Alabama Turkey Season 2026
Alabama turkey season dates start with Mar 21-22, 2026. The table below keeps every listed turkey row together with zones and notes where available.
Quick answer
Alabama's listed 2026 spring turkey season runs Mar 25-May 8, 2026.
Special Youth Hunt Wild Turkey opens Mar 21, 2026 and closes Mar 22, 2026.
Special Youth Hunt Wild Turkey opens Mar 21, 2026 and closes Mar 22, 2026.
The tables below keep the rest of the listed seasons together by species, with source links back to Alabama DCNR.
Turkey
22 listed rowsWild Turkey
Fall
Nov 15-23, 2025
No Decoys Allowed. Counties: Clarke, Clay, Covington, Monroe, Randolph, and Talladega.
Zone: Zone 3
Wild Turkey
Fall Season
Nov 15-23, 2025
NO Decoys Allowed. Counties: Clarke, Clay, Covington, Monroe, Randolph, and Talladega.
Zone: Zone 3
Wild Turkey
Fall
Dec 13-28, 2025
No Decoys Allowed. Counties: Clarke, Clay, Covington, Monroe, Randolph, and Talladega.
Zone: Zone 3
Wild Turkey
Fall Season
Dec 13-28, 2025
NO Decoys Allowed. Counties: Clarke, Clay, Covington, Monroe, Randolph, and Talladega.
Zone: Zone 3
Wild Turkey
Special Youth Hunt
Mar 21-22, 2026
Decoys Allowed. Counties: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Crenshaw, Cullman (except north of Lewis Smith Lake and north of Cullman County Road 437 and west of Interstate 65), Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Russell, St. Clair, Shelby, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, and Wilcox.
Zone: Zone 1
Wild Turkey
Special Youth Hunt
Mar 21-22, 2026
Decoys Allowed. Counties: Clarke, Clay, Covington, Monroe, Randolph, and Talladega.
Zone: Zone 3
Wild Turkey
Special Disabled Hunt
Mar 24-24, 2026
Decoys Allowed. Counties: Clarke, Clay, Covington, Monroe, Randolph, and Talladega.
Zone: Zone 3
Wild Turkey
Special Disabled Hunt
Mar 24-24, 2026
Decoys Allowed. Counties: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Crenshaw, Cullman (except north of Lewis Smith Lake and north of Cullman County Road 437 and west of Interstate 65), Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Russell, St. Clair, Shelby, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, and Wilcox.
Zone: Zone 1
Wild Turkey
Spring
Mar 25-May 8, 2026
Decoys Allowed April 4 - May 8. Counties: Clarke, Clay, Covington, Monroe, Randolph, and Talladega.
Zone: Zone 3
Wild Turkey
Spring
Mar 25-May 8, 2026
Decoys Allowed April 4 - May 8. Counties: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Crenshaw, Cullman (except north of Lewis Smith Lake and north of Cullman County Road 437 and west of Interstate 65), Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Russell, St. Clair, Shelby, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, and Wilcox.
Zone: Zone 1
Wild Turkey
Spring Season
Mar 25-May 8, 2026
Decoys Allowed April 4 - May 8. Counties: Clarke, Clay, Covington, Monroe, Randolph, and Talladega.
Zone: Zone 3
Wild Turkey
Spring Season
Mar 25-May 8, 2026
Decoys Allowed April 4 - May 8. Counties: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Crenshaw, Cullman (except north of Lewis Smith Lake and north of Cullman County Road 437 and west of Interstate 65), Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Russell, St. Clair, Shelby, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, and Wilcox.
Zone: Zone 1
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Wild Turkey
Special Youth Hunt
Mar 28-29, 2026
Decoys Allowed. Counties: Colbert, Cullman (north of Lewis Smith Lake and north of Cullman County Road 437 and west of Interstate 65), Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, and Winston.
Zone: Zone 2
Wild Turkey
Special Youth Hunt
Mar 28-28, 2026
Daylight to 1 p.m.; Decoys Allowed. Talladega, Shoal Creek, Oakmulgee, Tuskegee and Conecuh Ranger Districts and WMAs that allow turkey hunting.
Zone: WMA - Remainder of National Forest Districts and other WMAs
Wild Turkey
Special Disabled Hunt
Mar 31-31, 2026
Decoys Allowed. Counties: Colbert, Cullman (north of Lewis Smith Lake and north of Cullman County Road 437 and west of Interstate 65), Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, and Winston.
Zone: Zone 2
Wild Turkey
Special Disabled Hunt
Mar 31-31, 2026
Daylight to 1 p.m.; Decoys Allowed. Talladega, Shoal Creek, Oakmulgee, Tuskegee and Conecuh Ranger Districts and WMAs that allow turkey hunting.
Zone: WMA - Remainder of National Forest Districts and other WMAs
Wild Turkey
Spring
Apr 1-May 8, 2026
Decoys Allowed April 11 - May 8. Counties: Colbert, Cullman (north of Lewis Smith Lake and north of Cullman County Road 437 and west of Interstate 65), Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, and Winston.
Zone: Zone 2
Wild Turkey
Spring
Apr 1-May 8, 2026
Daylight to 1 p.m.; Decoys Allowed April 4 - May 8. Talladega, Shoal Creek, Oakmulgee, Tuskegee and Conecuh Ranger Districts and WMAs that allow turkey hunting.
Zone: WMA - Remainder of National Forest Districts and other WMAs
Wild Turkey
Spring Season
Apr 1-May 8, 2026
Decoys Allowed April 11 - May 8. Counties: Colbert, Cullman (north of Lewis Smith Lake and north of Cullman County Road 437 and west of Interstate 65), Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, and Winston.
Zone: Zone 2
Wild Turkey
Special Youth Hunt
Apr 4-4, 2026
Daylight to 1 p.m.; Decoys Allowed. Bankhead Ranger District; WMAs - Lauderdale, Freedom Hills, Black Warrior, Coon Gulf, Riverton CHA and Martin CHA.
Zone: WMA - Bankhead Ranger District and associated WMAs
Wild Turkey
Special Disabled Hunt
Apr 7-7, 2026
Daylight to 1 p.m.; Decoys Allowed. Bankhead Ranger District; WMAs - Lauderdale, Freedom Hills, Black Warrior, Coon Gulf, Riverton CHA and Martin CHA.
Zone: WMA - Bankhead Ranger District and associated WMAs
Wild Turkey
Spring
Apr 8-May 8, 2026
Daylight to 1 p.m.; Decoys Allowed April 11 - May 8. Bankhead Ranger District; WMAs - Lauderdale, Freedom Hills, Black Warrior, Coon Gulf, Riverton CHA and Martin CHA.
Zone: WMA - Bankhead Ranger District and associated WMAs