Iowa Turkey TML — TML
Statewide nonresident spring turkey, muzzleloading shotgun only (hunter declares one zone and season)
- What you may take
- Statewide nonresident spring turkey, muzzleloading shotgun only (hunter declares one zone and season) (bearded-or-male)
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Where
- 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Season (2026)
- Apr 13 – May 17, 2026
- Nonresident tags (2025)
- 150
- for 95 first-choice applicants
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Odds by point level — 2025 draw · 2026 draw pending — showing 2025 odds
Undersubscribed: 95 of 150 tags claimed by first-choice nonresident applicants in 2025. 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. 150 tags, 95 first-choice applicants. Source: 2026 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)
At the 2025 odds, expected cost per hunt-year ranges from $265 (enough points to draw) .
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)
Year by year
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 150 | — | — | — | 2026 Nonresident Spring Turkey... · p. 1 |
| 2025 | 150 | 95 | 0.6 | — | 2026 Nonresident Spring Turkey... · p. 1 |
| 2024 | 150 | 54 | 0.4 | — | 2025 Nonresident Spring Turkey... · p. 1 |
| 2023 | 150 | 31 | 0.2 | — | 2024 Nonresident Spring Turkey... · p. 1 |
| 2022 | 150 | 12 | 0.1 | — | 2023 Nonresident Spring Turkey... · p. 1 |
| 2021 | 150 | 20 | 0.1 | — | 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.