Reserved youth turkey season hunts will be offered for both youth season days, April 19 and 20, at 27 DNR properties.

The hunts will be offered at Atterbury, Crosley, Glendale, Goose Pond, Hovey Lake, Jasper-Pulaski, Sugar Ridge, Kankakee, Kingsbury, LaSalle, Pigeon River, Tri-County, Minnehaha, Fairbanks Landing, Hillenbrand, Chinook, Winamac and Willow Slough FWAs, as well as Cagles Mill, Hardy, Monroe, Patoka, Salamonie, Brookville, Roush and Mississinewa lakes.

Each property will hold local early registrations and drawings at the property for the half-day hunts. Hunts will run one-half hour before sunrise until noon at properties in the Central Time Zone, and one-half hour before sunrise until 1 p.m. on properties in the Eastern Time Zone. Hunters should sign up for Fairbanks Landing, Chinook and Hillenbrand hunts at Minnehaha FWA.

A youth hunter may be drawn for either or both hunt days, depending on the number of applicants. Youth hunters, or an adult representing them, can register in person at the property they wish to hunt from March 10 - 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The drawing will be held March 24. All applicants will be notified of drawing results by mail.

Youth hunters that are selected for the hunt may check in at any time each day during legal hunting hours for that property. Properties that do not fill their quotas during the early registration may fill remaining  spots through a drawing each morning on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Properties will not have a daily no-show drawing because selected youth hunters can show up at any time during the morning hunts. Hunters interested in possible unfilled quotas at a property should contact individual properties for more information prior to showing up on the opening morning of the youth season.  

During youth wild turkey season, hunters 15 years old or younger can take a bearded or male wild turkey. The youth must be accompanied by an adult of at least 18 years of age.

The youth hunter may use any legal shotgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow. The adult accompanying the youth hunter must not possess a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow while in the field, and does not need to possess a turkey hunting license. A youth hunter may take only one bearded or male wild turkey during all spring seasons. The youth must be properly licensed to take a wild turkey and comply with all tagging and check-in requirements.