Oregon Pheasant Season 2026
Oregon's pheasant season runs October 10 to December 31, 2026. Youth hunts are held on set days: Sep 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 and Oct 24. The 2026 outlook is quoted below in the agency's words.
The 2026 Oregon pheasant outlook
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife published its 2026 outlook in words.
Pheasant populations are up in eastern Oregon, which seems to be driven by good returns in the Mid-Columbia, Malheur, and Union districts. Pheasants were down in the Heppner, Umatilla, and Harney districts.2026-27 Game Bird Hunting Forecast, read October 8, 2026. Read it at the source
- Eastern Oregon: Mid-Columbia, Malheur, Union districtsup
- Eastern Oregon: Heppner, Umatilla, Harney districtsdown
- High DesertPheasant numbers are also up in the High Desert
- Columbia BasinPheasants will be down slightly.
- Western OregonWestern Oregon pheasants remain in certain margins of agricultural land but are generally hard to find.
Oregon pheasant season dates and bag limit
Oregon's pheasant season opens Saturday, October 10, 2026, and closes December 31, 2026. Youth hunts are held on set days: Sep 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 and Oct 24. The daily limit is 2 roosters and 8 in possession. Only roosters may be taken.
- OregonOct 10Season, Oct 10 to Dec 31; Youth, Sep 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 and Oct 24
- General season
- Saturday, October 10, 2026 to December 31, 2026
- Youth hunts
- Sep 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 and Oct 24
- Daily limit
- 2 roosters a day
- Possession
- 8 in possession
- Which birds
- Roosters only
- Shooting hours
- By the 2026-27 game bird shooting hours table for each of four zones; fee pheasant hunts end at 5:00 p.m. at E.E. Wilson and Fern Ridge WAs and 6:00 p.m. at Sauvie Island WA
- Youth Upland Bird HuntsSep 12 to Oct 24on set dates at named wildlife areas only, not every day in the range; stocked birds
- Rooster PheasantOct 10 to Dec 31statewide; roosters only
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife regulations, read October 8, 2026.
Public land and walk-in access in Oregon
- Access and Habitat Program (A&H)over 2.6 million acres
“The A&H Program opens over 2.6 million acres of access to private land for public hunting and supports habitat restoration across Oregon.”
- Upland Cooperative Access Program (UCAP)
“UCAP provides public upland game bird hunting opportunities in Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam and Morrow counties.”
Oregon pheasant stocking
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife releases pheasants. Release sites: Western Oregon fee hunts at Denman, E.E. Wilson, Fern Ridge and Sauvie Island WAs; youth hunts at the wildlife areas listed for each date. Release timing: Pheasants are released on the wildlife areas every few days during the fee hunting season.
Special pheasant hunts are scheduled at the following locations. Birds will be stocked throughout the season.Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, read October 8, 2026. Read it at the source
What it takes to hunt pheasants in Oregon
- Residents
- Hunting license $39.00 plus Upland Game Bird Validation (age 18 and older) $11.00; Western Oregon Fee Pheasant Permit $25.00 for the fee hunts
- Nonresidents
- Hunting license $193.00 plus Upland Game Bird Validation; Western Oregon Fee Pheasant Permit $25.00 for the fee hunts
- Stamp or permit
- Upland Game Bird Validation $11.00 (valid July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027)
Every Oregon license, resident and nonresident, with what each costs, is on the Oregon hunting license page.
Oregon pheasant questions
Pheasant season in other states
Oregon read October 8, 2026 from Oregon Department 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.