North Carolina · Wild turkey

Turkey season in North Carolina.

North Carolina is Eastern-subspecies country, with peak breeding clustered in early-to-mid April. The Coastal Plain breeds about a week earlier than the Mountains, but unlike the deer rut variation in NC, turkey timing varies less because photoperiod dominates over genetics for spring birds.

Subspecies: Eastern

Zone

Statewide

Subspecies

Eastern

Season note

North Carolina's spring turkey season typically opens early-to-mid April, with the youth weekend the week prior. The season catches peak breeding through the post-breed gobbling window.

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

Source

Data sourced from NCWRC wild turkey program reports.

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