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.

Subspecies: Rio Grande · Merriam's · Eastern

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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