Game Bird Seasons

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2022-23 Upland Game Bird Seasons
Upland Game Birds^a	Open Area (See 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, 2023	3 each species	9 each species
Chukar and Hungarian (Gray) Partridge	Statewide	Oct. 8 - Jan. 31, 2023	8^b	24^b
Rooster Pheasant	Statewide (Additional Special Hunt below)	Oct. 8 - Dec. 31	2	8
Quail (California and Mountain) ^c	Western Oregon	Sept. 1 - Jan. 31, 2023	10	30
Quail (California and Mountain) ^c	Eastern Oregon	Oct. 8 - Jan. 31, 2023	10 (may not include more than 2 Mtn Quail)	30 (may not include more than 6 Mtn Quail)
^a Please see General Hunting Regulations regarding 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 State Wildlife Area Regulations for Lower Klamath Hills Regulated Hunt Area Information. ^c Bobwhite quail may be taken as part of the quail bag limit.

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, 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 Hours¹
Denman WA	Sept. 19 - Oct. 7	Two rooster pheasants per day	Follows table on Shooting Hours
E.E. Wilson WA	Sept. 26 - Oct. 31		Closes at 5pm
Fern Ridge WA (Open Areas: East and West Coyote, Fisher Butte and Royal Amazon units)	Sept. 12 - Oct. 9		Closes at 5pm
Sauvie Island WA (Open Area: Eastside Unit)	Sept. 19 - Oct. 2		Closes at 6pm
¹ Shooting hours begin according to table on Shooting Hours

2022 controlled sage-grouse season
Application Period: July 1 - Aug. 12 See Permit Hunt Application Procedures on Reservation & Permit Application.			Results Available: Aug. 23 Permit Sales End: Sept. 18 Season Dates: Sept. 10-18 Daily Bag Limit: Two sage-grouse Season Limit: Two sage-grouse Open Area: By permit only, as follows:
Hunt No.	Open Area	2021 Permits		2021 1st Choice Applicants	2022 Permits
J51	Sumpter Unit	0		0	Permit numbers will be finalized in early August. Please visit 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		122
J66	Malheur Rvr Unit	100		115
J67	Owyhee Unit	70		49
J68A	Trout Cr Mtns*	30		79
J68B	E. Whitehorse*	75		82
J69	Steens Mtn Unit	30		77
J70	Beatys Butte Unit	80		147
J71	Juniper Unit	0		0
J72	Silvies Unit	20		31
J73A	N. Wagontire*	20		83
J73B	S. Wagontire*	0		0
J74	Warner Unit	60		155
Entire wildlife management unit is open unless indicated by an asterisk(). See Big Game Regulations for entire wildlife management unit boundary description. Hunt Descriptions* * J68A The part of Unit 68 south of Whitehorse Ranch Rd; west of Hwy 95; and east of Fields-Denio Rd. * J68B Unit 68 excluding that area described for Hunt J68A. * J73A That part of Unit 73 north of Christmas Valley-Wagontire Co Rd. * J73B That part of Unit 73 south of Christmas Valley-Wagontire Co Rd.