Massachusetts Hunting Seasons
The NWTF Hunt Guide is your complete source for turkey season dates, application deadlines and other related hunting information across North America. As you plan your upcoming season, be sure to use the agency Web addresses and phone numbers to contact the folks who can best confirm the dates and laws of the places you plan to hunt. They can help you make the most of your trip. Have a great season.
If you're looking to track down gobblers outside of your own state, get a complete list of hunt guide information here.
Click here for a pdf version of the 2009 Fall Hunt Guide.
Members Only: If you are a NWTF member, click here for the members only hunt guide which has commentary from our regional wildlife biologists.
| Dates: | Fall: Zones 1 - 9; 13: Oct. 26 - Oct. 31 |
Hunter Ed.
Safety Req.: | Hunter education certification or previous hunting license, except ages 15 -17 |
| Bag Limit: | Annual limit: Either 2 bearded birds in spring (1 per day) or 1 bearded bird in spring and 1 bird of either sex in the fall |
| Legal Hours: | Fall hunting hours: half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset except as noted in WMA Regulation 10 (page 26 in Abstracts of the 2009 Massachusetts Fish & Wildlife Laws). www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/regulations/abstracts/hunt_fish_abstracts.pdf |
| Apply by: | Sept. 15 |
| Population: | 25,000 |
| Harvest: | 158 |
| Contact: | www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/recreation/hunting/turkey
or (508) 389-6300 |
| Poacher Hotline: | (800) 632-8075 |
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