PointsAfieldSeason2026–27
Wyoming · Upland

Dusky grouse

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Season 2026-27
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Season windows

  1. Season01 SEP – 31 DEC 2026122d

As publishedSep 1-Dec 31, 2026

What you may take, and when

Take and hours

Bag limit3 daily / 9 possession

Licence and outlook

HIP requiredNot required
Exceptions posted at the boundary

Regulation labels this species "Blue (Dusky) Grouse" - maps to dusky-grouse.Statewide hunt area.

Population outlook

Wyoming 2026

Awaiting survey — Wyoming 2026

This species has no standalone quantitative WGFD survey; it is covered only within WGFD's annual regional "Wyoming Hunt Forecast" narrative (8 regions plus statewide sections, historically mid-to-late August -- 2025 edition Aug. 18, 2025). A fresh WebSearch and direct fetch attempt on 2026-08-19 (one day past the 2025 precedent date) found no 2026 edition published on wgfd.wyo.gov -- a third-party aggregator (Ultimate Upland) already shows 2026 species-level ratings (e.g. chukar POOR; sharp-tailed grouse, pheasant POOR-FAIR, drought-driven) but cites no specific dated WGFD document, so this is treated as corroboration only, not confirmation the WGFD narrative itself has published.

Issuing agencyWyoming Game and Fish Departmentwgfd.wyo.govRecord year 2026