Pheasant Stocking Program
The pheasant stocking program provides additional pheasant hunting opportunities on Wildlife Management Areas and other access agreement properties throughout Idaho during the pheasant hunting season. Properties where game farm pheasants are released in each region are listed below.
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 on 24 WMAs beginning in September and continuing into December. Fish and Game will stock over 28,000 pheasants in total this year at locations in every region of the state.
Pheasant hunting season in the Panhandle is just a few weeks away
Whether you are a new hunter or a seasoned veteran, pheasant hunting opportunity in 2024 will not disappoint!
Upland Game Bird Permit Stocking Locations
The following locations stock pheasants according to the listed schedules on each page.
Clearwater
Southwest
Magic Valley
Southeast
Upland Game Bird Permit
The Upland Game Bird Permit is required to hunt pheasant on properties where pheasants are stocked. Those properties are found on the Pheasant Stocking page.
Hunter Orange Required
All upland game bird hunters are required to wear visible hunter orange of at least 36 square inches above the waist when hunting on locations where an Upland Game Bird Permit is required. A hunter orange hat meets this requirement.
Areas with stocked birds are popular and can experience high hunter use. Please be courteous to others you encounter.
The Upland Game Seasons and Rules brochure defines take of pheasant. Pheasant hunting here requires the following special requirements: