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2023-24 game bird shooting hours
July 25, 2023
Legal shooting hours for game bird and Northwest Permit Goose during the 2023-24 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 p.m. at E.E. Wilson and Fern Ridge WAs. Sauvie Island WA ends at 6 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.
2023-24 Game Bird Shooting Hours
| Zone A - Western OR | Zone B - Central OR | Zone C - Klamath & Lake Cos | 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. 8 | 6:10 AM | 7:41 PM | 6:00 AM | 7:33 PM | 6:03 AM | 7:31 PM | 5:50 AM | 7:22 PM | 6:46 AM | 8:17 PM |
| Sept. 9 - Sept. 15 | 6:18 AM | 7:28 PM | 6:09 AM | 7:20 PM | 6:10 AM | 7:19 PM | 5:58 AM | 7:09 PM | 6:54 AM | 8:04 PM | |
| Sept. 16 - Sept. 22 | 6:26 AM | 7:15 PM | 6:17 AM | 7:07 PM | 6:18 AM | 7:07 PM | 6:06 AM | 6:56 PM | 7:01 AM | 7:51 PM | |
| Sept. 23 - Sept. 29 | 6:34 AM | 7:02 PM | 6:25 AM | 6:53 PM | 6:25 AM | 6:54 PM | 6:14 AM | 6:43 PM | 7:10 AM | 7:38 PM | |
| Sept. 30 - Oct. 6 | 6:42 AM | 6:49 PM | 6:34 AM | 6:40 PM | 6:33 AM | 6:42 PM | 6:23 AM | 6:30 PM | 7:18 AM | 7:25 PM | |
| Oct. 7 - Oct. 13 | 6:51 AM | 6:37 PM | 6:42 AM | 6:28 PM | 6:41 AM | 6:30 PM | 6:31 AM | 6:18 PM | 7:26 AM | 7:13 PM | |
| Oct. 14 - Oct. 20 | 6:59 AM | 6:25 PM | 6:51 AM | 6:15 PM | 6:49 AM | 6:18 PM | 6:40 AM | 6:06 PM | 7:35 AM | 7:01 PM | |
| Oct. 21 - Oct. 27 | 7:08 AM | 6:14 PM | 7:00 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:58 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:49 AM | 5:54 PM | 7:44 AM | 6:50 PM | |
| Oct. 28 - Nov. 4 | 7:17 AM | 6:03 PM | 7:10 AM | 5:54 PM | 7:07 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:58 AM | 5:44 PM | 7:53 AM | 6:39 PM | |
| STANDARD TIME | Nov. 5 - Nov. 10 | 6:27 AM | 4:54 PM | 6:19 AM | 4:44 PM | 6:15 AM | 4:49 PM | 6:07 AM | 4:35 PM | 7:02 AM | 5:30 PM |
| Nov. 11 - Nov. 17 | 6:36 AM | 4:47 PM | 6:29 AM | 4:36 PM | 6:24 AM | 4:42 PM | 6:16 AM | 4:27 PM | 7:11 AM | 5:23 PM | |
| Nov. 18 - Nov. 24 | 6:45 AM | 4:40 PM | 6:38 AM | 4:30 PM | 6:33 AM | 4:36 PM | 6:25 AM | 4:21 PM | 7:20 AM | 5:17 PM | |
| Nov. 25 - Dec. 1 | 6:54 AM | 4:36 PM | 6:47 AM | 4:26 PM | 6:41 AM | 4:32 PM | 6:34 AM | 4:17 PM | 7:29 AM | 5:12 PM | |
| Dec. 2 - Dec. 8 | 7:01 AM | 4:34 PM | 6:55 AM | 4:23 PM | 6:49 AM | 4:30 PM | 6:42 AM | 4:15 PM | 7:37 AM | 5:10 PM | |
| Dec. 9 - Dec. 15 | 7:08 AM | 4:34 PM | 7:01 AM | 4:23 PM | 6:55 AM | 4:30 PM | 6:48 AM | 4:15 PM | 7:43 AM | 5:10 PM | |
| Dec. 16 - Dec. 22 | 7:13 AM | 4:35 PM | 7:06 AM | 4:25 PM | 7:00 AM | 4:32 PM | 6:53 AM | 4:16 PM | 7:48 AM | 5:12 PM | |
| Dec. 23 - Dec. 29 | 7:16 AM | 4:39 PM | 7:09 AM | 4:29 PM | 7:03 AM | 4:35 PM | 6:56 AM | 4:20 PM | 7:51 AM | 5:15 PM | |
| Dec. 30 - Jan. 5 | 7:17 AM | 4:45 PM | 7:11 AM | 4:34 PM | 7:05 AM | 4:41 PM | 6:58 AM | 4:26 PM | 7:53 AM | 5:21 PM | |
| Jan. 6 - Jan. 12 | 7:17 AM | 4:52 PM | 7:10 AM | 4:41 PM | 7:04 AM | 4:48 PM | 6:57 AM | 4:33 PM | 7:52 AM | 5:28 PM | |
