Statewide
2020-21 game bird shooting hours
Legal shooting hours for game bird and Northwest Permit Goose during the 2020-21 hunting seasons.
Legal shooting hours are listed in the tables below, except for the following:
- Fee pheasant hunt shooting hours begin at the time listed in this table and end at 5:00 p.m. at E.E. Wilson and Fern Ridge WAs. Sauvie Island WA ends at 6:00 p.m. Denman WA shooting hours follow the table below.
- Sept. youth upland hunts.
- Northwest Permit Goose Season.
- Some state or federal areas may have specific shooting hours.
ZONE A: All of Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, Washington, Multnomah, Yamhill, Clackamas, Lincoln, Polk, Marion, Benton, Linn, Lane, Douglas, Coos, Curry, Josephine and Jackson cos.
ZONE B: All of Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Jefferson, Wheeler, Deschutes and Crook cos.
ZONE C: All of Klamath and Lake cos.
ZONE D: All of Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Grant, Baker, Harney and *Malheur cos.
Note: Legal spring turkey season shooting hours are ½-hour before sunrise to sunset. Refer to local newspapers for sunrise and sunset times and plan accordingly.
2020-21 Game Bird Shooting Hours
| Zone A - Western OR | Zone B - Central OR | Zone C - Klamath & Lake Counties | Zone D - Eastern OR | Zone D - *Mountain Time | |||||||
| Dates | AM | PM | AM | PM | AM | PM | AM | PM | AM | PM | |
| Daylight Saving Time (DST) | Sept. 1 - Sept. 4 | 6:06 AM | 7:47 PM | 5:56 AM | 7:39 PM | 5:59 AM | 7:37 PM | 5:47 AM | 7:27 PM | 6:42 AM | 8:23 PM |
| Sept. 5- Sept. 11 | 6:14 AM | 7:34 PM | 6:05 AM | 7:26 PM | 6:07 AM | 7:25 PM | 5:55 AM | 7:15 PM | 6:50 AM | 8:10 PM | |
| Sept. 12 - Sept. 18 | 6:22 AM | 7:21 PM | 6:13 AM | 7:13 PM | 6:14 AM | 7:12 PM | 6:03 AM | 7:02 PM | 6:58 AM | 7:57 PM | |
| Sept. 19 - Sept. 25 | 6:30 AM | 7:08 PM | 6:21 AM | 7:00 PM | 6:22 AM | 7:00 PM | 6:11 AM | 6:49 PM | 7:06 AM | 7:44 PM | |
| Sept. 26 - Oct. 2 | 6:38 AM | 6:55 PM | 6:30 AM | 6:46 PM | 6:29 AM | 6:47 PM | 6:19 AM | 6:36 PM | 7:14 AM | 7:31 PM | |
| Oct. 3 - Oct. 9 | 6:47 AM | 6:43 PM | 6:38 AM | 6:34 PM | 6:37 AM | 6:35 PM | 6:27 AM | 6:23 PM | 7:22 AM | 7:19 PM | |
| Oct. 10 - Oct. 16 | 6:55 AM | 6:30 PM | 6:47 AM | 6:21 PM | 6:45 AM | 6:23 PM | 6:36 AM | 6:11 PM | 7:31 AM | 7:06 PM | |
| Oct. 17 - Oct. 23 | 7:04 AM | 6:19 PM | 6:56 AM | 6:09 PM | 6:54 AM | 6:12 PM | 6:44 AM | 6:00 PM | 7:40 AM | 6:55 PM | |
| Oct. 24 - Oct. 31 | 7:13 AM | 6:08 PM | 7:05 AM | 5:58 PM | 7:02 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:53 AM | 5:49 PM | 7:49 AM | 6:44 PM | |
| Standard Time | Nov. 1 - Nov. 6 | 6:22 AM | 4:58 PM | 6:15 AM | 4:48 PM | 6:11 AM | 4:53 PM | 6:03 AM | 4:39 PM | 6:58 AM | 5:34 PM |
| Nov. 7 - Nov. 13 | 6:32 AM | 4:50 PM | 6:24 AM | 4:40 PM | 6:20 AM | 4:45 PM | 6:12 AM | 4:31 PM | 7:07 AM | 5:26 PM | |
| Nov. 14 - Nov. 20 | 6:41 AM | 4:43 PM | 6:34 AM | 4:33 PM | 6:29 AM | 4:38 PM | 6:21 AM | 4:24 PM | 7:16 AM | 5:19 PM | |
