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Season December 1 to January 31

Oklahoma Pheasant Season 2026

Oklahoma's pheasant season runs December 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027. The 2025 outlook is quoted below in the agency's words.

Dec 1
Opening day
Tuesday
Jan 31
Last day
Sunday, 2027
2 roosters a day
Daily limit
4 in possession
In words
2025 outlook
quoted below
Are there birds this year

The 2025 Oklahoma pheasant outlook

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation published its 2025 outlook in words, with a survey index of 0.02 broods/mile in the 5 traditional counties. Against the longer run: index numbers for both crow and brood surveys remain well below the long-term average.

2025 Pheasant Season Update, released November 12, 2025
2025 pheasant numbers trending up; yet below long-term averages
2025 Pheasant Season Update, read October 8, 2026. Read it at the source
Survey index
0.02 broods/mile in the 5 traditional counties
Against the longer run
index numbers for both crow and brood surveys remain well below the long-term average
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Dates and limits

Oklahoma pheasant season dates and bag limit

Oklahoma's pheasant season opens Tuesday, December 1, 2026, and closes January 31, 2027. The daily limit is 2 roosters and 4 in possession. Only roosters may be taken.

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General seasonOklahoma, Dec 1 to Jan 31
General season
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Daily limit
2 roosters a day
Possession
4 in possession
Which birds
Roosters only
Shooting hours
Official sunrise to official sunset.
Cocks only : Two cocks daily; four in possession after the first day.
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, read October 8, 2026. Read it at the source

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation regulations, read October 8, 2026.

Where to hunt

Public land and walk-in access in Oklahoma

  • Oklahoma Land Access Program (OLAP) walk-in areas

    “The Oklahoma Land Access Program (OLAP) enrolls private lands to allow public access for hunting, fishing, stream access and/or wildlife viewing.”

    Program page

License

What it takes to hunt pheasants in Oklahoma

Residents
Annual Hunting (residents age 18 or older) $36
Nonresidents
Nonresident Annual Hunting $209 or Nonresident 5-Day Hunting $75; Nonresident Game Bird Permit $100 to hunt game birds on a WMA

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

Oklahoma pheasant questions

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Pheasant season in other states

Pheasant openers in every stateThe whole season on one calendar, with each agency's outlook.Oklahoma small game seasonsQuail, grouse, rabbit and squirrel dates in Oklahoma.Oklahoma hunting licenseWhat an Oklahoma license costs and who needs one.Oklahoma waterfowl seasonsDuck and goose dates in Oklahoma, by zone.Oklahoma duck migrationWhere the ducks are in Oklahoma this week.Oklahoma CWD testingDeer sampling rules in Oklahoma.
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

Oklahoma read October 8, 2026 from Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, 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.