ODFW 2026-27 dates
Oregon Hunting Seasons Open Now
Which Oregon seasons are running, starting and ending, per ODFW, on Monday, November 9, 2026
Photo: NPS Photo (Public domain)
What you can hunt in Oregon right now
Each row is a ODFW season whose dates include today. Zones and units are as the agency lists them.
GearGear checklists for what is open: Deer Turkey Duck and goose Small game and upland
| Species | Season | Zone or unit | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cougar | General cougar (statewide, zone quotas) | Statewide (Zones A-F; a zone closes when its mortality quota is reached) | Until Dec 31 | ODFW |
| Black bear | General fall black bear (statewide) | Statewide | Until Dec 31 | ODFW |
| Elk | General season antlerless elk damage | Biggs Unit; Columbia Plateau; Maupin Unit; Melrose; Evans Creek; Willamette Valley; Chetco | Until Mar 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Elk | General season antlerless elk damage | Halfway Valley; Richland Valley; Ukiah and Heppner; Walla Walla; Wallowa Valley; John Day Valley ; Grande Ronde Baker Keating Valleys | Until Nov 30 | ODFW |
| Deer | General archery – Western Oregon deer | Units 25, 29 and 30; Unit 23 (Melrose) and 1 more | Until Dec 6 | ODFW |
| Deer | General archery – Western Oregon deer | Units 10, 17, 18 and 20; Units 15, 16, 19 and the northern portion of Unit 21 (outside South Indigo) | Until Dec 13 | ODFW |
| Band-tailed pigeon | 2026-27 falconry season | Statewide | Until Dec 16 | ODFW |
| Blue grouse | 2026-27 falconry season | Statewide | Until Mar 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Blue grouse | 2026-27 upland game bird – Blue grouse (dusky and sooty) | Statewide | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Bobcat | Furbearer pursuit season (no killing) – bobcat | Statewide | Until Feb 28, 2027 | ODFW |
| Chukar | 2026-27 falconry season | Statewide | Until Mar 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Gray fox | Furbearer pursuit season (no killing) – fox | Statewide | Until Feb 28, 2027 | ODFW |
| Hungarian partridge | 2026-27 falconry season | Statewide | Until Mar 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Mourning dove | 2026-27 falconry season | Statewide | Until Dec 16 | ODFW |
| Mourning dove | 2026-27 migratory – Mourning dove | Zone 1 | Until Dec 14 | ODFW |
| Pheasant | 2026-27 falconry season | Statewide | Until Mar 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Quail | 2026-27 falconry season | Statewide | Until Mar 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Quail | 2026-27 upland game bird – Quail (California and mountain combined) – Western Oregon | Western Oregon | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Raccoon | Furbearer pursuit season (no killing) – raccoon | Statewide | Until Mar 15, 2027 | ODFW |
| Red fox | Furbearer pursuit season (no killing) – fox | Statewide | Until Feb 28, 2027 | ODFW |
| Ruffed grouse | 2026-27 falconry season | Statewide | Until Mar 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Ruffed grouse | 2026-27 upland game bird – Ruffed grouse | Statewide | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Sage-grouse | 2026-27 falconry season | Areas open to controlled sage-grouse hunting | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Western gray squirrel | Western gray squirrel – remainder of state | Units 10-33, 36-38, 40, 43-77 | Until Nov 15 | ODFW |
| Wild turkey | 2026-27 fall wild turkey | WMUs 14-30; WMUs 37 (east of FR 12 and north of the northern Ochoco NF boundary), 45 (south of Wheeler Co line), 46, 47, 48 (south of Grant Co line), 50, 65 (west of the western Malheur NF boundary) | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Crow | 2026-27 falconry season | Statewide | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Crow | 2026-27 migratory – Crow | Statewide | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Wild turkey | 2026-27 beardless wild turkey permit season | Private lands in WMUs 37 (part), 45 (part), 46, 47, 48 (part), 50, 65 (part); private non-industrial lands in Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Benton, Linn and eastern Lane counties (WMUs 14-21) and WMUs 23, 28, 29 (south of the Josephine-Jackson county line) and 30 | Until Feb 28, 2027 | ODFW |
| Canada goose | 2026-27 goose – Regular Canada goose | South Coast Zone | Until Mar 10, 2027 | ODFW |
| White-fronted and white geese | 2026-27 goose – Regular white-fronted and white goose | South Coast Zone | Until Mar 10, 2027 | ODFW |
| Canada goose | 2026-27 goose – Regular Canada goose | High Desert and Blue Mtn Zone | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Chukar | 2026-27 upland game bird – Partridge (chukar and Hungarian combined) | Statewide | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Coot | 2026-27 migratory – Coot | Zone 2 (concurrent with Zone 2 duck season) | Until Jan 24, 2027 | ODFW |
