Season
Pheasant
WI 2026-27 · Pheasant property (hen and rooster hunting area; weekday noon closure, on part of the property)
Oct 17 – Jan 3, 2027
Conditions
Pheasant
The daily bag limit on hen and rooster hunting areas is one pheasant daily on the first Saturday and Sunday of the season, and two pheasants daily from the first Monday through the remainder of the season. Possession limit is three times the daily bag limit. For more information, visit the DNR's Pheasant Hunting webpage. The following properties are hen and rooster hunting areas: Avoca Unit, Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (Iowa County) Boscobel Unit, Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (Grant) C.D. “Buzz” Besadny Fish and Wildlife Area (Kewaunee) Tom Lawin Wildlife Area (Chippewa County) Vernon Wildlife Area (Waukesha) Southern Unit/Scuppernong, Kettle Moraine State Forest (Waukesha) Kickapoo Valley Reserve (Vernon) Richard Bong State Recreation Area (visit the Richard Bong State Recreation Area webpage for more information) Sand Creek Fishery Area (Monroe)
Pheasant
Shooting hours deviate from standard times within the boundaries of the properties below. Pheasant hours for these properties close at noon on weekdays from October–Nov. 3. For more information, visit the DNR's Pheasant Hunting webpage. Allenton Wildlife Area (Washington County) Brooklyn Wildlife Area. (Dane, Green) C.D. “Buzz” Besadny Fish and Wildlife Area (Kewaunee) Dunnville Wildlife Area (Dunn) Eldorado Marsh Wildlife Area (Fond Du Lac) Goose Lake Wildlife Area (Dane) Grand River Wildlife Area (Green Lake, Marquette) Holland Wildlife Area (Brown) Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area (Dodge) Jackson Marsh Wildlife Area (Washington) Killsnake Wildlife Area (Calumet and Manitowoc) Mazomanie Unit, Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (Dane) Mud Lake Wildlife Area (Dodge) Mud Lake Wildlife Area (Columbia) New Munster Wildlife Area (Kenosha) Nichols Creek Wildlife Area (Sheboygan) Pine Island Wildlife Area (Columbia, Sauk) Theresa Wildlife Area (Dodge and Washington) Tichigan Wildlife Area (Racine) Vernon Wildlife Area (Waukesha) White River Wildlife Area (Green Lake, Marquette)
DNR's entry
Species: Pheasant
Daily Bag: One rooster daily on opening weekend; two roosters daily for remainder of season.
Area: Statewide
Dates (except as noted): Oct. 17 (9 a.m.)-Jan. 3, 2027
Legal weapons
ShotgunBow and arrowCrossbow
Bag limit
Daily limit 1 · Rooster
Daily limit 2 · Rooster
Special rules during this season
Required
Blaze orange or fluorescent pink during firearm deer seasons
Required
Blaze orange or fluorescent pink on ground blinds on DNR lands during firearm deer seasons
Required
Non-toxic shot for migratory and upland game birds on national wildlife refuges and federal waterfowl production areas
Required
No baiting small game
Zone
Pheasant property (hen and rooster hunting area; weekday noon closure, on part of the property)
Shooting hours over the season
DNR's shooting hours for Zone A. Other zones add their minutes (DNR's Map of Zones for Shooting Hours): Zone B +4 min, Zone C +8 min, Zone D +12 min, Zone E +16 min, Zone F +20 min. The set times below are the same in every zone.
DNR has not published its Deer, Bear, Elk, Small Game, Fall Turkey shooting hours for January 1, 2027 onward yet.
- Opens at 9:00 AM on the first day, Oct. 17.
| Date | Northern Area | Southern Area |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 17 | 9:00 AM – 6:21 PM | 9:00 AM – 6:24 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:41 AM – 6:19 PM | 6:39 AM – 6:22 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:50 AM – 6:07 PM | 6:48 AM – 6:11 PM |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 6:00 AM – 4:57 PM | 5:57 AM – 5:01 PM |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:10 AM – 4:47 PM | 6:06 AM – 4:53 PM |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:20 AM – 4:39 PM | 6:15 AM – 4:45 PM |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:29 AM – 4:33 PM | 6:24 AM – 4:40 PM |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:38 AM – 4:28 PM | 6:33 AM – 4:36 PM |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 6:46 AM – 4:26 PM | 6:40 AM – 4:34 PM |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 6:53 AM – 4:26 PM | 6:46 AM – 4:34 PM |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 6:57 AM – 4:28 PM | 6:51 AM – 4:36 PM |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:00 AM – 4:32 PM | 6:54 AM – 4:40 PM |