As publishedWestern OR: Sept 1, 2026 - Jan 31, 2027; Eastern OR: Oct 10, 2026 - Jan 31, 2027
Aggregate daily bag shared with mountain quail (10/day total in both Western and Eastern Oregon); in Eastern Oregon no more than 2 of the 10 may be mountain quail.
Covered only narratively within ODFW's annual Game Bird Hunting Forecast (pheasant/quail/chukar combined article), no standalone quantitative index. The 2025-26 edition (live by Oct 3, 2025) described California quail as steady-to-increasing with a strong Baker/Malheur district hatch; no 2026-27 edition found this pass (checked via direct search). Expected ~early October 2026 per the 2025-26 precedent.