New Mexico Turkey Season 2026
New Mexico turkey season dates start with Sep 1-30, 2026. The table below keeps every listed turkey row together with zones and notes where available.
Quick answer
New Mexico's listed 2026 turkey season runs Sep 1-30, 2026.
Fall Bow Wild Turkey opens Sep 1, 2026 and closes Sep 30, 2026.
Fall Firearm OTC Turkey opens Nov 1, 2026 and closes Nov 30, 2026.
The tables below keep the rest of the listed seasons together by species, with source links back to New Mexico NMDGF.
Turkey
Gould's Turkey
Spring Draw Once-in-Lifetime
May 1-30, 2026
Hunt code TUR-1-106; once-in-a-lifetime; 4 licenses
Zone: Units 26 & 27
Gould's Turkey
Draw - Spring Once-in-a-Lifetime
May 1-30, 2026
Once-in-a-lifetime Gould's turkey hunt; TUR-1-106; 4 permits
Zone: Units 26 & 27
Turkey
Spring Youth Only OTC
Apr 10-12, 2026
Early youth-only turkey hunt; draw-permit areas not open for youth-only spring OTC holders
Zone: Statewide open units
Turkey
Draw - Spring
Apr 15-May 15, 2026
Draw permits required; various hunt codes per area; Unit 6B Apr. 15-30; Units 26 & 27 Gould's Turkey May 1-30
Zone: Units 2B, 2C (Carson NF), 2A east area, Unit 8, Unit 9 Marquez/LBar WMA, Units 55A Valle Vidal
Turkey
Spring OTC
Apr 15-May 15, 2026
Statewide except specified closed areas including Units 6B, 8, 19, 25-28, 30, 31 and certain WMAs
Zone: Statewide (with closed areas)
Turkey
Fall Archery OTC
Sep 1-30, 2026
Bow only fall turkey season; closed areas include Units 6B, 8, 14, 18, 19, 25-28, 30, 31, 33, 38, 49, 50, 53 and certain WMAs
Zone: Statewide (with closed areas)
Turkey
Fall Firearm OTC
Nov 1-30, 2026
Shotgun, bow or crossbow fall turkey season; same closed areas as bow season
Zone: Statewide (with closed areas)
Wild Turkey
Youth Spring OTC
Apr 10-12, 2026
Early youth-only spring hunt; draw-permit areas not open
Zone: Statewide open units
Wild Turkey
Spring OTC
Apr 15-May 15, 2026
Closed areas include Units 6B, 8, 19, 25-28, 30, 31 and certain WMAs; shotgun, bow or crossbow
Zone: Statewide open areas
Wild Turkey
Spring Draw
Apr 15-May 15, 2026
Draw permits required; must purchase OTC turkey license; various units and bag limits; 165 total permits across units
Zone: Units 2B & 2C Carson NF; Unit 2A; Unit 6B; Unit 8; Unit 9; Valle Vidal
Wild Turkey
Fall Bow
Sep 1-30, 2026
Bow only; closed areas include Units 6B, 8, 14, 18, 19, 25-28, 30, 31, 33, 38, 49, 50, 53 and certain WMAs
Zone: Statewide (excluding closed areas)
Wild Turkey
Fall Firearm
Nov 1-30, 2026
Shotgun, bow or crossbow; same closed areas as fall bow season
Zone: Statewide (excluding closed areas)