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​​​​​Ring-Necked Pheasant

Scientific Name: Phasianus colchicus 


 

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  • Explore this interactive map including most lands scheduled for pheasant stocking. Each data point includes a number of pheasants and pheasant releases. Data is updated each fall as the season approaches.​

Ring-Necked Pheasant stocking map 

Pheasant Allocations by list or interactive map


2024 Junior Pheasant Hunt Program

Junior Pheasant Hunt Season - Statewide, Oct. 12-19, 2024. 

The Pennsylvania Game Commission supplies over 15,000 pheasants for the junior pheasant hunt season every year. Pennsylvania's 2024-25 junior pheasant hunt season is open from Oct. 12-19 (2 daily, 6 in possession). This special season is open to junior hunters and all mentored hunters (regardless of age). A FREE Junior Pheasant Hunting Permit (available online and at license vendors) is required to participate in the pheasant season for all junior hunters.

Stocking locations for Pennsylvania's junior pheasant hunt season can be found HE​RE.​

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​Organized Junior Pheasant Hunts ​

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Reference

Pennsylvania Pheasant History
Ring-Necked Pheasant Management Plan (PDF)
Pheasant Harvest Rates - 2017 (PDF)
Pheasant Management Program
Preliminary Results - Hunter Survey of Pheasant Management in Pennsylvania - PowerPoint Slide Show (PPT)
Final Report - Hunter Survey on Pheasant Management in Pennsylvania (PDF) Game Farms - A Continuing History, Aug. 2021 by Bob D'Angelo


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