Game Bird Seasons
Oregon
Bird Hunting
Upland Game Birdsa | Open Area (See definitions General Hunting Regulations) | Open Season(all dates inclusive) | Daily Bag Limit | Possession Limit |
Youth Upland Hunts | See season dates and hunt requirements on Youth Hunting Opportunities. | |||
Ruffed and Blue Grouse | Statewide | Sept. 1 – Jan. 31, 2021 | 3 each | 9 each |
Chukar and Hungarian (Gray) Partridge | Statewide | Oct. 10 – Jan. 31, 2021 | 8b | 24b |
Rooster Pheasant | Statewide (Additional Special Hunt below) | Oct. 10 – Dec. 31 | 2 | 8 |
Quail (California and Mountain) c | Western Oregon | Sept. 1 – Jan. 31, 2021 | 10 | 30 |
Eastern Oregon | Oct. 10 – Jan. 31, 2021 | 10 (may not include more than 2 Mtn Quail) | 30 (may not include more than 6 Mtn Quail) | |
Special pheasant hunts are scheduled at the following locations. Birds will be stocked throughout the season. | |||
Open Areas | Season Dates | Daily Bag Limit | Requirements |
Denman WA | Sept. 21 – Oct. 9 | Two rooster pheasants per day | To participate in these hunts, each hunter must have in possession a valid hunting license, upland game bird validation, and $17.00 Western Oregon fee pheasant permit. See license requirements, License Requirements for age exceptions. Each permit will allow harvest of two rooster pheasants. Multiple permits may be purchased. Upon taking a pheasant, each hunter shall immediately record such taking on the permit in ink or electronically record harvest. Shooting hours begin as shown in the shooting hours table on Shooting Hours. Hunting closes at 6 p.m. on Sauvie Island and closes at 5 p.m. on E.E. Wilson and Fern Ridge WAs. Denman WA shooting hours follow the shooting hours table on Shooting Hours. All hunters are required to check in and out of hunt areas at self-service stations located on each area and carry the daily hunt permit while in the field. Hunter numbers will be limited at any one time to 150 on the E.E. Wilson WA and 75 on the Sauvie Island WA. The possession or use of any shot other than federally-approved nontoxic shot is prohibited at all times. |
E.E. Wilson WA | Sept. 28 – Oct. 31 | ||
Fern Ridge WA (Open Areas: East and West Coyote, Fisher Butte and Royal Amazon units.) | Sept. 14 – Oct. 11 | ||
Sauvie Island WA (Open Area: Eastside Unit) | Sept. 21 – Oct. 4 |
Application Period: July 1 – Aug. 14 See Permit Hunt Application Procedures on Reservation & Permit Application. |
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Hunt No. | Open Area | 2019 Permit | 2019 1st Choice Applicants | 2020 Permits | |
J51 | Sumpter Unit | 0 | 0 | Permit numbers will be determined in early August. Please visit www.myodfw.com 0 permits will be offered in Juniper, Sumpter, Lookout Mtn, and S. Wagontire | |
J64 | Lookout Mtn Unit | 0 | 0 | ||
J65 | Beulah Unit | 150 | 64 | ||
J66 | Malheur Rvr Unit | 100 | 85 | ||
J67 | Owyhee Unit | 75 | 37 | ||
J68A | Trout Cr Mtns* | 25 | 61 | ||
J68B | E. Whitehorse* | 70 | 63 | ||
J69 | Steens Mtn Unit | 45 | 83 | ||
J70 | Beatys Butte Unit | 80 | 178 | ||
J71 | Juniper Unit | 0 | 0 | ||
J72 | Silvies Unit | 20 | 24 | ||
J73A | N. Wagontire* | 20 | 84 | ||
J73B | S. Wagontire* | 0 | 0 | ||
J74 | Warner Unit | 60 | 127 | ||
Migratory Game Birds and Crows | Open Area | Open Season | Daily Bag Limit | Possession Limit | ||||
Youth Waterfowl Hunts | See season dates and hunt requirements on Youth Hunting Opportunities. | |||||||
