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Ring-necked pheasant rooster

Pheasant Hunting

Season Status

 ⊘  Lottery - No   |   ⊘  ND Resident Only - No   |   ✓  Has Youth Season - Yes

 ⊘  Lottery - No

 ⊘  ND Resident Only - No

 ✓  Has Youth Season - Yes

The dates listed are tentative until the season's proclamation is signed.

Season Dates

Season Dates
Species Season Hunting Units Opens Closes Season Dates Status
Ring-necked Pheasants Regular (Male Pheasants Only) Statewide Tentative
Ring-necked Pheasants (Youth Season) Youth Statewide Tentative

Season Notes

Youth and his dog with harvested pheasant standing near a PLOTS sign

Youth Hunting

A two-day youth pheasant hunting season will be held prior to the regular pheasant season. See regulations for more information.

  • In accordance with NDCC 20.1-08-04.9, nonresidents may not hunt any game during the first seven days of the pheasant season on North Dakota Game and Fish Department wildlife management areas or on Conservation PLOTS areas. Exception: Nonresidents hunting on PLOTS land they own.
  • The 2025-26 season will be set by proclamation in late July.

Unit Map

Hunting units map - 1 statewide unit