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Pheasant General Any Weapon Season
Lemhi, Custer, Butte, Bigham, Power, Oneida and Counties to the east
Unlimited Tags
10/21/2017 - 11/30/2017
- Species
- Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- Rooster Ring-necked Pheasant
- Only pheasant cocks may be harvested.
- Shotgun or Archery
- No person shall take upland game birds:
- Except wild turkey, from one-half (1/2) hour after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise. Wild turkey shall not be taken between sunset and one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise.
- With a trap, snare, net, crossbow, or firearms EXCEPT a shotgun using shells not exceeding three and one-half (3-1/2) inches maximum length, slingshot, hand-held or thrown missiles, EXCEPT forest grouse. Forest grouse shall not be taken with a trap, snare, net, or crossbow. Crossbow may be used to take forest grouse by a person who possesses a Disabled Persons Archery Hunting Permit or a Special Weapon Reasonable Modification Hunting Permit authorizing use of a crossbow or by a person hunting in an area where crossbow is a lawful method of take for big game.
- From any watercraft.
- By the use or aid of any electronic call.
- By the aid of baiting. Bait is defined as any substance placed to attract upland game birds.
- When hunting on Wildlife Management Areas where pheasants are stocked without wearing at least thirty-six (36) square inches of visible hunter orange above the waist.
In addition to the methods listed above, wild turkey may not be taken:- With lead shot exceeding BB size.
- With steel shot exceeding T size.
- By the use of dogs, except during fall hunts.
- Restrictions
Area 2 season begins one-half hour before sunrise on opening day. Daily bag limit 3 cocks and possesssion limit of 9 cocks. Limits reduced at Market Lake and Mud Lake WMAs in Jefferson County, Cartier WMA in Madison County, and Sterling WMA in Bingham County to a daily bag limit of 2 cocks and a possession limit of 6 cocks after the first day of the season.
- Lemhi, Custer, Butte, Bigham, Power, Oneida and Counties to the east
- Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Clark, Custer, Franklin, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, Oneida, Power and Teton counties. Area Size: 18,402,899 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.
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 6,890,799 acres 37.4% |
Private 5,474,677 acres 29.7% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 3,600,877 acres 19.6% |
State of Idaho 723,689 acres 3.9% |
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 560,931 acres 3% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 365,349 acres 2% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 198,342 acres 1.1% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 190,933 acres 1% |
U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 65,372 acres 0.4% |
Other 64,761 acres 0.4% |
State of Idaho 58,599 acres 0.3% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 58,135 acres 0.3% |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 44,281 acres 0.2% |
Other 27,270 acres 0.1% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 19,728 acres 0.1% |
State of Idaho 13,261 acres 0.1% |
U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 6,147 acres 0% |
U.S. Military 1,078 acres 0% |
Make your own map of Lemhi, Custer, Butte, Bigham, Power, Oneida and Counties to the east
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 795,567 acres 4.3% of hunt
- Sawtooth Wilderness 54,449 acres 0.3% of hunt