(WNFL) – The 2016 spring turkey permit drawing has ended, and 131,402 successful applicants will receive spring wild turkey permits. A total of 240,768 permits have been made available for the spring 2016 turkey season.
Postcard notifications have been mailed to successful applicants – hunters can also monitor permit status online through the Department of Natural Resources Online Licensing Center or via the DNR Customer Call Center from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, at 1-888-WDNRINFo (1-888-936-7463).
Leftover spring turkey permits go on sale starting March 21 with Zone 1
The 109,367 leftover permits for the 2016 spring turkey hunting season will be first issued for sale by zone, one zone per day. Each zone will have a designated sales date and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Extra turkey tags can be purchased at a rate of one per day until the zone and time period sells out or the season closes.
Scheduled sales dates for zones have leftover permits, and are as follows: Zone 1 – Monday, March 21; Zone 2 – Tuesday, March 22; Zone 3 – Wednesday, March 23; Zone 4 – Thursday, March 24; and Zones 5, 6 and 7 – Friday, March 25 (due to the low number of permits left in these units, sales have been combined into one day).
After zone-only sales days, all remaining turkey tags will be made available for purchase Saturday, March 26.
– Information provided by the DNR
