West Virginia Pheasant Season 2026: Opener, Limits, License

Q: What license do I need to hunt pheasants in West Virginia?

Residents: Hunting and Trapping (Class A) $19 plus Conservation Stamp (Class CS) $5. Nonresidents: Statewide Hunting/Trapping License (Class E) $119 plus Conservation/Law Enforcement Stamp (Class CS/LE) $13; Small Game Hunting License (Class H) $27 for six consecutive days. Prices are as the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources lists them.

Q: When does pheasant season close in West Virginia?

West Virginia's pheasant season closes Saturday, January 2, 2027.

Q: Where are West Virginia's pheasant rules published?

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources publishes them in its hunting regulations, read for this guide on October 8, 2026.

Nov 7

Opening day

Saturday

Jan 2

Last day

Saturday, 2027

2 roosters a day

Daily limit

2 in possession

Dates and limits

West Virginia pheasant season dates and bag limit

West Virginia's pheasant season opens Saturday, November 7, 2026, and closes January 2, 2027. The daily limit is 2 roosters and 2 in possession. Only roosters may be taken.

West VirginiaNov 7
Season, Nov 7 to Jan 2

General seasonWest Virginia, Nov 7 to Jan 2

General season: Saturday, November 7, 2026 to January 2, 2027
Daily limit: 2 roosters a day
Possession: 2 in possession
Which birds: Roosters only

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources regulations, read October 8, 2026.

License

What it takes to hunt pheasants in West Virginia

Residents: Hunting and Trapping (Class A) $19 plus Conservation Stamp (Class CS) $5
Nonresidents: Statewide Hunting/Trapping License (Class E) $119 plus Conservation/Law Enforcement Stamp (Class CS/LE) $13; Small Game Hunting License (Class H) $27 for six consecutive days

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

West Virginia pheasant questions

When does pheasant season open in West Virginia?

What is the pheasant limit in West Virginia?

What license do I need to hunt pheasants in West Virginia?

When does pheasant season close in West Virginia?

Where are West Virginia's pheasant rules published?

Pheasant season in other states

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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

West Virginia read October 8, 2026 from West Virginia Division of Natural 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.