NOTES

Tags: Over the Counter

Application Period: n/a

Electronic or Print at Home Fulfillment: Yes

Hunter Education Required: Yes

Bag Limit:

• WMDs 7 and 9-29: 2 bearded turkeys
• WMDs 1-6 and 8: 1 bearded turkey
• Fall bag limits vary by WMD

Decoys Allowed: Yes

Tagging Instructions: A persons wild turkey in the spring must:
1. Remain with the animal until it is registered, (with some exceptions – see
Time Limits for Registering section).  2. Within 18 hours, present the animal for registration in that person’s name at the first open registration station for that animal on their route.  3. Leave the registration seal attached until the animal is processed and packaged for consumption.  4. Pay a fee of $2.00 to register a wild turkey.

Noteworthy Restrictions: It is illegal to possess any part or parts of a wild turkey unless each part is plainly labeled with the name and address of the person who registered the turkey, and the year it was registered.  Hunting is prohibited on Sunday.  It is illegal to engage in an organized drive or shoot a turkey while it is in a tree.  Shotguns 10ga through 20 ga shooting shot sizes 4 through 7 as well as 10 ga through 28ga (including .410) shooting shot sizes #7 through #9 TSS.  Not legal to buy, sell, offer for sale or barter, or aid someone in buying, selling, or offering for sale or barter, any wild turkey (except the plumage of legally taken turkeys).