The upcoming 2021 spring turkey season April 21-June 1 includes six, seven-day periods running Wednesday through the following Tuesday in seven turkey management zones.
Bonus harvest authorizations are still available for several periods and zones, and will be sold over-the-counter on a first-come, first-served basis.
Turkey registration, a critical component of wildlife population management, is mandatory. Hunters must register their turkey harvest by 5 p.m. the day after recovery using the DNR Electronic Game Registration reporting system GameReg. https://gowild.wi.gov/wildlife/harvest Harvests can also be reported by calling (844)426-3734.
Hunters need their harvest authorization number to register their turkey, which is located on a paper or a digital copy of their harvest authorization.
Hunters can find spring turkey hunting season dates, general regulations and shooting hours here.
Youth under the age of 16 can hunt during the spring turkey youth hunt April 17-18. Hunters under the age of 12 and youth without a hunter education safety certificate can participate under the mentored hunting program. A qualified adult must accompany the youth and follow youth turkey hunting and mentored hunting program rules.
Youth hunters must possess a valid spring turkey license, stamp and harvest authorization.
A harvest authorization for any period can be used during the youth hunt weekend, but youth hunters must hunt within the turkey management zone indicated on their harvest authorization. More information about Wisconsin youth hunts is available here.
Through a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, public access to nearly 40,000 acres of private land is available through the Voluntary Public Access-Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) and the Turkey Hunter Access Program (THAP). More information and interactive property maps for both programs is available on the DNR website.