Looks like a spring tom with the Longbow is out of the question! I got a tag and my 14 year old son didn't, what a bummer! Now, I gotta get in line for the remainder 3900 for zone 2 and TRY and get him a tag so he can hunt the youth hunt and the last period... or I transfer mine to him again and he uses mine. Ugghhh....

Did you put in as a group?  If so he should have gotten one unless his application was filled out wrong. It's worth the call to DNR to check things out.

No, didn't really know about the group thing Bruce! I'm bumming now!

Have they posted the unsold tag quantities? I'm curious which seasons are available for Units 1 and 3.

Jason, there are tags for the last 3 hunts for zone 1 and 3, a lot as a matter of a fact for the last 2 weeks, 20,000 or so for each...

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/cs/springturkey/

Thanks, Joe. I see there are only 206 available tags for third season in unit 1. I know where I'll be when they go on sale.  

Yeah, me too! I don't think the last 2 season in zone 1 even sold out last spring! I wish zone 2 was like that, I have no idea where to hunt in Zone 1...

Man I'd really be bummed if I couldn't hunt turkey's in my home state every year!

Gotta be terrible not knowing weather you can or can't for a while...only to get worse when you don't draw! That would kill me!!

Is the population low or is that just the way it's always been in WI.???

Curt, there is talk of changing it soon, everyone that applies for a tag will receive one, kinda OTC if you will! Our Turkey population is very strong in my eyes, they are everywhere! I'm just glad I can transfer my tag to my son so he can hunt if all else fails. We do have left over tags for the later season hunts, just not to many in my zone where I hunt on state land! I need to find and scout some land on the west side of the state in zone 1 for more options!

I've never heard of this for a resident.  If the population is strong then it shouldn't be a problem.  This usually happens to the nonresidents, very unusual.

Right  now... we have 6 seasons, each season starts on a wednesday and goes to the sunday, then, monday and tuesday are no hunting days, then wednesday - sunday as so on... I love the season break up but just the lottery drawing sucks!

It's meant to even out hunting pressure to help insure quality hunt.  Has worked well in my opinion.  Turkey's have taken a hit where I hunt in central Wi. Last couple of winters have been really bad with corresponding bad nesting weather. We've also had an increasing Fisher population that I think take out many eggs. I've applied and got a permit ever since the 1st drawing in 1984 but often don't get 1st choice of period,

When folks apply, they get to state their preference for time period.   Most folks ask for the first or second season and those are filled quickly.  However, applicants can also select up to four other seasons in which they would take a tag.  People who say they will take a tag in one of these other seasons almost always get a tag.  And, as Joe pointed out, there are thousands of tags available for the last two seasons.  It's not a matter of not getting a tag, it just may not be in the time period one most wants.

where you find if you got a tag or not i usually just wait to get the card in the mail never have not gotten a tag just wondering where i can look it up and see

Jesse, you need to go to the DNR website, online sales, type in your info, clink on available license, then spring turkey.... or your you can call Madison and they will check for you...

https://jc.activeoutdoorsolutions.com/wi_public/goHome.do

608 266 2621

Jesse, you need to go to the DNR website, online sales, type in your info, clink on available license, then spring turkey.... or your you can call Madison and they will check for you...

https://jc.activeoutdoorsolutions.com/wi_public/goHome.do

608 266 2621

Seriously BH Fool, our DNR is so f'ed up. Both my son and I didn't get a permit for zone 1. I think I had season 2 as my #1 pref and he had season 3 as his #1 pref. I didn't check my other son as I didn't have his dnr number handy.

Let's see, ruin our deer herd and promote an over population of turkeys - brilliant.

Looks like I'll be settling for the 4th season bonus tag.

Tim

OK - Ignore my last post - lmao!

BH Fool - I just did the "online chat" function on the DNR website and she said the results were not posted online yet - even though online it said "no" by the "permit issued" section.

Both myself and my 2 sons got the time zones we requested.

Tim

What section do you find the turkey tags under to see if you drew?

Tim

Boy that's confusing!  Just checked mine and it said "No" by the "permit issued" section.  Hope they told your right Tim!