Arizona Turkey Hunting 2025

Arizona has three different species of turkey available to hunt – Merriam’s, Rio Grande, and Gould’s. Merriam’s are the most prominent among the three, but it is the Gould’s turkey that gets most of the spotlight and often takes 20+ bonus points for residents to draw in the max point draw. The main reason for this phenomenon is that Arizona is the only state in the U.S. that currently has a state draw for Gould’s turkey. New Mexico has two special permits that are issued through a raffle and an auction, but they are not state draw permits. The only other option to hunt the Gould’s turkey is by purchasing a hunt in Mexico, which typically costs between $3,500 and $5,000 for the hunt itself, not including travel and transport of the turkey back to the U.S.

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There are a total of nine different units that have a spring hunt, totaling 21 different Gould’s turkey hunts to apply for as a non-resident. Units 29 and 30A are combined for a single hunting area. Each one of these hunt areas has two spring hunts conducted in May, with the exception of units 33, 34A, and 35A, which has an additional hunt. All of the hunts have overlapping dates in the last part of the season. Arizona added another archery-only hunt in the southeastern portion of unit 33 that will have two tags and will be eligible for non-residents to apply for this year. This is the last hunt in this area in the last three weeks of May. Arizona is very conservative when it comes to tag allocation for Gould’s turkey tags, which ranges from 1 to 14 per hunt, depending on the unit. These hunts take between 16 and 25 points for residents to draw out in the bonus draw, but there are always random tags available. Currently, only unit 34B is off limits to non-residents as there is only one tag issued for this hunt. Non-residents are limited to no more than one tag in any unit that has 19 tags or less. Currently, there is not an option for a non-resident to draw in the bonus draw for any Gould’s tags.

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For all season dates, tag numbers, and a complete list of hunts available, look in the 2026 Spring Turkey, Javelina, Bison, and Bear Hunt Draw Information booklet. If you have any questions regarding available hunts for Gould’s turkey in Arizona or Mexico, you can always call us.

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Application Dates for Turkey in Arizona

The deadline to apply for Turkey is 11:59 P.M. (MT) on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.

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