| Window | Dates | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Season | 10 OCT 2026 – 31 JAN 2027 | 114d |
As publishedOct 10, 2026 - Jan 31, 2027
Statewide; bag limit shared/combined with chukar.
Gray (Hungarian) partridge in Oregon is confined to the agricultural valleys of the Columbia Basin and northeastern Oregon, a genuinely distinct sub-state footprint driven by the species' preference for bunchgrass/sagebrush foothills adjacent to wheat and other dryland farmland. The species was introduced to eastern Oregon in 1912 (an earlier 1900 western-Oregon introduction did not establish a lasting population), and today's population thrives specifically in the Columbia Basin and northeast valley counties: Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam, and Sherman counties are named as the core, with the wider Columbia Basin district (Hood, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow, and Umatilla counties) also carrying notable populations. ODFW's own species page describes the primary range as "Columbia and Snake River basin counties" of eastern Oregon, with birds occasionally found well beyond the immediate agricultural zone but the stable, huntable population concentrated in this northeastern agricultural belt.
ODFW's 2026-27 Game Bird Hunting Forecast reports gray partridge up from last year in the Columbia Basin, the only region the forecast names for this species. No separate statewide figure is given, so treat this as a Columbia Basin-specific read rather than a confirmed statewide trend. Chukar are up in the same region this year too, so a Columbia Basin trip is worth planning around both birds.
A reported increase in the Columbia Basin, per ODFW's own forecast, with no statewide figure available.
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