Rhode Island Pheasant Season 2026
Rhode Island's pheasant season runs October 17, 2026 to February 28, 2027. The youth season comes first, Oct 10 to 12.
Rhode Island pheasant season dates and bag limit
Rhode Island's pheasant season opens Saturday, October 17, 2026, and closes February 28, 2027. The youth season comes first, Oct 10 to 12. The daily limit is 2 pheasants.
- Rhode IslandOct 17Season, Oct 17 to Feb 28; Youth, Oct 10 to 12
- General season
- Saturday, October 17, 2026 to February 28, 2027
- Youth season
- Oct 10 to 12
- Daily limit
- 2 birds a day
- Which birds
- Either sex
- Shooting hours
- Sunrise until sunset
- Youth PheasantOct 10 to 12birds stocked at Great Swamp, Durfee Hill and Eight Rod Farm WMAs
- PheasantOct 17 to Feb 28statewide; either sex
The daily limit for pheasant is two (2) either sex birds and the daily bag limit for quail is three (3).Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Fish and Wildlife, read October 8, 2026. Read it at the source
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Fish and Wildlife regulations, read October 8, 2026.
Rhode Island pheasant stocking
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Fish and Wildlife releases pheasants. Release sites: Arcadia, Black Hut, Big River, Buck Hill, Carolina, Durfee Hill, Eight Rod Farm, Great Swamp, Nicholas Farm, Sapowet Marsh, and Simmons Mill Pond. Release timing: Pheasants are stocked prior to opening day, then twice weekly, at most locations, until December. Birds are stocked once per week in December based on weather and available stock. Pheasant stocking does not occur in January and February.
Pheasants are stocked prior to opening day, then twice weekly, at most locations, until December. ... Stocked management areas are: Arcadia, Black Hut, Big River, Buck Hill, Carolina, Durfee Hill, Eight Rod Farm, Great Swamp, Nicholas Farm, Sapowet Marsh, and Simmons Mill Pond.Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Fish and Wildlife, read October 8, 2026. Read it at the source
What it takes to hunt pheasants in Rhode Island
- Residents
- Resident Hunting License $24.00 online ($26.00 at vendor), plus RI Game Bird Permit $18.50 online ($19.00 at vendor)
- Nonresidents
- Non-Resident Hunting License $65.00 online ($68.00 at vendor) or 3-day Tourist $20.00 ($23.00), plus Game Bird Permit $19.50 including the $1.00 enhanced access fee
- Stamp or permit
- RI Game Bird Permit $18.50 online, $19.00 at vendor
Every Rhode Island license, resident and nonresident, with what each costs, is on the Rhode Island hunting license page.
Rhode Island pheasant questions
Pheasant season in other states
Rhode Island read October 8, 2026 from Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, 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.