This year for the first time, youth age 17 and younger can hunt the entire Minnesota spring turkey season or until they harvest a turkey and they can choose any location open to turkey hunting.
Youth age 13-17 need to obtain a license for a fee of $5. Youth age 12 and younger need to obtain a free license. License vendors will add a $1 issuing fee.
Spring wild turkey season begins Wednesday, April 16 and runs through Thursday, May 29.
Licenses may be purchased from any DNR license agent, online at http://www.mndnr.gov/buyalicense or by telephone at 888-665-4236. People purchasing via internet or by telephone should allow seven to 10 days for the turkey license and attached site tag to arrive in the mail. All turkey hunters must have their license and tag in possession when hunting.
A $3.50 convenience fee will be charged for telephone purchases. An additional fee of 3 percent of the transaction amount plus $1.65 for mailing the license will be added to online purhases.
Additional information about the spring turkey hunting season is available on the DNR website at http://www.mndnr.gov/hunting/turkey.
