Pheasant Release Information
Wyoming has pheasant hunting opportunities throughout much of the state, including released birds, as well as wild, self-sustaining populations. Releases from the Sheridan and Downar bird farms begin before the season opening dates and continue through the last week of the season or until birds are no longer available.
Attention Pheasant Hunters
Corrections to misprinted paper brochures are in bold.
PHEASANT | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hunt Area | Season Dates | Bag Limit | Limitations | Shooting Hours | |||
Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | Start | End | ||
2 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 2 | 6 | Any pheasant (Youth Hunt-Refer to Section 7) | Week Days 8:00 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. |
Weekend Days 8:00 a.m. | Sunset | ||||||
7 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | 3 | 9 | Male pheasant only except that portion of Area 7 on the Table Mountain WHMA shall be open for any pheasant | ½ hour before Sunrise
| Sunset |
Table Mountain WHMA | |||||||
8:00 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. | ||||||
Youth-only dates
For the dates and locations listed below, pheasant hunting is restricted to youth only. Adult hunters may access these areas on those days to hunt other species or assist youth hunters, but may not hunt pheasants.
| Hunt area | Youth-only dates |
|---|---|
| Springer Hunt Area 8 | Oct. 11, 19, 25 |
| Glendo Hunt Area 9 | Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 |
| Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area and pheasant Hunt Area 2 | Nov. 15 |
| Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area | Nov. 14-16 |
Release schedule for Sand Mesa and Ocean Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Areas
Regulations and requirements
Pheasant hunters are responsible for reading and understanding all hunting regulations before they head into the field.
Any person hunting pheasants within the boundaries of any Wyoming Game and Fish Commission wildlife habitat management area, or on Bureau of Reclamation Withdrawal lands bordering and including Glendo State Park, shall wear in a visible manner at least one outer garment of fluorescent orange or fluorescent pink color which shall include a hat, shirt, jacket, coat, vest or sweater.
A pheasant special management stamp is required to hunt pheasants on some Wyoming Game and Fish Department wildlife habitat management areas, some lands enrolled in the Walk-in Area program, and some state lands. Revenue from this permit helps finance pheasant rearing and stocking at the Sheridan and Downar bird farms.
Legal shooting hours for pheasants vary by hunt area.