Bonus turkey harvest authorizations available next week
Bonus turkey harvest authorizations available next week
Starting March 16, spring turkey bonus harvest authorizations go on sale for each of the seven spring turkey hunting zones.
Take a look at the Department of Natural Resources' turkey zone map and spring turkey bonus harvest authorization availability to see if harvest authorizations are available for the time period and turkey zone in which you want to hunt. There are 113,412 spring turkey bonus harvest authorizations for sale in all seven management zones.
If you visit the site between 9:45-10 a.m., you will be assigned a random number (there is no advantage to entering the site before 9:45 a.m.). Starting at 10 a.m., customers who enter the GoWild website will be added to the purchasing queue in the order of their arrival. Sales start at 10 a.m. and run until midnight each day.
The following zones have available bonus harvest authorizations, and their corresponding sales dates are as follows:
- Zone 1 - Monday, March 16
- Zone 2 - Tuesday, March 17
- Zone 3 - Wednesday, March 18
- Zone 4 - Thursday, March 19
- Zone 5 - Friday, March 20
- Zone 6 - Friday, March 20
- Zone 7 - Friday, March 20
Bonus harvest authorizations can be purchased online through gowild.wi.gov and at all license agents. Sales begin at 10 a.m. and run through midnight each day.
After zone-specific sales, all remaining turkey harvest authorizations will be made available for purchase at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 21.
Bonus harvest authorizations are $10 for residents and $15 for non-residents. Both residents and non-residents will have equal opportunity for purchase. Bonus turkey harvest authorizations can be purchased at a rate of one per day until the zone and time period is sold out or the season closes. Bonus harvest authorization purchases will not affect preference point status for future spring drawings.
If you intend to purchase the Conservation Patron license package this year, it is recommended you make your purchase before the turkey bonus sales event begins so you can proceed directly to the spring turkey sales catalog. The 2020-2021 Conservation Patron license, as well as all other fishing and hunting licenses are now on sale. Purchase online or at one of our license agents.
Spring turkey forecast available online
Upland staff believe turkeys entered into fall and winter in good condition, which should likely lead to good production this spring. Staff expect hunters will have lots of opportunities for hunting this spring, pending the severity of the remainder of the winter
weather.
The 2020 spring turkey hunting forecast includes more information about the upcoming season, including last year's success rates by period and zone and more statistics.