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Season November 23 to February 28

Delaware Pheasant Season 2026

Delaware's pheasant season runs November 23, 2026 to February 28, 2027.

Nov 23
Opening day
Monday
Feb 28
Last day
Sunday, 2027
2 roosters a day
Daily limit
4 in possession
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Dates and limits

Delaware pheasant season dates and bag limit

Delaware's pheasant season opens Monday, November 23, 2026, and closes February 28, 2027. The daily limit is 2 roosters and 4 in possession. Only roosters may be taken.

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General seasonDelaware, Nov 23 to Feb 28
General season
Monday, November 23, 2026 to February 28, 2027
Daily limit
2 roosters a day
Possession
4 in possession
Which birds
Roosters only
Shooting hours
1/2 hr. before sunrise to 1/2 hr. after sunset

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Fish and Wildlife regulations, read October 8, 2026.

License

What it takes to hunt pheasants in Delaware

Residents
Resident Hunting License (Ages 16 to 64) $39.50
Nonresidents
Non-Resident Hunting License (Age 16 and Over) $199.50, or Non-Resident 3-Day Hunting License (Small Game) $75.00

Every Delaware license, resident and nonresident, with what each costs, is on the Delaware hunting license page.

Delaware pheasant questions

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A brown speckled hen pheasant walking through rows of young green wheat with old stubble between them
A hen in a South Dakota wheat field. Hens carry next year’s birds, so the bag in the wild bird states is written for roosters only, and the brown bird that gets up beside a rooster is the one to let fly. “NRCSSD03010 - South Dakota (6147)(NRCS Photo Gallery)”, Dennis Larson, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Public domain

Delaware read October 8, 2026 from Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Fish and Wildlife, every source linked above. An agency can move a date or close an area between the printed regulations and opening day, so its page is the one that governs. Every state is on the pheasant season calendar.