Upland game bird
National prominence
National prominence
Lesser prairie-chicken
Lesser prairie-chicken is classified as huntable/regulated upland game in 5 of the 50 states surveyed for the 2026-27 season (research pass captured 2026-08-18). This is a factual presence/season-classification summary, not a population outlook — no 2026 outlook/forecast research was performed for this species; see each state's own state-species record for season dates and any opportunistic 2026 notes captured incidentally.
States present5Not present30Outlook researched0/0
Cattail slough against picked corn. Where the roosters sit out a hard wind, and the reason the bird follows small-grain country across the northern plains.
Per-state worksheet
Where it is open, and what the survey says
0 of 0 states have published a 2026 outlook. The rest are primed and waiting on the agency.
Not present or not regulatedAlabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Florida · Hawaii · Idaho · Iowa · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Michigan · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · North Carolina · North Dakota · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Dakota · Tennessee · Utah · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming