Turkey Tagging Information (2025-2026)
Prior to hunting turkey, all turkey hunters, regardless of age or license status, must obtain either carcass or electronic turkey tags for the current season. Tags must be in possession when hunting turkey.
Turkey tags may only be used by the hunter to whom the tag was issued.
- Hunters who allow their turkey tags to be used by another person, or who use tags issued to another person, are in violation of this Rule and are subject to fines and other administrative penalties, including, but not limited to, the automatic forfeiture of any remaining turkey tags for the season for which they are issued.
PROCESS FOR TAGGING TURKEY
- Immediately upon harvesting a turkey, the hunter must tag the turkey with the appropriate carcass or electronic tag before it is moved from the kill site.
- The hunter must record the date of kill on the corresponding tag number on the harvest report card portion of the turkey tag license or report this information electronically.
- The hunter must record the date and parish of kill on the carcass tag or report this information electronically.
- The tag must remain attached to the turkey while kept at camp, or while it is transported to the domicile of the hunter or to a cold storage facility. Hunters who keep the carcass or meat at camp must also comply with the resident game possession tag regulations regulations (see Possession Tags on page 72).
- Within 72 hours the hunter must validate the harvest. Hunters may validate turkey by utilizing text-to-tag, tagging through the LDWF web portal or by calling the validation toll free number, 225-267-9998 or using the validation website: LouisianaOutdoors.com.
REPLACEMENT OF LOST TAGS
Duplicate tags are available to replace lost tags. Tags can be reprinted online at LouisianaOutdoors.com at no cost. Hunters that have harvested turkey prior to losing their remaining tags must remove and discard the duplicate tags to account for the original tags that have been used and validated. Hunters must record these validated turkey on the duplicate turkey tag license.
For more information on Turkey Tags click HERE.