Pheasant stocking on WMAs has started and continues into December

Hunting pheasants on Fish and Game's wildlife management areas is a popular fall tradition for upland bird hunters. To support this tradition, pen-raised pheasants are stocked at 24 sites across the state (including several WMAs) beginning in September and continuing into December.

Fish and Game will stock nearly 29,000 pheasants in total this year at locations in every region of the state. Hunters can see a full list of where and when pheasants will be released statewide on the Pheasant Stocking Program webpage.

The pheasant stocking schedule shows how many birds will be released at your favorite WMA. Exact release times and dates are not published in order to give everyone a fair chance of harvesting a pheasant.

On busy areas such as Fort Boise, Montour, and Sterling WMAs, most birds are often harvested within a day or two of being released. On C.J. Strike WMA, some stocked birds usually survive a little longer, but hunters will have to work through heavy cover to find them.

NOTE: Statewide, the daily bag limit is three roosters, of which only two can be harvested on Upland Game Bird Permit Release Areas.