Archery only Turkey season

[dan ferguson]

Nebraska has an archery only season before the shotguns start, March25 until April 12 then we can keep hunting until May18 Is this how most states are? Permits unlimited.

[varmint]

I know SC isn't that way.

Ours runs from March 15-May 1 in the Lowcountry,with the Upstate folks getting chinced somewhat going from April 1-May 1.We all get 5 tags tho.

This is actually the first I've heard of an early archery only turkey season...............definately like the idea tho.

[Rick_H]

CA has archery only after the gun season.

[chesapeakeblend]

Not that way here in Maryland but I sure do like the idea!

[Jeremy]

In the Spring there's just the main season in CT.

In the Fall the bow turkey season runs from Sep15-Nov18 and then again from Dec24-Dec31 on state and private lands.
BUT      
On state bowhunting only lands the season runs from Sep15-Dec31.
Along the shoreline there's also a Jan1-31 season for bow on private land.

The Fall firearm season just runs from Oct4-31

[Angus]

Not in the world's largest outdoor insane asylum (CA).  but then again, we're not allowed to have kangaroo skin products either.

[bretto]

Kansas lets bowhunters start a little early April 1st thru the 8th same time as the Youth season. Two bearded birds per hunter in the spring in unit 2 ( eastern half of the state ) Won't be long!! Regular season April 9th to May 31st.

[whitebuffalo]

not here

[blaster]

Man, I wish!! Here in WI we have to pick a 5 day season a few months before and hope for the best. You do have the option of buying another tag for another season if they have more tags available. I really wish archers had a longer season. 5 days works OK for the gunners but it's tough with a bow especially if you can't take off work or the weather sucks!!

[rybohunter]

Our season is a month long, no separate bow. Not really needed IMO.

[ArkyBob]

I wish we had a seperate early season for turkey like Nebraska does.  I've bow hunted there a couple of times and have some buddies that bow hunt every year.  The birds have not been pressured yet and we've had pretty good success hunting on public grounds almost exclusively.  Our season here starts Apr. 12 and runs for three weeks with a 2 gobbler limit.  We do have a long fall-winter bow season for turkeys Oct 1-Feb 28

[hickstick]

Mass doesn't have separate archery and shotgun turkey either.  one spring season 4_28 thru 5_24,
fall season one week 10_27 tru 11_1.

Bag limit: (A) 2 bearded birds in spring season ( per day) with NO fall bird allowed, OR (B) bearded bird in spring season,and bird of either sex in fall season.  (two bird max all year)

[Taiga Recurve]

Not here in ND.
 And get this, our turkey tags are on a lottery system. We have to apply for them and only if you are lucky enough do you get drawn. If you do not get drawn you get a preference point for the next year which means your name gets thrown in the lottery twice. I was not lucky enough to get drawn in ND this year so I will be heading down to NE this year to hunt with my brother on the April 12th weekend. The 14th of April is my birthday so hopefully they will give me the good spots that weekend. I will be the only archer in our group.

[KILLER B]

Not in TN march 29 is the start date not sure when it ends but there is a 5 bird limit.  Unless you have drawn special quota hunt wich may qualify as a bonus bird.

[vermonster13]

In Vermont the spring season is for everything. In the fall, depending on zone, archery gets up to three weeks before they allow shotgun/bow for a week or two.

[Mrs Stickman]

IA gun/bow combo is a choice of 1 of the 4 seasons that run between April 14-May 18th (3 of them are just a couple days long).  Bow only season runs from April 14-May 18 with no break.

Good deal for us bow hunters.

[dan ferguson]

Anyone ever wanted to try NE with there bow for turkey from out of state???

[Bowferd]

Great post Dan.
Drove the old 1 ton out to the acreage last Thursday to pick up some tools needed in town.
Pulled in the driveway to the property and lo and behold, 6 hens moving from the small cornfield toward the creek in front of my building, 50 yards from the road. They scurried to get out of my way and headed for the treeline close to the creek and then just turned and watched me as I got out of the pickup and entered the building. I have a good feeling about the morning of the 25th.

[Steve O]

Dan,

I am going to be in Kansas April 1st for their archery only season.  Shotgun starts after the 10 days bow season.

The farm I hunt is literally accross the street from Nebraska; what is the scoop on your turkeys for NRs?

[smilinicon]

Indiana has a fall archery-only turkey season.