Game Bird Seasons

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2025-26 Upland Game Bird Seasons
Upland Game Birds^a	Open Area (See Definitions)	Open Season (All Dates Inclusive)	Daily Bag Limit	Possession Limit
Youth Upland Hunts	See season dates and hunt requirements.
Ruffed and Blue Grouse	Statewide	Sept. 1 - Jan. 31, 2026	3 each species	9 each species
Chukar and Hungarian (Gray) Partridge	Statewide	Oct. 11 - Jan. 31, 2026	8^b	24^b
Rooster Pheasant	Statewide (Additional Special Hunt below)	Oct. 11 - Dec. 31	2	8
Quail (California and Mountain)^c	Western Oregon	Sept. 1 - Jan. 31, 2026	10	30
Quail (California and Mountain)^c	Eastern Oregon	Oct. 11 - Jan. 31, 2026	10 (may not include more than 2 Mtn Quail)	30 (may not include more than 6 Mtn Quail)
^a Please see emergency closure procedures. ^b Within the posted boundaries of the Lower Klamath Hills Regulated Hunt Area near Klamath Falls, the daily chukar bag limit is two and possession limit is four. See Lower Klamath Hills Regulated Hunt Area Information. ^c Bobwhite quail may be taken as part of the quail bag limit.

2025 Western Oregon Fee Pheasant Hunts
Special pheasant hunts are scheduled at the following locations. Birds will be stocked throughout the season. To participate in these hunts, each hunter must have in possession a valid hunting license, upland game bird validation, and Western Oregon fee pheasant permit. See 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. 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.
Open Areas	Season Dates	Daily Bag Limit	Shooting Hours^a
Denman WA	Sept. 22 - Oct. 10	Two rooster pheasants per day	Follows table
E.E. Wilson WA	Sept. 29 - Oct. 31		Closes at 5 p.m.
Fern Ridge WA (Open Areas: East and West Coyote, Fisher Butte and Royal Amazon units)	Sept. 8 - Oct. 5		Closes at 5 p.m.
Sauvie Island WA (Open Area: Eastside Unit)	Sept. 22 - Oct. 5		Closes at 6 p.m.
^a Shooting hours begin according to table

Don’t Shoot if it’s a Spruce Grouse

Spruce grouse are protected in Oregon and are not open to hunting

Spruce grouse only occur in the Wallowa Mountains of Baker, Union, and Wallowa counties of northeastern Oregon. Our small population of spruce grouse is likely geographically isolated from neighboring birds in Washington and Idaho, so we need to take extra care to protect them.

Spruce grouse are smaller than both blue and ruffed grouse. Male spruce grouse have a red eye comb, a black patch that covers the throat and upper chest, and white spotting on the lower chest. Females are browner and have white barring on the chest. Spruce grouse are often less wary of humans than blue and ruffed grouse. If you are grouse hunting in the Wallowa Mountains, please take the time to educate yourself on how to identify a spruce grouse before going out in the field.

Illustration of a pair of spruce grouse perched on a pine branch, male with red eye comb and female with mottled brown plumage. — Spruce grouse perched on a pine branch — artwork by Buck Spencer highlighting Oregon’s upland game bird species.

2025 Controlled Sage-Grouse Season
Permit numbers for 2025 will be finalized by early August. For the latest updates, visit the ODFW website. Application Period: July 1 - Aug. 8. Results Available: Aug. 19 See Controlled Hunt Application Procedures
Open Areas	Season Dates	Daily Bag Limit	Season Bag Limit
See below	Sept. 6-14	2	2
Hunt Number	Open Area	2024 Permits	2024 1st Choice Applicants
J65	Beulah Unit	125	144
J66	Malheur Rvr Unit	100	97
J67	Owyhee Unit	50	42
J68A	Trout Cr Mtns^a	40	97
J68B	E. Whitehorse^b	100	125
J69	Steens Mtn Unit	50	115
J70	Beatys Butte Unit	90	151
J72	Silvies Unit	20	35
J73A	N. Wagontire^c	25	79
J74	Warner Unit	70	170
Entire WMU is open unless indicated by a footnote. See Big Game Regulations for WMU boundary description. Hunt Descriptions ^a J68A The part of WMU 68 south of Whitehorse Ranch Rd; west of Hwy 95; and east of Fields-Denio Rd. ^b J68B WMU 68 excluding that area described for Hunt J68A. ^c J73A The part of WMU 73 north of Christmas Valley-Wagontire Co Rd.

Mountain Quail Locations Needed

ODFW is tracking the distribution of Mtn Quail in eastern Oregon. Please report any observations including the date, specific location, county of observation and number of Mtn Quail.

Illustration comparing Mountain Quail and California Quail. Mountain Quail has a long straight head plume, chestnut throat, and chestnut flanks. California Quail has a curved head plume and a scaly belly. — Comparison of Mountain Quail and California Quail — Mountain Quail feature long straight head plumes with chestnut markings, while California Quail have curved head plumes and scaly bellies.

Proposed 2026-27 Upland Game Bird Seasons
Upland game birds	Open Area	Open Season
Pheasant	Statewide	Oct. 10 - Dec. 31, 2026
Quail (California and Mountain)	Western Oregon	Sept. 1 - Jan. 31, 2027
Quail (California and Mountain)	Eastern Oregon	Oct. 10 - Jan. 31, 2027
Ruffed and Blue Grouse	Statewide	Sept. 1 - Jan. 31, 2027
Wild Turkey (Fall Season)	Select WMUs	Sept. 1 - Jan. 31, 2027
Wild Turkey (Fall Season)	Select WMUs	Oct. 10 - Jan. 31, 2027
Wild Turkey (Spring Season)	Statewide	Apr. 15 - May 31, 2027
Chukar and Hungarian (Gray) Partridge	Statewide	Oct. 10 - Jan. 31, 2027