020 season.
- The fall season has been reduced to 41 days in all open units. The 2020 fall season will run Oct. 1-Nov. 10, 2020. Unit 4 remains closed to fall hunting.
For details, view the full news release here: https://ksoutdoors.com/KDWPT-Info/News/Weekly-News/12-4-19-KDWPT-Working-to-Combat-Declining-Turkey-Numbers/KDWPT-Working-to-Combat-Declining-Turkey-Numbers
Wild turkeys were reintroduced into Kansas in the 1960s, and the program has been a great success. Today, huntable populations of turkeys exist in nearly every county. The Rio Grande subspecies dominates the western two-thirds of the state. Low numbers in the southwest provide only limited hunting. Hybrid Rio Grande/Eastern birds are found in the northcentral region. The Eastern subspecies is common in the northeast and far southeast regions, where numbers have grown tremendously in recent years.
Dates: 04/01/2021 - 04/13/2021
Spring Turkey - Youth/Disabled
Dates: 04/05/2021 - 04/13/2021
Spring Turkey - Archery Only
- Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
- Legal Equipment: Recurve or compound bows and crossbows.
- Permit Limit: Any individual who has purchased a spring turkey permit is eligible for one second turkey game tag. Spring game tags are valid for Units 1 and 2.
- Bag Limit: One turkey with a visible beard per permit or game tag.
- Dogs may not be used in spring season.
Dates: 04/14/2021 - 05/31/2021
- 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: Any individual who has purchased a spring turkey permit is eligible for one second turkey game tag. Spring game tags are valid for Units 1 and 2.
- Bag Limit: One turkey with a visible beard per permit or game tag.
- Dogs may not be used in spring season.
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Big Game and Wild Turkey - Permit Applications.
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Turkey - Fall Season, Bag Limit, and Permits.
Turkey; spring season, bag limit, permits and game tags.
Wild turkey; legal equipment and taking methods.
Hunters who choose e-tags will keep the big game permit and e-tag on their mobile device.
To validate an e-tag when an animal is killed, open the “HuntFish KS” mobile app and record the date and time of kill and enter a photograph of the entire carcass with sufficient clarity to display the species and whether it is antlered or antlerless.
Once the data and photo are submitted, a confirmation number will be displayed within the app and must be kept on the mobile device during transport and retained by the hunter until the meat is consumed, given to another or otherwise disposed of.
An e-tag confirmation number will work the same as electronic registration for a hunter wanting to bone out an animal taken with antlerless-only permit and transport only meat.
To download the HuntFish KS mobile to your Android device, visit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aspiraconnect.hf.ks
To download the HuntFish KS mobile to your Apple/iOS device, visit: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/huntfish-ks/id1456586235?ls=1
Click HERE to view a PDF of all available big game tagging methods in Kansas.