East Area

Currently open

Now until February 28: Beardless Turkey permit Hunts – Specific units listed on page 24 in 2025-26 Game Bird Regulations

Now until February 22: Mid-Columbia Zone - White Fronted & White Goose

Now until March 10: High Desert & Blue Mtn Zone - White Fronted & White Goose

Upcoming Season

Spring turkey

Permits required for: band-tailed pigeons and sea ducks. For more information on permits.

Announcements, resources

2025-26 Game Bird Hunting Forecast - A district-by-district look at how this year's migratory and upland bird seasons are shaping up.

Plan next season's hunts with game bird harvest summaries

Hunt by Reservation Program - ODFW's Hunt by Reservation Program connects bird hunters with private landowners. By making a reservation online, hunters receive a permit to hunt select private lands on dates that landowners select ahead of time.

Buy your 2026-27 bird stamp(s) and validations - Don't forget to buy your upland bird and waterfowl validations; and complete your HIP – as well as federal duck stamp – before your first hunt.

Turn in wings and tails - Grouse and mountain quail hunters, please turn in your bird's wings and tails – our biologists collect them to help assess bird populations and set seasons. Use this map to find blue collection barrels where you hunt.

Hunting and fire danger - Bookmark this page – for the most current fire closures and restrictions.

ALL DISTRICTS

Eurasian collared doves: These birds have no protection in Oregon, so there are no closed seasons or limits to their harvest. A hunting license is required on public land. Focus around agricultural areas where food sources are abundant. Be sure of your identification before you hunt these birds which are larger and lighter than mourning doves with a distinctive band around the back of the neck. Identify this species and its habitat.