Fall 2008 Wild Turkey Season Dates

To receive a permit to hunt wild turkeys in Wisconsin, you must apply by application process. The application deadline for the fall 2008 season is August 1, 2008. Applications cost $3 and are available at any DNR Service Center, Licensing Agent, or by applying online. Successful applicants will be notified via mail by late-August.

The 2008 Fall turkey hunting season will run from September 13 - November 20.

Reminder: Hunters are reminded that beginning this fall the number of turkey hunting zones has been reduced to seven large zones instead of the previous 46 zones structure. Please refer to the 2008 Fall Turkey Hunting Regulations and/or zone map links on the Wild Turkey website for the new 7-Zone Consolidation Map.

Hunters should note that fall second turkey permits will not be issued through the lottery drawing. In the past, if the number of fall turkey permits exceeded the number of applications for a specific zone, all remaining permits were issued through the lottery drawing. Turkey permits remaining after the initial drawing will go on sale beginning at noon on Saturday, September 6th. The permits will be available at any license sales location, over the phone, or online. The fee for leftover permits will be $10 for residents, and $15 for nonresidents. All hunters will also be required to pay the fall turkey license and stamp fee, unless they have previously purchased the license or stamp, or are a 2008 Conservation Patron license holder. Residents and nonresidents will have equal opportunity to purchase leftover permits. Purchasing these permits will not affect your preference status for future fall turkey permit drawings. Purchases are limited to one permit per day until each zone is sold out.

Please note: The fall turkey regulations pamphlet does not include information on a new rule allowing the use of dogs to hunt wild turkey. Effective October 1, 2007, for the 2007, 2008, and 2009 Fall turkey hunting seasons only, hunters with a valid turkey permit and license may use dogs to hunt wild turkey IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ONLY: Crawford, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Sauk, Vernon, and Wood Counties. Hunters should take note of this important change.

For more information on this topic, send mail to: Assistant Upland Ecologist

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