Turkey Hunting


South Dakota has seen a resurgence of turkey in the area in the last few decades. There is spring and fall turkey hunting seasons to both resident and nonresidents. Turkey can be found throughout the state.

Turkey Hunting Season & Location

The spring season typically runs through the second Saturday in April and runs through the 3rd Sunday in in May. The fall season typically runs from the beginning of October until the end of January. There are both archery and firearm season offerings however there is no archery season in the fall.

Turkey can be found all throughout the state. Many lodges offer turkey hunting guides so check out one of the many lodges below to see if they offer that!

Applying for a License

Like all big game hunting in the state you must apply for a license. The licenses are issued in a lottery type system to help maintain the population. To learn more about the hunting dates and licensing information please check our South Dakota Hunting License page.


Hunting Lodges

Top Gun Hunting Ranch
Howard, SD - Eastern Region
Top Gun was planned, created, and developed to give you a genuine Dakota ringneck hunting experience. […]
Pheasant Acres Hunting Lodge
Menno, SD - Eastern Region
Pheasant Acres Hunting Lodge is a beautiful newly built facility. We have a huge pheasant population for our hunters. […]
Midwest Pheasant Farm
Mitchell, SD - Eastern Region
Ultimate shooting destination. […]
Absolutely Pheasants
Presho, SD - Central Region
Over 15,000 acres of rolling hills, CRP, corn, milo, cane, alfalfa and waist high grass fields make this a hunting paradise. […]
Granite Springs Hunting & Lodging
Alexandria, SD - Eastern Region
Granite Springs has roughly 10,000 acres roughly in which to hunt. This much terrain combined with the natural attributes of the pheasant allow each g […]
Anderson Outfitters
Huron, SD - Eastern Region
Mrph - B & B
Frederick, SD - Eastern Region
We have a private residence located in Frederick that houses up to 10 people. The house includes: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, full kitchen, BBQ/patio, fenced […]

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