The next 12 months
October 202611
Mourning dove season
Tue, Sep 1 – Fri, Oct 30
HuntingWAWashingtonOfficial source: WDFW: 2026 Hunting Prospects, District 14 (PDF) (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026Mourning dove, Zone 2
Tue, Sep 1 – Fri, Oct 30
HuntingOREastern Oregon, Central OregonOfficial source: ODFW: Game bird hunting report, East Area (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026Matsutake commercial harvest, Deschutes NF
Tue, Sep 8 – Sun, Nov 8
ForagingORCentral OregonOfficial source: USFS Deschutes National Forest: mushroom harvesting (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026Western Washington pheasant general season
Sat, Sep 19 – Mon, Nov 30
HuntingWAOlympic Peninsula, Puget Sound, Washington Cascades, Lower Columbia RiverOfficial source: WDFW: 2026 Hunting Prospects, District 11 (PDF) (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026Puget Sound winter crab season
Thu, Oct 1 – Thu, Dec 31
ShellfishWAPuget SoundDeer, western Oregon any legal weapon
Sat, Oct 3 – Fri, Nov 6
HuntingOROregon Coast, Willamette Valley, Oregon Cascades, Southern OregonOfficial source: ODFW: Big game hunting seasons (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026Eastern Oregon pheasant season
Sat, Oct 10 – Sun, Jan 31
HuntingOREastern Oregon, Central OregonOfficial source: ODFW: Game bird hunting report, East Area (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026Statewide waterfowl season opener
Sun, Oct 11
HuntingWAWashingtonOfficial source: WDFW: 2026 Hunting Prospects, District 14 (PDF) (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026Modern firearm general deer, black-tailed
Sat, Oct 17 – Sun, Nov 1
HuntingWAOlympic Peninsula, Puget Sound, Washington Cascades, Lower Columbia RiverOfficial source: WDFW: 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Rules (PDF) (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026Modern firearm general deer, mule deer
Sat, Oct 17 – Tue, Oct 27
HuntingWAEastern WashingtonOfficial source: WDFW: 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Rules (PDF) (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026Modern firearm general elk, eastern Washington
Sat, Oct 31 – Sun, Nov 8
HuntingWAEastern WashingtonOfficial source: WDFW: 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Rules (PDF) (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026
November 20265
Modern firearm general elk, western Washington
Sat, Nov 7 – Wed, Nov 18
HuntingWAOlympic Peninsula, Puget Sound, Washington Cascades, Lower Columbia RiverOfficial source: WDFW: 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Rules (PDF) (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026West Cascade elk
Sat, Nov 7 – Fri, Nov 13
HuntingOROregon CascadesOfficial source: ODFW: Big game hunting seasons (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026Rocky Mountain elk, second season
Sat, Nov 7 – Sun, Nov 15
HuntingOREastern Oregon, Central OregonOfficial source: ODFW: Big game hunting seasons (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026Coast bull elk, first season
Sat, Nov 14 – Tue, Nov 17
HuntingOROregon CoastOfficial source: ODFW: Big game hunting seasons (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026Coast bull elk, second season
Sat, Nov 21 – Fri, Nov 27
HuntingOROregon CoastOfficial source: ODFW: Big game hunting seasons (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026
December 20260
Nothing dated yet.
January 20270
Nothing dated yet.
February 20270
Nothing dated yet.
March 20270
Nothing dated yet.