| Ducks | 2026-27 migratory – Ducks (incl. mergansers) | Zone 2 | Until Jan 24, 2027 | ODFW |
| Ducks | 2026-27 migratory – Scaup | Zone 2 | Until Jan 6, 2027 | ODFW |
| Hungarian partridge | 2026-27 upland game bird – Partridge (chukar and Hungarian combined) | Statewide | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Pheasant | 2026-27 upland game bird – Rooster pheasant | Statewide | Until Dec 31 | ODFW |
| Quail | 2026-27 upland game bird – Quail (California and mountain combined) – Eastern Oregon | Eastern Oregon | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| White-fronted and white geese | 2026-27 goose – Regular white-fronted and white goose | High Desert and Blue Mtn Zone | Until Mar 10, 2027 | ODFW |
| Wild turkey | 2026-27 fall wild turkey | WMUs 36, 37 (west of FR 12 and south of the northern Ochoco NF boundary), 38, 40, 43-44, 45 (north of Wheeler Co line), 48 (north of Grant Co line), 49, 51-64, 65 (east of the western Malheur NF boundary), 66, 67, 69, 71, 72 | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Wilson's snipe | 2026-27 migratory – Wilson's snipe | Zone 2 | Until Jan 24, 2027 | ODFW |
| Gray fox | Furbearer harvest season 2026-27 – Gray fox | Entire state | Until Feb 28, 2027 | ODFW |
| Red fox | Furbearer harvest season 2026-27 – Red fox | Entire state except within 15 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from Washington south to I-5 | Until Feb 28, 2027 | ODFW |
| Canada goose | 2026-27 goose – Regular Canada goose | Southwest Zone; Mid-Columbia Zone | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Coot | 2026-27 migratory – Coot | Zone 1 (concurrent with Zone 1 duck season) | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Ducks | 2026-27 migratory – Ducks (incl. mergansers) | Zone 1 | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| White-fronted and white geese | 2026-27 goose – Regular white-fronted and white goose | Southwest Zone | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| White-fronted and white geese | 2026-27 goose – Regular white-fronted and white goose | Mid-Columbia Zone | Until Feb 28, 2027 | ODFW |
| Canada goose | 2026-27 goose – Regular Canada goose | Northwest Permit Zone | Until Feb 14, 2027 | ODFW |
| White-fronted and white geese | 2026-27 goose – Regular white-fronted and white goose | Northwest Permit Zone | Until Feb 14, 2027 | ODFW |
| Marten | Furbearer harvest season 2026-27 – Marten | Areas east of Interstate 5 | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Ducks | 2026-27 migratory – Scaup | Zone 1 | Until Jan 31, 2027 | ODFW |
| Elk | General Eastern Oregon Rocky Mountain elk – 2nd season | Units 49, 50, 52, 53, 61, 62, 63; Unit 48 north and west of the N Fork John Day River; Unit 51 north of Hwy 245 and Burnt River Canyon Rd between Unity and Durkee | Until Nov 15 | ODFW |
| Elk | General West Cascade bull elk | West Cascade (Units 16, 19, 21, 22, 29, 30) | Until Nov 13 | ODFW |
| Wilson's snipe | 2026-27 migratory – Wilson's snipe | Zone 1 | Until Feb 21, 2027 | ODFW |
Oregon seasons about to open
| Species | Season | Zone or unit | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk | General Western Oregon Coast bull elk – 1st season | Coast (Units 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 28) | Opens Nov 14 | ODFW |
| Beaver | Furbearer harvest season 2026-27 – Beaver | Statewide except areas closed to beaver harvest (county list and 2025-2027 Beaver Harvest Closure Map) | Opens Nov 15 | ODFW |
| Mink | Furbearer harvest season 2026-27 – Muskrat and mink | Entire state | Opens Nov 15 | ODFW |
| Muskrat | Furbearer harvest season 2026-27 – Muskrat and mink | Entire state | Opens Nov 15 | ODFW |
| Raccoon | Furbearer harvest season 2026-27 – Raccoon | Entire state | Opens Nov 15 | ODFW |
| River otter | Furbearer harvest season 2026-27 – River otter | Entire state | Opens Nov 15 | ODFW |
| Elk | General Western Oregon Coast bull elk – 2nd season | Coast (Units 11, 15, 17, 18, 23, 28); Coast (Units 12, 14, 20) | Opens Nov 21 | ODFW |
| Brant | 2026-27 migratory – Brant | Statewide | Opens Nov 28 | ODFW |
| Bobcat | Furbearer harvest season 2026-27 – Bobcat – Eastern Oregon | Eastern Oregon (counties east of the Cascade summit incl. Klamath and Hood River) | Opens Dec 1 | ODFW |
| Bobcat | Furbearer harvest season 2026-27 – Bobcat – Western Oregon | Western Oregon (counties west of the Cascade summit except Klamath and Hood River) | Opens Dec 1 | ODFW |
Draw, quota and controlled hunts with their own hunt numbers are on the drawn and permit hunt pages, not here. Rows without published dates are left off. Each row links to the ODFW page it was taken from; the lists redraw from your device date when the page loads.
