| Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Pheasant Season - Youth and Mentored Only | 2025 | Season Dates Start: Sep 27, 2025 End: Oct 5, 2025 | |
| Pheasant Season - Resident Only | 2025 | Season Dates Start: Oct 11, 2025 End: Oct 13, 2025 | |
| Pheasant Season - Traditional | 2025 | Season Dates Start: Oct 18, 2025 End: Jan 31, 2026 |
MN 2025 seasons
| Season | Dates |
|---|---|
| Statewide | Oct. 11 - Jan. 4, 2026 |
| Vermillion Highlands | Dec. 15 - Jan. 4, 2026 |
9 a.m. to sunset (Sunrise and sunset data)
Daily | ||||||
| Dates | Limit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 11 - Nov. 30 | 2 roosters | |||||
| Dec. 1 - Jan. 4, 2026 | 3 roosters | |||||
Possession | ||||||
| Dates | Limit | |||||
| Oct. 11 - Nov. 30 | 6 roosters | |||||
| Dec. 1 - Jan. 4, 2026 | 9 roosters | |||||
| Species | Season | Hunting Units | Opens | Closes | Season Dates Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring-necked Pheasants | Regular (Male Pheasants Only) | Statewide | Tentative | |||
| Ring-necked Pheasants (Youth Season) | Youth | Statewide | Tentative |
Make sure to check with the official
state DNR / Game / Hunting authorities to confirm that no changes to the
seasons have taken place.
ND DNR Website
Pheasant
Open areas include Alfalfa, Beaver, Cimarron, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Kay, Major, Noble, Osage, Texas, Woods and Woodward counties; and the portions of Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Kingfisher and Logan counties north of State Highway 51.
Cocks only: Two cocks daily; four in possession after the first day.
Persons who hunt in two states having separate daily limits may not exceed the largest number of birds that can legally be taken in one of the states in which they take birds.
Oct. 26-Nov. 16; Sunday, Nov. 17; Nov. 18-23; Sunday, Nov. 24; Nov. 25-29; Dec. 16-24 and Dec. 26-Feb. 28, 2025
(2 daily, 6 possession)
Special season for eligible junior hunters, with or without required license, and all mentored hunters, regardless of age
Oct. 12-19
(2 daily, 6 possession)
Male and female pheasants may be taken in all WMUs. There is no open season for taking pheasants in Wild Pheasant Recovery Areas, except as authorized by executive order.
Pheasant *At the Samish release site pheasants will only be released during the youth and senior seasons. Please see the WDFW website (https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/locations/upland-bird) for alternative sites. |
Western Washington |
8am to 4pm Sept. 14-15 (Youth Only) |
2 either sex |
4 either sex |
8am to 4pm Sept. 16-20 (Hunters 65 Years or Older, Hunters with Disabilities) |
2 either sex |
10 either sex |
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Western Washington |
8am to 4pm |
2 either sex |
15 either sex |
|
Western Washington |
8am to 4pm Dec. 1-15 ONLY at Belfair, JBLM, Kosmos, Lincoln Creek, Scatter Creek, Skookumchuck, Green Diamond resource lands & Whidbey Island release sites |
2 either sex |
15 either sex |
|
Eastern Washington |
Sept. 14-15 (Youth Only) |
3 cocks only |
6 cocks only |
|
Sept. 16-20 (Hunters 65 Years or Older, Hunters with Disabilities) |
3 cocks only |
15 cocks only |
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Eastern Washington |
Oct. 19 - Jan. 20 |
3 cocks only |
15 cocks only |