Pennsylvania pheasant season 2026-27: dates and free maps
Season dates
Junior season: Saturday, October 10 to Sunday, October 18, 2026
Junior hunters and mentored youth under 17 need a free junior pheasant permit.
Source: Pennsylvania Game Commission
Regular season: Saturday, October 24, 2026 to Sunday, February 28, 2027
Closed Dec. 25: the season runs Oct. 24 to Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 to Feb. 28, 2027.
Source: Pennsylvania Game Commission
Checked on the agency's site November 6, 2026. Licenses, units, bag limits and shooting hours differ, and dates can vary by unit: the regulations are what count, so read them before you go.
Walk-in areas, wildlife management areas and public grassland often sit next to private ground with no fence between them. Download the maps for your area ahead of time and Cartahaven shows your GPS position on them offline, so you know whose field you are standing in.
Free public land maps in Pennsylvania
Before you go
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