BirdHuntGrouse: Southeast & Prince William Sound (Units 1-6)
- Aug 1, 2026 – May 15, 2027
Grouse (all species)5 daily10 poss.
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Alaska upland hunting
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Grouse: Southeast & Prince William Sound (Units 1-6), Ptarmigan: Southeast & Prince William Sound (Units 1-5, 6A-6C), Grouse: Kenai Peninsula (Units 7 & 15), Grouse: Mat-Su, Copper Basin & Susitna (Units 13, 14A, 14B, 16), Grouse: Interior (Units 11, 12, 20, 25), Grouse: Western & Arctic (Units 9, 17-19, 21-24, 26), Ptarmigan: Southcentral (Units 6D, 7, 11, 13A/C/D, 14, 15, 16), Ptarmigan: Alaska Peninsula (Unit 9), Ptarmigan: Eastern Interior (Units 12, 20, 25C), Ptarmigan: Kodiak, Western & Northern Interior (Units 8, 10, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25A/B/D), Ptarmigan: Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (Unit 18), Ptarmigan: Northwest & North Slope (Units 23, 26), Grouse: Anchorage (Unit 14C)
Pheasant
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No pheasant season
Species
7
Willow ptarmigan, Rock ptarmigan, White-tailed ptarmigan…
How nonresidents hunt upland birds in Alaska
Nonresidents buy the nonresident small game hunting license over the counter. Alaska has long seasons and generous limits: grouse open in August, ptarmigan run into spring, and the far north allows 50 ptarmigan a day. Seasons and limits are set by game management unit, so match the unit you'll hunt to the table.
Grouse Aug. 10 - Mar. 31 in most road-system units (Aug. 1 - May 15 in Southeast); ptarmigan Aug. 10 into spring, through June 15 in Units 23 and 26. Units 8 and 10 have no grouse season.
Season calendar
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Grouse: Southeast & Prince William Sound (Units 1-6)
Ptarmigan: Southeast & Prince William Sound (Units 1-5, 6A-6C)
Grouse: Kenai Peninsula (Units 7 & 15)
Grouse: Mat-Su, Copper Basin & Susitna (Units 13, 14A, 14B, 16)
Grouse: Interior (Units 11, 12, 20, 25)
Grouse: Western & Arctic (Units 9, 17-19, 21-24, 26)
Ptarmigan: Southcentral (Units 6D, 7, 11, 13A/C/D, 14, 15, 16)
Ptarmigan: Alaska Peninsula (Unit 9)
Ptarmigan: Eastern Interior (Units 12, 20, 25C)
Ptarmigan: Kodiak, Western & Northern Interior (Units 8, 10, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25A/B/D)
Ptarmigan: Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (Unit 18)
Ptarmigan: Northwest & North Slope (Units 23, 26)
Grouse: Anchorage (Unit 14C)
Today
Seasons & bag limits
Ptarmigan: Southeast & Prince William Sound (Units 1-5, 6A-6C)
- Aug 1, 2026 – May 15, 2027
Ptarmigan (all species)20 daily40 poss.
Grouse: Kenai Peninsula (Units 7 & 15)
- Aug 10, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027
Grouse (all species)10 daily20 poss.
Grouse: Mat-Su, Copper Basin & Susitna (Units 13, 14A, 14B, 16)
- Aug 10, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027
Grouse (all species)15 daily30 poss.
Grouse: Interior (Units 11, 12, 20, 25)
- Aug 10, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027
Grouse (all species)15 daily30 poss.
Grouse: Western & Arctic (Units 9, 17-19, 21-24, 26)
- Aug 10, 2026 – Apr 30, 2027
Grouse (all species)15 daily30 poss.
Ptarmigan: Southcentral (Units 6D, 7, 11, 13A/C/D, 14, 15, 16)
- Aug 10, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027
Ptarmigan (all species)10 daily20 poss.
Ptarmigan: Alaska Peninsula (Unit 9)
- Aug 10, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027
Ptarmigan (all species)10 daily20 poss.
Ptarmigan: Eastern Interior (Units 12, 20, 25C)
- Aug 10, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027
Ptarmigan (all species)20 daily40 poss.
Ptarmigan: Kodiak, Western & Northern Interior (Units 8, 10, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25A/B/D)
- Aug 10, 2026 – Apr 30, 2027
Ptarmigan (all species)20 daily40 poss.
Ptarmigan: Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (Unit 18)
- Aug 10, 2026 – May 15, 2027
Ptarmigan (all species)25 daily50 poss.
Ptarmigan: Northwest & North Slope (Units 23, 26)
- Aug 10, 2026 – Jun 15, 2027
Ptarmigan (all species)50 daily100 poss.
Grouse: Anchorage (Unit 14C)
- Sep 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027
Grouse (all species)5 daily10 poss.
What a nonresident needs to buy
Hunting license: choose one
Source · checked Sep 28, 2026 ·
$60.00
Total for the season
$60.00
