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Season November 7 to January 31

Virginia Pheasant Season 2026

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

Nov 7
Opening day
Saturday
Jan 31
Last day
Sunday, 2027
No daily limit
Daily limit
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Dates and limits

Virginia pheasant season dates and bag limit

Virginia's pheasant season opens Saturday, November 7, 2026, and closes January 31, 2027. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources sets no daily bag limit on pheasants.

  1. VirginiaNov 7
    Season, Nov 7 to Jan 31
General seasonVirginia, Nov 7 to Jan 31
General season
Saturday, November 7, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Daily limit
No daily limit
Which birds
Either sex
  • Hunting PreservesSep 1 to Apr 30pen raised birds on licensed hunting preserves, Sundays included
  • Quail & PheasantNov 7 to Jan 31statewide, no bag limit for pheasant

Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources regulations, read October 8, 2026.

License

What it takes to hunt pheasants in Virginia

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

Virginia pheasant questions

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A rooster ring-necked pheasant with a red face, green head and white neck ring standing on disced soil and broken straw
A rooster feeding in a disced crop field beside LaCreek National Wildlife Refuge in South Dakota. Birds feed in the open early and late and sit in grass and cattails through the middle of the day. “Ring-necked pheasant at LaCreek National Wildlife Refuge (51154749494)”, Tom Koerner, USFWS Mountain Prairie, Public domain

Virginia read October 8, 2026 from Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, 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.