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Fall turkey season opens Oct. 1

Fall turkey season opens Oct. 1

By Kansas Dept. of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism

The little known secret of the Kansas fall turkey season is that it’s the perfect chance for a hunter to put a holiday bird on the table, while dealing with a fraction of the hunting pressure experienced earlier in the year.

The 2016 fall turkey hunting season which opens Oct. 1 runs through Nov. 29, and Dec. 12 through Jan. 31, 2017.

Kansas is divided into six turkey hunting units, and all but Unit 4 are open in fall to hunting. Hunters who purchase a fall turkey permit, valid in units 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, may also purchase up to three additional turkey game tags valid in Unit 2. Fall turkey permits and game tags are valid for both male and female turkeys.

All hunters must have a turkey permit and a valid hunting license to hunt turkeys in Kansas. Residents ages 15 and younger or 75 and older, and hunters hunting on land they own, are exempt from hunting license requirements.

Resident permits are $27.50 for hunters 16 and older, and $7.50 for hunters 15 and younger. Resident turkey game tags are $17.50. Nonresident turkey permits are $52.50 and nonresident turkey game tags are $32.50.

For more information on hunting regulations, unit maps, public hunting areas and fall turkey permits and game tags visit ksoutdoors.com.

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