Sharptail Grouse / Prairie Chicken · State-by-state
Sharptail Grouse / Prairie Chicken hunting regulations.
Sharptail grouse and the closely related greater and lesser prairie-chickens occupy the Northern Plains and historic prairie regions. Sharpies favor mixed prairie-shrub edge; prairie-chickens prefer tallgrass prairie. Both are tied to native prairie habitat that has been heavily impacted by ag conversion. Sharpies are widespread; prairie-chicken populations are far more constrained.
Most Northern Plains states (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Minnesota, Wisconsin) run sharpie seasons. Prairie-chicken hunting is more limited — Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota have small seasons. Pointing dogs work best in the broken country these birds favor.
State-by-state legal status
50 states + DC
Tap a state to view sharptail grouse / prairie chicken regulations and other species huntable there. Bield Hunt does not yet publish specific season dates or bag limits — verify with your state F&W agency before hunting.
- AlaskaGeneral season
- ColoradoDraw / limited entry
- IdahoGeneral season
- KansasGeneral season
- MinnesotaGeneral season
- MontanaGeneral season
- NebraskaGeneral season
- New MexicoDraw / limited entry
- North DakotaGeneral season
- OklahomaDraw / limited entry
- South DakotaGeneral season
- TexasDraw / limited entry
- UtahDraw / limited entry
- WashingtonDraw / limited entry
- WisconsinDraw / limited entry
- WyomingGeneral season
- AlabamaNot huntable
- ArizonaNot huntable
- ArkansasNot huntable
- CaliforniaNot huntable
- ConnecticutNot huntable
- DelawareNot huntable
- FloridaNot huntable
- GeorgiaNot huntable
- HawaiiNot huntable
- IllinoisNot huntable
- IndianaNot huntable
- IowaNot huntable
- KentuckyNot huntable
- LouisianaNot huntable
- MaineNot huntable
- MarylandNot huntable
- MassachusettsNot huntable
- MichiganNot huntable
- MississippiNot huntable
- MissouriNot huntable
- NevadaNot huntable
- New HampshireNot huntable
- New JerseyNot huntable
- New YorkNot huntable
- North CarolinaNot huntable
- OhioNot huntable
- OregonNot huntable
- PennsylvaniaNot huntable
- Rhode IslandNot huntable
- South CarolinaNot huntable
- TennesseeNot huntable
- VermontNot huntable
- VirginiaNot huntable
- West VirginiaNot huntable
Status legend
- YGeneral season
- DDraw / limited entry
- PPrivate land / specific zones
- SSpecial permit / depredation
- RRestricted (subspecies / units)
- -Not huntable
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