INDIANA – The 2024 youth turkey season is April 20-21, and limits will be placed on the number of youth hunters allowed to hunt FWA properties on both days.
Youth hunters may apply March 18-28 for reserved youth turkey hunts on DNR properties during the youth turkey hunting season.
Youth spring turkey hunts on other properties:
There are also spring turkey reserved hunt opportunities for youth hunters currently accepting applications on our reserved hunts page.
Youth hunters can apply until March 17 for a spring turkey hunt at Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge or an Indiana Private Lands Access program property. These opportunities are available at https://on.IN.gov/reservedhunt.
The youth hunter must possess a valid license to take a wild turkey. The adult partner must have a turkey hunting license and game bird habitat stamp if participating in the hunt (i.e., calling turkeys) unless exempt from license requirements.
The youth hunter may take only one bearded or male wild turkey during spring, including the youth and regular spring turkey seasons. The youth must comply with all other turkey hunting regulations.
The youth hunter may use any legal shotgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow. The youth’s adult partner must not possess a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow while in the field, except for a handgun carried lawfully.
