In Montana, upland game birds consist of sage and sharp-tailed grouse, blue, ruffed and Franklin’s grouse, pheasants, Hungarian (grey) partridge, and wild turkeys.
Most upland game bird seasons begin Sept. 1. The exception is the ring-necked pheasant opener, which is set for Oct. 11. Upland bird seasons run through Jan.1, 2009—with the exception of sage grouse season, which closes Nov. 1, and mountain grouse season, which closes Dec. 15.
Daily Bag Limits
- Two sage grouse, four sharp-tailed grouse, and three mountain grouse in aggregate and eight in aggregate for partridge.
- Three cock pheasants daily.
Possession Limits - Two times the daily bag limit for sage grouse and four times the daily bag limit for sharp-tailed, mountain grouse and partridge.
- Three times the daily bag limit for pheasants.
The annual bag limit for turkey is two wild turkeys. The total combined limit of the spring and fall seasons cannot exceed two turkeys per hunter. Fall turkey hunting is open to all hunters with a valid fall turkey license in the general hunting areas described in the upland game bird regulations. Special turkey hunting permits, with applications made in July, are valid only in areas specified in the regulations.
See the FWP hunting regulations for details on license requirements, and bag and possession limits for all upland game birds. The upland game bird hunting regulations are available on the FWP web site at
fwp.mt.gov , at FWP regional offices and from FWP license providers.
Hunters planning to hunt upland game birds on Indian Reservations should check Indian Reservation regulations for season dates, bag limits, licensing requirements, shooting hours, legal species and shot gun shell requirements, which may differ from state regulations.
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