As publishedOct. 17, 2026 (9 a.m.) – Jan. 3, 2027
Statewide except closed in Clark, Marathon, and Taylor counties.Bag limit confirmed verbatim from WI DNR's live regulations tool (Fall 2026-Spring 2027 edition) by querying its underlying Drupal Views filter directly via URL parameters, bypassing the JS dropdown UI that blocked earlier fetch attempts.
No dedicated quantitative survey exists, but WI DNR's active Game Bird (Brood) Observations citizen-science program (Survey123 app, July 1-Aug 31 collection window) explicitly includes gray partridge among the species tracked (confirmed via a direct fetch of the program page on 2026-08-19), feeding internal trend tracking rather than a standalone published report. Breeding Bird Atlas comparisons (19 counties confirmed/probable nesting 1995-2000 vs. just 2 statewide 2015-2019) indicate steep historical decline. Active monitoring, no discrete dated report -- the 2026 collection window (closed Aug 31) has no separate publication to cite.