Veterans and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunt | See season dates and hunt requirements on Veterans & Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunt. | |||||||
Mourning Dove | Statewide | Sept. 1 – Oct. 30 | 15 | 45 | ||||
Band-tailed Pigeona | Statewide | Sept. 15 – Sept. 23 | 2 | 6 | ||||
Ducka (including Merganser) | Zone 1 | Oct. 17 – Nov. 1 & Nov. 5 – Jan. 31, 2021 | See footnote (b) | See footnote (b) | ||||
Zone 1 Scaup | Nov. 7 – Jan. 31, 2021 | |||||||
Zone 2 | Oct. 10 – Nov. 29 & Dec. 3 – Jan. 24, 2021 | |||||||
Zone 2 Scaup | Oct. 10 – Nov. 29 & Dec. 3 – Jan. 6, 2021 | |||||||
Coot | Statewide | Concurrent with duck seasons listed by zone | 25 | 75 | ||||
Wilson’s Snipe | Zone 1 | Nov. 7 – Feb. 21, 2021 | 8 | 24 | ||||
Zone 2 | Oct. 10 – Jan. 24, 2021 | |||||||
Branta | Statewide | Nov. 28 – Dec. 13 | 2 | 6 | ||||
September Canada Goose Season | Northwest Permit Zone | Sept. 12 – Sept. 20 | 5 Canada Geese | 15 Canada Geese | ||||
Southwest Zone | Sept. 12 – Sept. 16 | |||||||
All Eastern Oregon Cos | Sept. 12 – Sept. 16 | |||||||
Note: Some areas open during regular goose season are closed during this season. See State Wildlife Area Regulations. Note: A Northwest Goose Permit is not needed to hunt during this season. | ||||||||
Regular Goose Seasons | Note: Definitions for Canada geese and white geese can be found on General Hunting Regulations. | Canada Geese | White-Fronted Geese | White Geese | Canada Geese | White-Fronted Geese | White Geese | |
Northwest Permit Zonec | Oct. 24 – Nov. 1 & Nov. 21 – Jan. 13, 2021 & Feb. 6 – Mar. 10, 2021 | 4d | 10 | 6 | 12d | 30 | 18 | |
Southwest Zone | Oct. 17 – Nov. 1 & Nov. 10 – Jan. 31, 2021 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 18 | |
South Coast Zone | Oct. 3 – Dec. 6 & Dec. 19 – Jan. 7, 2021 & Feb. 20 – Mar. 10, 2021 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 18 | |
Klamath, Lake, Harney & Malheur Cos Zone Canada Goose | Oct. 10 – Nov. 29 & Dec. 15 – Jan. 31, 2021 | 4 | — | — | 12 | — | — | |
Klamath, Lake, Harney & Malheur Cos Zone White and White-fronted Goose | Oct. 10 – Nov. 29 & Jan. 16 – Mar. 10, 2021e | — | 10f | 6g | — | 30f | 18g | |
East Zone | Oct. 17 – Nov. 1 & Nov. 10 – Jan. 31, 2021 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 18 | |
Crow | Statewide | Oct. 1 – Jan. 31, 2021 | No Limit | No Limit | ||||
Upland Game Birds | Open Area | Open Season |
Pheasant | Statewide | Oct. 9 – Dec. 31, 2021 |
Quail (California and Mountain) | Western Oregon | Sept. 1 – Jan. 31, 2022 |
Eastern Oregon | Oct. 9 – Jan. 31, 2022 | |
Ruffed and Blue Grouse | Statewide | Sept. 1 – Jan. 31, 2022 |
Turkey | General Western Oregon Fall Season | Oct. 9 – Jan. 31, 2022 |
General Eastern Oregon Fall Season | Oct. 9 – Jan. 31, 2022 | |
Statewide Spring Season | Apr. 15 – May 31, 2022 | |
Chukar and Hungarian (Gray) Partridge | Statewide | Oct. 9 – Jan. 31, 2022 |
Mountain Quail Locations Needed

ODFW and the USFS are conducting a survey to determine Mtn Quail locations east of the Cascade Mtns in Oregon. Please report any observations of Mtn Quail including the date, specific location (nearest creek, town, road, etc.), county of observation and number of quail to your local ODFW office or send to: Wildlife Division, ODFW, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Salem, OR 97302 or e-mail
ODFW.WildlifeInfo@state.or.us