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Minnesota wild turkey regulations, 2026
Last updated 2026-09-24 · from MN DNR data · 2026 season year
Minnesota's 2026 wild turkey season runs October 3, 2026 to November 1, 2026 — 30 days afield. The bag is 1 per day, 1 in possession. Hunter orange is required. Read against the 2026 season year, from MN DNR.
Season and limits
- Season
- Wild turkey — October 3, 2026 to November 1, 2026
- Bag limit
- 1 per day, 1 in possession
- Hunter orange
- required
- Minnesota requires blaze orange or blaze pink while a firearms deer season is in progress, and it applies to small game hunters too. Treat orange as required for the whole season: missing it during gun deer season is the dangerous error. We have not been able to confirm the exact wording against MN DNR — read the regulations before relying on the detail.
- Fall season only. One turkey of either sex; hunt any open permit area statewide, and report the area of harvest when registering.
- Spring turkey is not covered here. Minnesota runs spring turkey as numbered lottery time periods, and we could not read the 2026 period dates from MN DNR, so they are left out rather than guessed.
Licences
- Small game licence
Everyone hunting small game — Bought through MN DNR's licence system, and what the stamps below are added to. - Firearms safety certificate
Anyone born after 31 December 1979 — Or an apprentice hunter validation, which Minnesota limits to a small number of seasons in a lifetime rather than allowing indefinitely. - Federal HIP registration
Woodcock and every other migratory bird — Free registration with the federal harvest survey, and it lapses every season. - Small game surcharge and stamps
Varies by bird — Minnesota attaches its own validations to some birds — the pheasant stamp is the one an upland hunter meets first. Which ones your licence needs is on MN DNR's licence page; this app does not carry the ladder.
The other questions
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- Minnesota wild turkey hunting report
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