| Jan. 13 - Jan. 19 | 7:14 AM | 5:00 PM | 7:07 AM | 4:50 PM | 7:01 AM | 4:56 PM | 6:54 AM | 4:41 PM | 7:49 AM | 5:36 PM | |
| Jan. 20 - Jan. 26 | 7:09 AM | 5:09 PM | 7:02 AM | 4:59 PM | 6:57 AM | 5:05 PM | 6:49 AM | 4:50 PM | 7:44 AM | 5:45 PM | |
| Jan. 27 - Feb. 2 | 7:02 AM | 5:19 PM | 6:55 AM | 5:09 PM | 6:51 AM | 5:14 PM | 6:43 AM | 5:00 PM | 7:38 AM | 5:55 PM | |
| Feb. 3 - Feb. 9 | 6:54 AM | 5:29 PM | 6:47 AM | 5:19 PM | 6:43 AM | 5:23 PM | 6:35 AM | 5:09 PM | 7:30 AM | 6:05 PM | |
| Feb. 10 - Feb. 16 | 6:45 AM | 5:38 PM | 6:37 AM | 5:29 PM | 6:34 AM | 5:32 PM | 6:25 AM | 5:19 PM | 7:20 AM | 6:14 PM | |
| Feb. 17 - Feb. 23 | 6:34 AM | 5:48 PM | 6:26 AM | 5:38 PM | 6:24 AM | 5:41 PM | 6:15 AM | 5:29 PM | 7:10 AM | 6:24 PM | |
| Feb. 24 - Mar. 2 | 6:23 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:15 AM | 5:48 PM | 6:13 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:03 AM | 5:38 PM | 6:59 AM | 6:33 PM | |
| Mar. 3 - Mar. 9 | 6:11 AM | 6:06 PM | 6:03 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:02 AM | 5:59 PM | 5:52 AM | 5:47 PM | 6:47 AM | 6:42 PM | |
| DST | Mar. 10 | 7:02 AM | 7:13 PM | 6:54 AM | 7:04 PM | 6:53 AM | 7:05 PM | 6:43 AM | 6:53 PM | 7:38 AM | 7:49 PM |
2023-24 Northwest Permit Goose Shooting Hours
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DATES |
AM |
PM |
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Oct. 21 - Oct. 27 |
7:38 AM |
6:14 PM |
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Oct. 28 - Oct. 29 |
7:47 AM |
6:03 PM |
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Oct. 30 - Nov. 17 |
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Nov. 18 - Nov. 24 |
7:15 AM |
4:40 PM |
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Nov. 25 - Dec. 1 |
7:24 AM |
4:36 PM |
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Dec. 2 - Dec. 8 |
7:31 AM |
4:34 PM |
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Dec. 9 - Dec. 16 |
7:38 AM |
4:34 PM |
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Dec. 17 - Dec. 22 |
7:43 AM |
4:35 PM |
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Dec. 23 - Dec. 29 |
7:46 AM |
4:39 PM |
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Dec. 30 - Jan. 5 |
7:47 AM |
4:45 PM |
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Jan. 6 - Jan. 12 |
7:47 AM |
4:52 PM |
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Jan. 13 - Feb. 9 |
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Feb. 10 - Feb. 16 |
7:15 AM |
5:38 PM |
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Feb. 17 - Feb. 23 |
7:04 AM |
5:48 PM |
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Feb. 24 - Mar. 1 |
6:53 AM |
5:57 PM |
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Mar. 2 - Mar. 9 |
6:41 AM |
6:06 PM |
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Mar. 10 |
7:32 AM |
7:13 PM |
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