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Season November 7 to January 31

Hawaii Pheasant Season 2026

Hawaii's pheasant season runs November 7, 2026 to January 31, 2027.

Nov 7
Opening day
Saturday
Jan 31
Last day
Sunday, 2027
3 roosters a day
Daily limit
roosters only
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Dates and limits

Hawaii pheasant season dates and bag limit

Hawaii's pheasant season opens Saturday, November 7, 2026, and closes January 31, 2027. The daily limit is 3 roosters. Only roosters may be taken.

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General seasonHawaii, Nov 7 to Jan 31
General season
Saturday, November 7, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Daily limit
3 roosters a day
Which birds
Roosters only
Shooting hours
one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset
Pheasant species other than Nepal kalij: Three (cocks only) per hunter, which may be of one species or a combination of species
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, read October 8, 2026. Read it at the source

Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife regulations, read October 8, 2026.

Where to hunt

Public land and walk-in access in Hawaii

  • Public Hunting Units

    “Each of these islands has one or more State-designated public hunting areas (called Hunting Units), which are open for hunting at certain times during each year.”

License

What it takes to hunt pheasants in Hawaii

Residents
Hawaii hunting license $10.00, plus Wildlife Conservation Stamp $10.00 and Game Bird Stamp
Nonresidents
Hawaii hunting license $95.00, plus Wildlife Conservation Stamp $10.00 and Game Bird Stamp
Stamp or permit
Hawaii Wildlife Conservation Stamp $10.00 plus a current-year Game Bird Stamp

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

Hawaii 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

Hawaii read October 8, 2026 from Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry 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.