West Virginia Turkey Season 2026
West Virginia turkey season dates start with Jan 8-11, 2026. The table below keeps every listed turkey row together with zones and notes where available.
Quick answer
West Virginia's listed 2026 spring turkey season runs Apr 18-19, 2026.
Mountaineer Heritage Season Wild Turkey opens Jan 8, 2026 and closes Jan 11, 2026.
Spring Gobbler Wild Turkey opens Apr 20, 2026 and closes May 24, 2026.
The tables below keep the rest of the listed seasons together by species, with source links back to West Virginia DNR.
Turkey
Wild Turkey
Fall Firearms/Archery - Split
Oct 11-Nov 2, 2025
Split season Oct 11-19 and Oct 27-Nov 2. Either sex turkey.
Zone: 14 counties: Brooke, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston, Taylor, Tyler, Wood
Wild Turkey
Fall Firearms/Archery - Split
Oct 11-Nov 16, 2025
Split season Oct 11-19 and Oct 27-Nov 16. Either sex turkey.
Zone: 15 counties: Berkeley, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker, Webster
Wild Turkey
Fall Split Season
Oct 11-Nov 2, 2025
Oct 11-19 and Oct 27-Nov 2; season limit 1 either-sex turkey
Zone: Brooke, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston, Taylor, Tyler, Wood
Wild Turkey
Fall Split Season Extended
Oct 11-Nov 16, 2025
Oct 11-19 and Oct 27-Nov 16; season limit 1 either-sex turkey
Zone: Berkeley, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker, Webster
Wild Turkey
Mountaineer Heritage Season
Jan 8-11, 2026
Either sex turkey. Only percussion sidelock/flintlock rifles, pistols, muzzleloader shotguns, longbows, recurve bows legal. Dogs legal during this season for turkey. No electronic calls, no bait.
Zone: Statewide
Wild Turkey
Youth Spring Gobbler
Apr 18-19, 2026
Only shotguns, bows or crossbows legal. Youth under 18. Class Q and Class XS not eligible.
Zone: Statewide
Wild Turkey
Spring Gobbler
Apr 20-May 24, 2026
Bearded only. Shooting hours 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1 p.m. No dogs, no electronic calls, no bait.
Zone: Statewide