As publishedYouth: Oct 24-25, 2026; General: Nov 1, 2026 - Jan 15, 2027
Youth season open to ages 6-15 with mentorship requirements for non-certified hunters.No zone restrictions found.
MDC's combined Quail and Pheasant Roadside Survey (Conservation Agents drive permanent 30-mile routes across 111/114 counties, fieldwork Aug 1-15) is published each October. The 2025 edition is already out (1.68 quail/route, down 20% vs. 2024) but that's last year's data, not this year's outlook; 2026 fieldwork (Aug 1-15, 2026) has just closed as of this capture, with the report expected ~October 2026 per the URL-path precedent (the 2023 edition's path is dated `2023-10`).