Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › WILDLIFE › Chapter 220-416 - Wildlife-Hunting-Small game, birds, and other wildlife › Section 220-416-010 - 2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027 Small game and other wildlife seasons and regulations

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A valid small game license is required to hunt all species
				  listed below, except forest grouse, coyote, and crow may be hunted with a valid
				  big game or small game license. Hunters must comply with official established
				  hunting hours for each species and the provisions of this section. Failure to
				  comply with this section constitutes a violation of RCW  77.15.245, 77.15.400,
				  or 77.15.430, depending on the species hunted and the circumstances of the
				  violation.
SMALL GAME AND OTHER ANIMAL SEASONS
(1)
LEGAL HUNTER:
Open to all
				hunters with a valid license.
Species
Area
Dates
Daily Bag Limit
Possession Limit
Restrictions
Bobcat
Statewide
Sept. 1 -Mar. 15
No limit.
No limit.
It is unlawful to hunt bobcat with dogs. Night
								hunting for bobcat is prohibited in the following GMUs: 101, 105, 108, 111,
								113, 117, 203, 204, 215, 218, 224, 231, 233, 242-247, 250, 426, and
								450.
Raccoon
Statewide
Sept. 1 -Mar. 15
No limit.
No limit.
Fox
Statewide, except closed within the exterior
								boundaries of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie, Okanogan, Wenatchee, and Gifford
								Pinchot National Forests.
Sept. 1 -Mar. 15
No limit.
No limit.
Coyote
Statewide
Yearround
No limit.
No limit.
It is unlawful to hunt coyote with
								dogs.
Cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare
Statewide
Sept. 1 -Mar. 15
5 cottontails or snowshoe hares, straight or mixed
								bag.
15 cottontails or snowshoe hares, straight or mixed
								bag.
Jackrabbit
Closed statewide
UPLAND BIRD SEASONS
(2)
YOUTH SEASON DATES:
Open
				only to youth hunters accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older.
Species
2024-25 Dates
2025-26 Dates
2026-27 Dates
Daily Bag Limit
Possession Limit
Eastern Washington:
Ring-necked pheasant
Sept. 14-15
Sept. 13-14
Sept. 12-13
3 cock pheasants
6 cock pheasants
Chukar
Sept. 14-15
Sept. 13-14
Sept. 12-13
6 chukar
12 chukar
Gray (Hungarian) partridge
Sept. 14-15
Sept. 13-14
Sept. 12-13
6 gray partridges
12 gray partridges
California (valley) quail and northern
								bobwhite
Sept. 14-15
Sept. 13-14
Sept. 12-13
10 California (valley) quail or northern bobwhite,
								straight or mixed bag.
20 California (valley) quail or northern bobwhite,
								straight or mixed bag.
Western Washington:
Ring-necked pheasant
Sept. 14-15
Sept. 13-14
Sept. 12-13
2 pheasants of either sex
4 pheasants of either sex
(3)
HUNTERS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND HUNTERS WITH DISABILITIES
				SEASON DATES:
Species
2024-25 Dates
2025-26 Dates
2026-27 Dates
Daily Bag Limit
Possession Limit
Eastern Washington:
Ring-necked pheasant
Sept.
16-20
Sept. 15-19
Sept. 14-18
3 cock pheasants
15 cock pheasants
Western Washington:
Ring-necked pheasant
Sept. 16-20
Sept. 15-19
Sept. 14-18
2 pheasants of either sex
10 pheasants of either sex
(4)
REGULAR SEASON DATES:
Western Washington ring-necked pheasant
				hunting hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Species
2024-25 Dates
2025-26 Dates
2026-27 Dates
Daily Bag Limit
Possession Limit
Eastern Washington:
Ring-necked pheasant
Oct. 19 - Jan. 20
Oct. 18 - Jan. 19
Oct. 17 - Jan. 18
3 cock pheasants
15 cock pheasants
Chukar
Oct. 5 - Jan. 31
Oct. 4 - Jan. 31
Oct. 3 - Jan. 31
6 chukar
18 chukar
Gray (Hungarian) partridge
Oct. 5 - Jan. 20
Oct. 4 - Jan. 19
Oct. 3 - Jan. 18
6 gray partridges
18 gray partridges
California (valley) quail and northern
								bobwhite
Oct. 5 - Jan. 20
Oct. 4 - Jan. 19
Oct. 3 - Jan. 18
10 California (valley) quail or northern bobwhite,
								straight or mixed bag.
30 California (valley) quail or northern bobwhite,
								straight or mixed bag.
Mountain quail
Closed throughout Eastern Washington
Western Washington:
Ring-necked pheasant (see subsection (4) of this
								section)
Sept. 21 - Nov. 30
Sept. 20 - Nov. 30
Sept. 19 - Nov. 30
2 pheasants of either sex
15 pheasants of either sex
California (valley) quail and northern
								bobwhite
Sept. 21 - Nov. 30
Sept. 20 - Nov. 30
Sept. 19 - Nov. 30
10 California (valley) quail or northern bobwhite,
								straight or mixed bag.
30 California (valley) quail or northern bobwhite,
								straight or mixed bag.
Mountain quail
Sept. 21 - Nov. 30
Sept. 20 - Nov. 30
Sept. 19 - Nov. 30
2 mountain quail
4 mountain quail
(5)
EXTENDED WESTERN WASHINGTON PHEASANT SEASON:
(a) Hunting hours and locations: 8:00 a.m. to
				4:00 p.m. only at the following release sites: Belfair, Mason Lake, JBLM,
				Kosmos, Lincoln Creek, Scatter Creek, Skookumchuck, and all Whidbey
				Island.
(b) The department may not
				release pheasants during the extended season.
Species
2024-25 Dates
2025-26 Dates
2026-27 Dates
Daily Bag Limit
Possession Limit
Western Washington:
Ring-necked pheasant (see subsection (5)(a) of this
								section)
Dec. 1-15
Dec. 1-15
Dec. 1-15
2 pheasants of either sex
15 pheasants of either sex