Oregon seasons ending in the next two weeks
| Species | Season | Zone or unit | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk | General West Cascade bull elk | West Cascade (Units 16, 19, 21, 22, 29, 30) | Closes Nov 13 | ODFW |
| Western gray squirrel | Western gray squirrel – remainder of state | Units 10-33, 36-38, 40, 43-77 | Closes Nov 15 | ODFW |
| Elk | General Eastern Oregon Rocky Mountain elk – 2nd season | Units 49, 50, 52, 53, 61, 62, 63; Unit 48 north and west of the N Fork John Day River; Unit 51 north of Hwy 245 and Burnt River Canyon Rd between Unity and Durkee | Closes Nov 15 | ODFW |
Oregon season status, answered
Is elk season open in Oregon today?
Open on November 9: General season antlerless elk damage until Mar 31, 2027 (Biggs Unit; Columbia Plateau; Maupin Unit; Melrose; Evans Creek; Willamette Valley; Chetco); General season antlerless elk damage until Nov 30 (Halfway Valley; Richland Valley; Ukiah and Heppner; Walla Walla; Wallowa Valley; John Day Valley ; Grande Ronde Baker Keating Valleys); General Eastern Oregon Rocky Mountain elk – 2nd season until Nov 15 (Units 49, 50, 52, 53, 61, 62, 63; Unit 48 north and west of the N Fork John Day River; Unit 51 north of Hwy 245 and Burnt River Canyon Rd between Unity and Durkee). The table above has 1 other elk rows.
Can I hunt canada goose in Oregon right now?
Open on November 9: 2026-27 goose – Regular Canada goose until Mar 10, 2027 (South Coast Zone); 2026-27 goose – Regular Canada goose until Jan 31, 2027 (High Desert and Blue Mtn Zone); 2026-27 goose – Regular Canada goose until Jan 31, 2027 (Southwest Zone; Mid-Columbia Zone). See the table for 1 more canada goose lines.
When is ducks season in Oregon?
Open on November 9: 2026-27 migratory – Ducks (incl. mergansers) until Jan 24, 2027 (Zone 2); 2026-27 migratory – Scaup until Jan 6, 2027 (Zone 2); 2026-27 migratory – Ducks (incl. mergansers) until Jan 31, 2027 (Zone 1). Another 1 ducks rows sit in the open-today table.
Oregon pheasant season: open or closed this week?
Open on November 9: 2026-27 falconry season until Mar 31, 2027 (Statewide); 2026-27 upland game bird – Rooster pheasant until Dec 31 (Statewide).
What deer hunting is open in Oregon?
Open on November 9: General archery – Western Oregon deer until Dec 6 (Units 25, 29 and 30; Unit 23 (Melrose) and 1 more); General archery – Western Oregon deer until Dec 13 (Units 10, 17, 18 and 20; Units 15, 16, 19 and the northern portion of Unit 21 (outside South Indigo)).
Where does Oregon white-fronted and white geese season stand today?
Open on November 9: 2026-27 goose – Regular white-fronted and white goose until Mar 10, 2027 (South Coast Zone); 2026-27 goose – Regular white-fronted and white goose until Mar 10, 2027 (High Desert and Blue Mtn Zone); 2026-27 goose – Regular white-fronted and white goose until Jan 31, 2027 (Southwest Zone). 2 more white-fronted and white geese rows are in the table above.
Is wild turkey season open in Oregon today?
Open on November 9: 2026-27 fall wild turkey until Jan 31, 2027 (WMUs 14-30; WMUs 37 (east of FR 12 and north of the northern Ochoco NF boundary), 45 (south of Wheeler Co line), 46, 47, 48 (south of Grant Co line), 50, 65 (west of the western Malheur NF boundary)); 2026-27 beardless wild turkey permit season until Feb 28, 2027 (Private lands in WMUs 37 (part), 45 (part), 46, 47, 48 (part), 50, 65 (part); private non-industrial lands in Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Benton, Linn and eastern Lane counties (WMUs 14-21) and WMUs 23, 28, 29 (south of the Josephine-Jackson county line) and 30); 2026-27 fall wild turkey until Jan 31, 2027 (WMUs 36, 37 (west of FR 12 and south of the northern Ochoco NF boundary), 38, 40, 43-44, 45 (north of Wheeler Co line), 48 (north of Grant Co line), 49, 51-64, 65 (east of the western Malheur NF boundary), 66, 67, 69, 71, 72).
Can I hunt bobcat in Oregon right now?
Open on November 9: Furbearer pursuit season (no killing) – bobcat until Feb 28, 2027 (Statewide).