Iowa Turkey T4-S1 — Zone 4

Zone 4 season 1 nonresident spring turkey, combination gun/bow · Zone 4

What you may take
Zone 4 season 1 nonresident spring turkey, combination gun/bow (bearded-or-male)
Weapon
Rifle
Where
Zone 4
3% public of 10,618,179 acres
Season (2026)
Apr 13–16, 2026
Nonresident tags (2023)
262
for 206 first-choice applicants

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Odds by point level — 2023 draw · 2026 draw pending — showing 2023 odds

Undersubscribed: 206 of 262 tags claimed by first-choice nonresident applicants in 2023. Everyone who applied drew and the rest went to the leftover draw — the 100% reflects low demand, not a great tag. A code like this can flip the year demand catches up.

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. 262 tags, 206 first-choice applicants. Source: 2024 Nonresident Spring Turkey... · p. 1.

Points Your chance Applicants Drawn
0–10 100% same chance at every one of these levels

Fewer applicants than tags. Iowa Department of Natural Resources publishes no per-level applicant counts for this hunt. How we compute these.

What it costs (2026 nonresident fees)

Cash to apply
$265
Out of pocket if unsuccessful
$0
Total if drawn
$265
Refunded if unsuccessful
$265

At the 2023 odds, expected cost per hunt-year ranges from $265 (enough points to draw) .

Nonresident annual hunting license (18 and older) · paid at application, refundable $131 source
Wildlife habitat fee · paid at application, refundable $15 source
Preference point (deer or turkey) · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $60.50 source
Nonresident spring turkey license · paid at application, refundable $119 source

Not applying this year? A point-only purchase costs $60.50 and adds a point for next year's draw.

Next application window: opens Jan 1, closes Jan 25, 2027 (expected) · results ~February 7. Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.

Point creep & years to draw

Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.

Seasons (2026)

Split 1: Apr 13–16, 2026 p. 1

Year by year

The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Applicants per tag Points needed Source
2026 262 2026 Nonresident Spring Turkey... · p. 1
2025 262 419 1.6 2026 Nonresident Spring Turkey... · p. 1
2024 262 297 1.1 2025 Nonresident Spring Turkey... · p. 1
2023 262 206 0.8 2024 Nonresident Spring Turkey... · p. 1
2022 262 254 1.0 2023 Nonresident Spring Turkey... · p. 1
2021 262 172 0.7 2022 Nonresident Spring Turkey... · p. 1

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How to read these numbers

Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.

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This page is informational only. Draw rules, quotas, fees, and deadlines are set by the state agency and change by commission action — confirm everything on the agency's own site before you apply, and apply through the agency, not here. We disclaim all liability for reliance on this page.