As publishedSep 1 (res.) / Sep 11 (nonres.) - Jan 1, 2027
Combined bag/season with chukar partridge (shared 8-bird aggregate daily bag).Resident season Sep 1, 2026 - Jan 1, 2027; nonresident season starts 10 days later, Sep 11, 2026, closing same date Jan 1, 2027.
Tracked via Montana FWP's combined annual Upland Game Bird Season Outlook (pheasant, sage grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, gray/Hungarian partridge, chukar, dusky grouse, spruce grouse, ruffed grouse together, by region). The 2025 edition published Aug 20, 2025; a fresh direct fetch of the stable landing page (fwp.mt.gov/hunt/seasons/forecasts) on 2026-08-19 confirms it still shows only the 2025 edition — the 2026 edition appears imminent (one day short of last year's exact publish date).