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Turkey season in South Dakota and Nebraska

The Black Hills fall turkey season began Oct. 1 and runs until Jan. 31, 2008. Spring turkey season runs from early April through late May.
Spring turkey licenses are unlimited in number — each person may get one by application. Fall turkey licenses, if available, are limited in number and sold by lottery drawing. Hunters should either acquire and complete a paper application and mail it to the the Game, Fish & Parks license office on or before the indicated deadline, or apply online with a credit card.

Nebraska has everything fall turkey hunters can hope for. Good hunting spots with large and steadily increasing turkey populations and little competition are tough to find, but that’s exactly what awaits hunters.

Statewide fall turkey archery and shotgun hunting permits are available now.

Nebraska’s turkey population is excellent again this year.

Most turkey hunters participate only in the spring seasons, which they perceive as being higher quality hunts. In the spring, hunters are restricted to taking only tom turkeys and they have the chance to set up their decoys and call love-sick gobblers within shooting range.
Actually, fewer turkey hunters in the field during the October-December period reduces competition for birds and hunting spots and makes it a perfect time for those who have never hunted turkeys to learn the skills and techniques required to bag a bird.

Fall turkey permits are available over the counter at Commission offices in Alliance, Bassett, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Lincoln and the Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, as well as on the Commission’s Web site at www.OutdoorNebraska.org. Mailed applications should be sent to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, P.O. Box 30370, Lincoln, NE 68503.