Youth pheasant season opens Oct. 5

A youth pheasant season opens statewide Saturday, Oct. 5, and runs through Oct. 11 for all licensed hunters 15 years old or younger.

The week-long hunt opens a half hour before sunrise statewide and continues to one-half hour after sunset.

Youth hunters must be accompanied by a licensed hunter 18 years or older. One adult may accompany more than one youth.

The daily bag limit is three cocks, and the possession limit is six after the first day, except on wildlife management areas where pheasants are stocked, in which case the daily limit is two cocks and four in possession.

The regular season is Oct. 12 through Dec. 31 in Area 1, which includes Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce and Shoshone counties.

All upland game hunters are required to wear a minimum of 36 square inches of hunter orange during the pheasant season when hunting on wildlife management areas where pheasants are stocked. All hunters must have a valid 2013 Idaho hunting license.