Arizona · UplandBand-tailed pigeon

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Season 2026-27

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Season windows

Window	Dates	Days
Season	25 SEP – 08 OCT 2026	14d

As publishedSept. 25, 2026 - Oct. 8, 2026

What you may take, and when

Take and hours

Bag limit: 2 daily / 6 possession

Licence and outlook

HIP required: Required

Exceptions posted at the boundary

Part of the Interior/Four Corners population per USFWS's 2025 population-status report.AZGFD's own 2026-2027 Dove and Band-tailed Pigeon Regulations brochure (Commission Order 20) gives a real, current statewide season: Sept. 25-Oct. 8, 2026, daily bag 2 / possession 6. New backfill record per plan 8 -- Arizona previously had no band-tailed-pigeon record at all.

Population outlook

Arizona 2026

Awaiting survey — Arizona 2026

Also open in Arizona during this window

California quailGeneral: Oct 16, 2026-Feb 7, 2027 (statewide + several NWRs). Falconry-only: Sep 1, 2026-Mar 4, 2027 (most units) / Jul 1, 2026-Mar 31, 2027 (Units 25M, 26M, 38M)
ChukarSep 1, 2026-Feb 7, 2027 (statewide, excluding National Wildlife Refuges)
Dusky grouseSep 1-Nov 8, 2026 (statewide, excluding National Wildlife Refuges and Unit 31)
Gambel's quailGeneral: Oct 16, 2026-Feb 7, 2027 (statewide + several NWRs). Falconry-only: Sep 1, 2026-Mar 4, 2027 (most units) / Jul 1, 2026-Mar 31, 2027 (Units 25M, 26M, 38M)
Northern bobwhite quailJul 1, 2026-Jun 30, 2027 (year-round; statewide excluding NWRs, Units 11M/25M/26M/38M, and portions of Units 20B/42)
Ring-necked pheasantGeneral (shotgun): Sep 1-15, 2026 (Unit 40B only, roosters only); Archery-only: Oct 16, 2026-Feb 7, 2027 (statewide); Falconry-only: Sep 7, 2026-Feb 7, 2027 (statewide)
Scaled quailGeneral: Oct 16, 2026-Feb 7, 2027 (statewide + several NWRs). Falconry-only: Sep 1, 2026-Mar 4, 2027 (most units) / Jul 1, 2026-Mar 31, 2027 (Units 25M, 26M, 38M)

Issuing agencyArizona Game and Fish Departmentwww.azgfd.comRecord year 2026