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 |
Pheasant release locations
Lander region
Laramie region
Sheridan region
- Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area
- Buffalo Run State Land
- Fort Phil Kearny Hunter Management Area
- HF Bar Johnson County Walk-In-Area #9
- Rock Creek State Land Johnson County Walk-In-Area #11
- Sheridan Ranches Sheridan County Walk-In-Area #2
- Ulm/Dutch Creek State Land
- Welch Bureau of Land Management
Release schedule for Sand Mesa and Ocean Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Areas
Stocking schedules could change due to weather, road conditions or other factors. If stocking is postponed, birds will be released as soon as possible after the delay.
Regulations and requirements
It is the responsibility of each hunter to check current pheasant hunting, WHMA, HMA and WIA regulations specific to each hunting location. Some areas have youth-only hunt days. Please refer to current regulations.
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.