California · Wild turkey
Turkey season in California.
California's wild turkey population is dominated by Rio Grande subspecies, established through transplants and now thriving across the Coast Range, Sierra foothills, and parts of the Central Valley. Peak breeding lands in late March to mid-April. CDFW's general season opens late March to capture the most call-responsive window.
Zone
Coastal Range & Sierra Foothills
Subspecies
Rio Grande
Season note
California's general spring season typically opens late March, capturing peak gobbling and the start of peak breeding for Rio Grande populations across the Coast Range and Sierra foothills.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife →Source
Data sourced from California Department of Fish and Wildlife upland game program reports.
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