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Pheasant

Tentative dates: 2025–26

Hunting seasons

Big game
General deer (archery)
General deer (muzzleloader)
General deer (any legal weapon)
General bull elk (archery)
General spike elk (archery)
General elk (muzzleloader)
General elk (any legal weapon)
Upland game
American crow
Band-tailed pigeon
California and Gambel's quail
Chukar partridge
Cottontail rabbit
Dusky and ruffed grouse
Eurasian collared dove Year-round
Gray partridge
Greater sage-grouse
Jackrabbit (black-tailed and white-tailed) Year-round
Scaled quail Closed statewide
Mourning and white-winged dove
Prairie dog (Gunnison's and white-tailed only; certain counties only) Now–March 31, 2023
Ring-necked pheasant
Sandhill crane (early)
Sandhill crane (middle)
Sandhill crane (late)
Sharp-tailed grouse
Snowshoe hare
White-tailed ptarmigan
Wild turkey
Fall general-season
Spring limited-entry
Youth hunt
Spring general-season Now–May 31, 2025
Black bear
Spring limited-entry
Summer limited-entry
Fall limited-entry
Pursuit
Cougar
Limited-entry
Harvest-objective
Pursuit
Spot-and-stalk
Furbearer
Badger
Beaver
Bobcat
Coyote Year-round
Gray and kit fox
Marten
Mink
Muskrat Year-round
Red fox Year-round
Ringtail
Spotted skunk
Striped skunk Year-round
Weasel
Waterfowl
Duck, merganser, coot and snipe (Northern Zone)
Duck, merganser, coot and snipe (Southern Zone)
Scaup (Northern Zone)
Scaup (Southern Zone)
Dark Goose
Light Goose
Swan
Falconry
Peregrine

Tentative application period dates: 2025–26

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