| Nov. 21 - Nov. 27 | 6:50 AM | 4:38 PM | 6:43 AM | 4:27 PM | 6:37 AM | 4:33 PM | 6:30 AM | 4:19 PM | 7:25 AM | 5:14 PM | |
| Nov. 28 - Dec. 4 | 6:58 AM | 4:35 PM | 6:51 AM | 4:24 PM | 6:45 AM | 4:31 PM | 6:38 AM | 4:16 PM | 7:33 AM | 5:11 PM | |
| Dec. 5 - Dec. 11 | 7:05 AM | 4:33 PM | 6:58 AM | 4:23 PM | 6:52 AM | 4:30 PM | 6:45 AM | 4:14 PM | 7:40 AM | 5:10 PM | |
| Dec. 12 - Dec. 18 | 7:11 AM | 4:34 PM | 7:04 AM | 4:24 PM | 6:58 AM | 4:31 PM | 6:51 AM | 4:15 PM | 7:46 AM | 5:11 PM | |
| Dec. 19 - Dec. 25 | 7:15 AM | 4:37 PM | 7:08 AM | 4:27 PM | 7:02 AM | 4:33 PM | 6:55 AM | 4:18 PM | 7:50 AM | 5:13 PM | |
| Dec. 26 - Jan. 1 | 7:17 AM | 4:42 PM | 7:10 AM | 4:31 PM | 7:04 AM | 4:38 PM | 6:57 AM | 4:23 PM | 7:52 AM | 5:18 PM | |
| Jan. 2 - Jan. 8 | 7:17 AM | 4:49 PM | 7:10 AM | 4:38 PM | 7:04 AM | 4:45 PM | 6:57 AM | 4:29 PM | 7:53 AM | 5:25 PM | |
| Jan. 9 - Jan. 15 | 7:15 AM | 4:56 PM | 7:08 AM | 4:46 PM | 7:03 AM | 4:52 PM | 6:55 AM | 4:37 PM | 7:51 AM | 5:32 PM | |
| Jan. 16 - Jan. 22 | 7:11 AM | 5:05 PM | 7:04 AM | 4:55 PM | 6:59 AM | 5:00 PM | 6:52 AM | 4:46 PM | 7:47 AM | 5:41 PM | |
| Jan. 23 - Jan. 29 | 7:06 AM | 5:14 PM | 6:58 AM | 5:04 PM | 6:54 AM | 5:09 PM | 6:46 AM | 4:55 PM | 7:41 AM | 5:51 PM | |
| Jan. 30 - Feb. 5 | 6:58 AM | 5:24 PM | 6:51 AM | 5:14 PM | 6:47 AM | 5:19 PM | 6:39 AM | 5:05 PM | 7:34 AM | 6:00 PM | |
| Feb. 6 - Feb. 12 | 6:49 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:42 AM | 5:24 PM | 6:38 AM | 5:28 PM | 6:30 AM | 5:15 PM | 7:25 AM | 6:10 PM | |
| Feb. 13 - Feb. 19 | 6:39 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:32 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:29 AM | 5:37 PM | 6:20 AM | 5:24 PM | 7:15 AM | 6:19 PM | |
| Feb. 20 - Feb. 26 | 6:28 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:20 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:18 AM | 5:46 PM | 6:09 AM | 5:34 PM | 7:04 AM | 6:29 PM | |
| Feb. 27 - Mar. 5 | 6:17 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:08 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:07 AM | 5:55 PM | 5:57 AM | 5:43 PM | 6:52 AM | 6:38 PM | |
| Mar. 6 - Mar. 10 | 6:04 AM | 6:11 PM | 5:56 AM | 6:02 PM | 5:55 AM | 6:03 PM | 5:45 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:40 AM | 6:47 PM | |
2020-21 Northwest Permit Goose Shooting Hours
| Dates | AM | PM |
| Oct. 24 - Oct. 31 | 7:43 AM | 6:08 PM |
| Nov. 1 | 6:52 AM | 4:58 PM |
| Nov. 2 - Nov. 20 | ------------ | |
| Nov. 21 - Nov. 27 | 7:20 AM | 4:38 PM |
| Nov. 28 - Dec. 4 | 7:28 AM | 4:35 PM |
| Dec. 5 - Dec. 11 | 7:35 AM | 4:33 PM |
| Dec. 12 - Dec. 18 | 7:41 AM | 4:34 PM |
| Dec. 19 - Dec. 25 | 7:45 AM | 4:37 PM |
| Dec. 26 - Jan. 1 | 7:47 AM | 4:42 PM |
| Jan. 2 - Jan. 8 | 7:47 AM | 4:49 PM |
| Jan. 9 - Jan. 13 | 7:45 AM | 4:56 PM |
| Jan. 14 - Feb. 5 | ------------ | |
| Feb. 6 - Feb. 12 | 7:19 AM | 5:34 PM |
| Feb. 13 - Feb. 19 | 7:09 AM | 5:44 PM |
| Feb. 20 - Feb. 26 | 6:58 AM | 5:53 PM |
| Feb. 27 - Mar. 5 | 6:47 AM | 6:02 PM |
| Mar. 6 - Mar. 10 | 6:34 AM | 6:11 PM |
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