Alaska · MigratoryWilson's / common snipe

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Season 2026-27

2 windows on one classification

Season windows

Window	Dates	Days
Window 1	01 SEP – 30 NOV 2026	91d
Window 2	16 DEC – 31 DEC 2026	16d

As publishedSoutheast Alaska (Units 1-4): Sept. 1 - Nov. 30, 2026 and Dec. 16 - 31, 2026 (closed Dec. 1-15)

What you may take, and when

Take and hours

Bag limit: 8 daily / 24 possession (Southeast Alaska)

Licence and outlook

HIP required: Required

Exceptions posted at the boundary

Transcribed from an existing knowledge-base raw capture (originally scoped to dove/woodcock only, per plan 8's 1b). ADF&G's 2026-2027 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations gives real season dates for the Southeast Units 1-4 zone: Sept. 1-Nov. 30, 2026 and Dec. 16-31, 2026 (closed Dec. 1-15), daily bag 8 / possession 24. A separate Gulf Coast Units 5-7,9,10,14-16 table exists in the same source with different unit-specific dates, but was not transcribed verbatim by the raw capture -- this record covers Southeast Alaska only; other regions' dates are not yet confirmed here.

Population outlook

Alaska 2026

Awaiting survey — Alaska 2026

Also open in Alaska during this window

Rock ptarmiganRanges from Aug 1-May 15 (Units 1-5,6A-6C) to as late as Aug 10-June 15 (Units 23,26); other unit windows include Aug 10-Jan 31, Aug 10-Mar 31, Aug 20-Feb 15, Aug 10-Feb 15, Sept 1-Mar 31, Aug 10-Apr 30, Aug 10-Feb 28 (plus Mar 1-Apr 30 second window in Units 12/20/25C), and Aug 10-May 15 (Unit 18) - see note
Ruffed grouseAug 1-May 15 (Units 1-6); Aug 10-Mar 31 (Units 7,11,12,13,14A,14B,15,16,20 remainder,25); Aug 10-Apr 30 (Units 9,17-19,21-24,26); Sept 1-Mar 31 (Unit 14C); Aug 25-Mar 31 (Unit 20D, falconry-only Aug 10-24); no open season (Units 8,10)
Sharp-tailed grouseAug 1-May 15 (Units 1-6); Aug 10-Mar 31 (Units 7,11,12,13,14A,14B,15,16,20 remainder,25); Aug 10-Apr 30 (Units 9,17-19,21-24,26); Sept 1-Mar 31 (Unit 14C); Aug 25-Mar 31 (Unit 20D, falconry-only Aug 10-24); no open season (Units 8,10)
Sooty grouseAug 1-May 15 (Units 1-6); Aug 10-Mar 31 (Units 7,11,12,13,14A,14B,15,16,20 remainder,25); Aug 10-Apr 30 (Units 9,17-19,21-24,26); Sept 1-Mar 31 (Unit 14C); Aug 25-Mar 31 (Unit 20D, falconry-only Aug 10-24); no open season (Units 8,10)
Spruce grouseAug 1-May 15 (Units 1-6); Aug 10-Mar 31 (Units 7,11,12,13,14A,14B,15,16,20 remainder,25); Aug 10-Apr 30 (Units 9,17-19,21-24,26); Sept 1-Mar 31 (Unit 14C); Aug 25-Mar 31 (Unit 20D, falconry-only Aug 10-24); no open season (Units 8,10)
White-tailed ptarmiganRanges from Aug 1-May 15 (Units 1-5,6A-6C) to as late as Aug 10-June 15 (Units 23,26); other unit windows include Aug 10-Jan 31, Aug 10-Mar 31, Aug 20-Feb 15, Aug 10-Feb 15, Sept 1-Mar 31, Aug 10-Apr 30, Aug 10-Feb 28 (plus Mar 1-Apr 30 second window in Units 12/20/25C), and Aug 10-May 15 (Unit 18) - see note
Willow ptarmiganRanges from Aug 1-May 15 (Units 1-5,6A-6C) to as late as Aug 10-June 15 (Units 23,26); other unit windows include Aug 10-Jan 31, Aug 10-Mar 31, Aug 20-Feb 15, Aug 10-Feb 15, Sept 1-Mar 31, Aug 10-Apr 30, Aug 10-Feb 28 (plus Mar 1-Apr 30 second window in Units 12/20/25C), and Aug 10-May 15 (Unit 18) - see note

Issuing agencyAlaska Department of Fish and Gamewww.adfg.alaska.govRecord year 2026