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Montana Pheasant Season Opens Saturday With 15,000 Released Birds
Nonresidents hunting public land or Block Management must wait until October 20 for most upland birds.
Montana's pheasant season opens Saturday, October 10. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks plans to release more than 15,000 pheasants across the state this fall, including more than 3,500 this week, under its Roosters for Recruitment program, now in its sixth year. The program is aimed at giving new hunters a better chance of success.
Nonresident upland bird hunters who plan to hunt public land, or private land enrolled in FWP's access programs such as Block Management, have to wait until October 20 for most upland species.
A map and list of release sites is on FWP's Roosters for Recruitment page, and the 2026 upland game bird regulations have the rest of the rules.
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