Leftover Turkey Harvest Permits Available March 19

Bonus turkey harvest authorizations (previously known as leftover permits) will go on sale the week of March 19 with each zone having a designated sales date. Bonus harvest authorizations can be purchased online through GoWild.Wi.Gov and at all license agents. Sales start at 10 am and run until midnight each day. The date for our Zone 2 is March 20. Bonus harvest authorizations cost $10 for residents and $15 for non-residents. All spring turkey hunters are required to purchase a spring turkey license and 2018 Wild Turkey Stamp, unless they are a 2018 Conservation Patron License holder. There are 106,078 spring turkey bonus harvest authorizations for sale in six of the seven turkey management zones. After zone-specific sales, all remaining turkey harvest authorizations will be made available for purchase Saturday, March 24 at 10 am. The 2018 spring turkey season will run from April 18 through May 29, with six seven-day periods running Wednesday through the following Tuesday. For more information regarding turkey hunting in Wisconsin, search the DNR website, dnr.wi.gov, for keyword “turkey.”