Game Bird Seasons

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2023-24 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, 2024	3 each species	9 each species
Chukar and Hungarian (Gray) Partridge	Statewide	Oct. 14 - Jan. 31, 2024	8^b	24^b
Rooster Pheasant	Statewide (Additional Special Hunt below)	Oct. 14 - Dec. 31	2	8
Quail (California and Mountain)^c	Western Oregon	Sept. 1 - Jan. 31, 2024	10	30
Quail (California and Mountain)^c	Eastern Oregon	Oct. 14 - Jan. 31, 2024	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.

2023 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 Hours^a
Denman WA	Sept. 18 - Oct. 6	Two rooster pheasants per day	Follows table on Shooting Hours
E.E. Wilson WA	Sept. 25 - Oct. 31		Closes at 5 p.m.
Fern Ridge WA (Open Areas: East and West Coyote, Fisher Butte and Royal Amazon units)	Sept. 11 - Oct. 8		Closes at 5 p.m.
Sauvie Island WA (Open Area: Eastside Unit)	Sept. 18 - Oct. 1		Closes at 6 p.m.
^a Shooting hours begin according to table on Shooting Hours

2023 controlled sage-grouse season
2023 Permit numbers will be finalized by early August. Please visit myodfw.com Application Period: July 1 - Aug. 11. Results Available: Aug. 22 See Controlled Hunt Application Procedures on Reservation & Permit Application
Open Areas	Season Dates	Daily Bag Limit	Season Bag Limit
See below	Sept. 9-17	2	2
Hunt Number	Open Area	2022 Permits	2022 1st Choice Applicants
J65	Beulah Unit	150	116
J66	Malheur Rvr Unit	100	93
J67	Owyhee Unit	70	46
J68A	Trout Cr Mtns^a	35	73
J68B	E. Whitehorse^b	85	103
J69	Steens Mtn Unit	40	83
J70	Beatys Butte Unit	60	153
J72	Silvies Unit	20	25
J73A	N. Wagontire^c	20	76
J74	Warner Unit	60	158
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.

Proposed 2024-25 Upland Game Bird Seasons
Upland game birds	Open Area	Open Season
Pheasant	Statewide	Oct. 12 - Dec. 31, 2024
Quail (California and Mountain)	Western Oregon	Sept. 1 - Jan. 31, 2025
Quail (California and Mountain)	Eastern Oregon	Oct. 12 - Jan. 31, 2025
Ruffed and Blue Grouse	Statewide	Sept. 1 - Jan. 31, 2025
Wild Turkey	Western Oregon Fall Season	Sept. 1 - Jan. 31, 2025
	Eastern Oregon Fall Season	Oct. 12 - Jan. 31, 2025
	Statewide Spring Season	Apr. 15 - May 31, 2025
Chukar and Hungarian (Gray) Partridge	Statewide	Oct. 12 - Jan. 31, 2025