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Pheasant General Any Weapon Season
Management Area 3
Unlimited Tags
10/21/2007 - 12/31/2007
- Species
- Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- Rooster Ring-necked Pheasant
- Only pheasant cocks may be harvested.
- Short-Range or Falconry
- Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Falcon ONLY.
- Restrictions
- Quotas set for falconry are less than quotas for other weapons. See note for details.
Area 3 seasons begin at noon on opening day. Hunting hours start at 10a.m. after opening day on Fort Boise, C.J. Strike, Montour and Payette River WMAs. Patch and Porter Islands: Closing dates will correspond with those set by the Oregon Fish and Game Commission. Check with the Southwest Regional Office, (208)465-8465, or see Oregon small game regulations. Limits on Fort Boise WMA (including Gold Island) in Canyon County, C.J. Strike WMA in Owyhee County, Birding Island segment of the Payette River WMA in Payette County and Montour Management Area in Gem County and Niagara Springs WMA in Gooding County REDUCED to a Daily Bag Limit of 2 cocks and a Possession Limit after the first day of the season of 4 cocks.

- Management Area 3
- Ada, Adams, Blaine, Boise, Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, Valley and Washington counties (including all islands in the Snake River except Patch and Porter Islands). Area Size: 21,411,928 acres

Resident Tags and Permits
- Wildlife Management Area Pheasant Permit* (17 and older)
- Falconry Permit* (Valid for 3 years from purchase year)
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
NonResident Tags and Permits
- Wildlife Management Area Pheasant Permit* (17 and older)
- Falconry Permit* (Valid for 3 years from purchase year)
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
Where to purchase
Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
Surface Management
For government land, these data show the managing agency of the land, which may or not be the same as the owning agency.
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Land management via Inside Idaho
Access Yes! Properties
Access Yes! is Fish and Game program designed to improve hunting and fishing access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access.
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
- Frank Church - River of No Return Wilderness 732,088 acres 3.4% of hunt
- Owyhee River Wilderness 272,397 acres 1.3% of hunt
- Sawtooth Wilderness 163,141 acres 0.8% of hunt
- Bruneau-Jarbridge Rivers Wilderness 94,853 acres 0.4% of hunt
- Big Jacks Creek Wilderness 56,546 acres 0.3% of hunt
- Little Jacks Creek Wilderness 54,935 acres 0.3% of hunt
- North Fork Owyhee Wilderness 44,684 acres 0.2% of hunt
- Hells Canyon Wilderness 22,736 acres 0.1% of hunt
- Pole Creek Wilderness 13,405 acres 0.1% of hunt