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 |
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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 |
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Eastern Washington |
Sept. 14-15 (Youth Only) |
3 cocks only |
6 cocks only |
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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 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Cock Birds Only) | November 2 | January 4 | ||
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Hillcrest WMA – Cock Birds Only) | November 9 | December 7 |
Pheasant Hunting
| 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
The number of roosters heard crowing during the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 2024 spring pheasant crowing count survey was up 37% statewide from last year.
“This is really good news but expected, considering we had such great production last year and the mild winter we had certainly wasn’t hard on birds,” said RJ Gross, Department upland game management biologist.
The primary regions holding pheasants showed 28.8 crows per stop in the southwest, up from 19.5 in 2023; 21.5 crows per stop in the northwest, up from 16.6; and 16 crows per stop in the southeast, up from 12.8. The count in the northeast, which is not a primary region for pheasants, was 5 crows per stop, up from 3.3 last year.
Barring untimely heavy rains, cool weather or hail, Gross expects more good news as the peak of the pheasant hatch is upon us.
“The residual cover this year was great … with timely rains, the habitat for nesting looks great,” Gross said. “We should be setting up for a good fall.”
Pheasant crowing counts are conducted each spring throughout North Dakota. Observers drive specified 20-mile routes, stopping at predetermined intervals, and counting the number of pheasant roosters heard crowing over a 2-minute period.
The number of pheasant crows heard are compared to previous years’ data, providing a trend summary.
November 11 through January 31
Quail is closed on all public lands west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Quail: six per day.
Pheasant: no daily or seasonal bag limit.
Pheasant, quail, and partridge: Oct. 26, 2024–Jan. 31, 2025
Prairie Grouse: Sept. 1, 2024–Jan. 31, 2025
*special permit required east of U.S. 81
Youth pheasant, quail and partridge: Oct. 19–20, 2024