PointsAfieldSeason2026–27
New Mexico · Upland

Ring-necked pheasant

Opens in 57 days
Season 2026-27
4 windows on one classification

Season windows

  1. Window 117 OCT – 17 OCT 20261d
  2. Window 205 DEC – 05 DEC 20261d
  3. Window 310 DEC – 13 DEC 20264d
  4. Window 412 DEC – 12 DEC 20261d

As publishedDec 10-13, 2026 (statewide OTC); draw hunts Oct 17, Dec 5 and Dec 12, 2026

What you may take, and when

Take and hours

Bag limit3 males per day / 6 in possession (OTC season); draw hunts have per-permit bag of 3 males

Licence and outlook

HIP requiredNot required
Exceptions posted at the boundary

Males (roosters) only.Main statewide over-the-counter season is a short 4-day window. Resident-only draw-permit hunts also run on specific WMAs: Bernardo youth-only Oct 17 2026 (20 permits), W.S. Huey youth-only Dec 5 2026 (40 permits) and open draw Dec 12 2026 (40 permits), Jackson Lake youth-only Dec 5 2026 (10 permits); applications due Aug 12 2026. Falconry season runs Sept 1 2026–Feb 28 2027 (combined with grouse, 3/day aggregate, 6 possession). HIP not required (upland game, not migratory).

Population outlook

New Mexico 2026

Awaiting survey — New Mexico 2026

Confirmed absence -- NM's pheasant season is a short statewide over-the-counter window plus resident-only draw-permit WMA hunts, neither backed by a population survey; NMDGF's Upland Game page contains no pheasant survey/forecast content.

Issuing agencyNew Mexico Department of Game and Fish (branded publicly as NMDOW / New Mexico Department of Wildlife)wildlife.dgf.nm.govRecord year 2026