Pheasant Regulations
License Requirements
Residents & Nonresidents: A hunting license (see Licenses & Permits) or proof of exemption.
Any nonresident hunting game birds on a WMA (this includes any GMA, PHA, WRP, WDU, or WMU), must possess a game bird permit.
Dates & Open Areas
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.
Daily Limit
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.
Identification
Evidence of sex (head or one foot) must remain on the bird until it has reached its final destination.
Legal Means of Taking
Shotgun (conventional or muzzleloading), archery equipment, legal raptors, hand-propelled missile, slingshot and as otherwise provided under General Hunting Regulations.
Public Lands
Seasons on public lands may vary from statewide seasons. Consult public hunting lands special regulations.
Shooting Hours
Official sunrise to official sunset.
