Wyoming Pheasant Season 2026: Opener, Limits, License

Q: What are pheasant shooting hours in Wyoming?

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department sets pheasant hours as varies by hunt area: ½ hour before sunrise to sunset in Areas 1, 7 and 11; 8:00 a.m. starts in Areas 2, 8 and 9.

Nov 1

Opening day

Sunday

Dec 31

Last day

Thursday, 2026

3 birds a day

Daily limit

9 in possession

Dates and limits

Wyoming pheasant season dates and bag limit

Wyoming's pheasant season opens Sunday, November 1, 2026, and closes December 31, 2026. Youth hunts run Nov 13 to 15 and Nov 14. The daily limit is 3 pheasants and 9 in possession.

WyomingNov 1
Season, Nov 1 to Dec 31; Springer permit pheasant season, Oct 15 to 31; Youth, Nov 13 to 15; Youth, Nov 14

General season Youth hunts Limited huntsWyoming, Nov 1 to Dec 31

General season: Sunday, November 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026
Youth hunts: Nov 13 to 15Nov 14
Daily limit: 3 birds a day
Possession: 9 in possession
Shooting hours: varies by hunt area: ½ hour before sunrise to sunset in Areas 1, 7 and 11; 8:00 a.m. starts in Areas 2, 8 and 9

Springer Permit Pheasant SeasonOct 15 to 31Hunt Area 8 only, by Springer permit; youth only days Oct 17, 25 and 31
Pheasant Hunt Area 11Nov 1 to Dec 31the rest of the state outside the numbered areas; other areas differ
Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area youth only datesNov 13 to 15Yellowtail WHMA only
Bud Love WHMA and Pheasant Hunt Area 2 Youth Pheasant HuntNov 14one day; youths under 14 with an adult; Glendo Area 9 youth days are Nov 8, 15, 22 and 29

Wyoming Game and Fish Department regulations, read October 8, 2026.

Where to hunt

Public land and walk-in access in Wyoming

Access Yes Walk-In Areas and Wildlife Habitat Management Areas
“A pheasant special management stamp is required to hunt pheasants on some Wyoming Game and Fish Department wildlife habitat management areas, some lands enrolled in the Walk-in Area program, and some state lands.”
Program page

Wild and released birds

Wyoming pheasant stocking

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department releases pheasants. Release sites: Sand Mesa, Ocean Lake, Yellowtail, Springer/Bump Sullivan, Table Mountain and North Glendo WHMAs, Muddy Bay and Airport Bay Public Access Areas, Bud Love WHMA, Buffalo Run State Land, Fort Phil Kearny HMA, three Johnson and Sheridan County Walk-In Areas, Ulm/Dutch Creek State Land and Welch BLM. Release timing: Releases from the Sheridan and Downar bird farms begin before the season opening dates and continue through the last week of the season or until birds are no longer available.

Releases from the Sheridan and Downar bird farms begin before the season opening dates and continue through the last week of the season or until birds are no longer available.

Wyoming Game and Fish Department, read October 8, 2026. Read it at the source

License

What it takes to hunt pheasants in Wyoming

Residents: Resident 12 Month Game Bird $16.00 (or Game Bird/Small Game $27.00, daily $9.00), plus 12 Month Conservation Stamp $21.50
Nonresidents: Nonresident 12 Month Game Bird/Small Game $74.00 (daily $22.00; youth under 18 $40.00), plus 12 Month Conservation Stamp $21.50
Stamp or permit: Pheasant Special Management Permit $15.50 (some WHMAs, some Walk-In Areas and some state lands)

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

Wyoming pheasant questions

When does pheasant season open in Wyoming?

What is the pheasant limit in Wyoming?

What are pheasant shooting hours in Wyoming?

What license do I need to hunt pheasants in Wyoming?

Residents: Resident 12 Month Game Bird $16.00 (or Game Bird/Small Game $27.00, daily $9.00), plus 12 Month Conservation Stamp $21.50. Nonresidents: Nonresident 12 Month Game Bird/Small Game $74.00 (daily $22.00; youth under 18 $40.00), plus 12 Month Conservation Stamp $21.50. Stamp or permit: Pheasant Special Management Permit $15.50 (some WHMAs, some Walk-In Areas and some state lands). Prices are as the Wyoming Game and Fish Department lists them.

Where can I hunt pheasants on public land in Wyoming?

Does Wyoming stock pheasants?

Yes. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department releases pheasants. Release sites: Sand Mesa, Ocean Lake, Yellowtail, Springer/Bump Sullivan, Table Mountain and North Glendo WHMAs, Muddy Bay and Airport Bay Public Access Areas, Bud Love WHMA, Buffalo Run State Land, Fort Phil Kearny HMA, three Johnson and Sheridan County Walk-In Areas, Ulm/Dutch Creek State Land and Welch BLM. Release timing: Releases from the Sheridan and Downar bird farms begin before the season opening dates and continue through the last week of the season or until birds are no longer available.

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

Wyoming read October 8, 2026 from Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 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.