April 20272
North Cascades Highway (SR 20) reopening
Usually April
Roads & areasWAWashington CascadesUsuallyOfficial source: NPS North Cascades: road conditions (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026Clear Lake (Pierce County) trout opener
Usually late April
FishingWAPuget SoundUsuallyOfficial source: WDFW: Clear Lake (Pierce County) (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026
May 20271
Bottomfish and lingcod, Sekiu and Pillar Point
Usually May
FishingWAOlympic PeninsulaUsuallyOfficial source: WDFW: Sekiu and Pillar Point (Marine Area 5) (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026
June 20271
Sunrise Road, Mount Rainier
Usually late June to early October
Roads & areasWAWashington CascadesUsuallyOfficial source: NPS Mount Rainier: Sunrise (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026
July 20272
Puget Sound summer crab season
Usually July to early September
ShellfishWAPuget SoundUsuallyCrater Lake Rim Drive and North Entrance
Usually mid July
Roads & areasOROregon CascadesUsuallyOfficial source: NPS Crater Lake: hours and seasons (opens in a new tab)Checked October 3, 2026
August 20270
Nothing dated yet.
September 20270
Nothing dated yet.
Announced during the season
Coastal razor clam digs
WDFW confirms each dig series after marine toxin tests, about a week ahead
Official source: WDFW: Razor clams (opens in a new tab)WDFW emergency rulesWashington Department of Health: shellfish biotoxinsColumbia River spring Chinook
Oregon and Washington adopt the seasons at a joint state hearing in late February
Official source: ODFW: Columbia River spring Chinook (opens in a new tab)ODFW regulation updatesWDFW emergency rules
How this works
- Official pages only. Every date comes from the agency page linked on its row.
- Rechecked every quarter, and monthly for anything opening soon.
- “Usually”means the agency describes a usual window but hasn't set this year's date. Those rows never go in your calendar.
- Seasons change mid-season. Agencies post emergency rules; the rows link those pages too.
- Dates are calendar days on your own clock, so a new month starts at your midnight.
Sources & last checked
- WDFW: Clear Lake (Pierce County) (opens in a new tab)
checked
- WDFW: Sekiu and Pillar Point (Marine Area 5) (opens in a new tab)
checked
- WDFW rule: late-season Puget Sound crab, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
checked
- WDFW: Crab (opens in a new tab)
checked
- WDFW: Razor clams (opens in a new tab)
checked
- WDFW: 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Rules (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
checked
- WDFW: 2026 Hunting Prospects, District 14 (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
checked
- WDFW: 2026 Hunting Prospects, District 11 (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
checked
- ODFW: Columbia River spring Chinook (opens in a new tab)
checked
- ODFW: Big game hunting seasons (opens in a new tab)
checked
- ODFW: Game bird hunting report, East Area (opens in a new tab)
checked
- USFS Deschutes National Forest: mushroom harvesting (opens in a new tab)
checked
- NPS Mount Rainier: Sunrise (opens in a new tab)
checked
- NPS North Cascades: road conditions (opens in a new tab)
checked
- NPS Crater Lake: hours and seasons (opens in a new tab)
checked
Source: WDFW: Clear Lake (Pierce County), WDFW: Sekiu and Pillar Point (Marine Area 5), WDFW rule: late-season Puget Sound crab, 2026, WDFW: Crab, WDFW: Razor clams, WDFW: 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Rules (PDF), WDFW: 2026 Hunting Prospects, District 14 (PDF), WDFW: 2026 Hunting Prospects, District 11 (PDF), ODFW: Columbia River spring Chinook, ODFW: Big game hunting seasons, ODFW: Game bird hunting report, East Area, USFS Deschutes National Forest: mushroom harvesting, NPS Mount Rainier: Sunrise, NPS North Cascades: road conditions, NPS Crater Lake: hours and seasonslast checked
Every source we use is on the Credits page.
About this tool
When does trout season open? When do the archery seasons start, or the mountain roads open for summer? This calendar gathers the Pacific Northwest season openers and windows we track in one place, and every line links to the official agency page that sets the date.
Filter by what you do (fishing, shellfish, hunting, roads and areas, or foraging) and by region, then see what's opening this month and what's already open. Add one date or your whole filtered list to your phone's calendar, with an optional reminder a week before.
We take dates only from the agencies that set them, such as the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and we recheck them on a regular schedule. Seasons can change once they're underway, so the official page is always one tap away, along with the date we last checked it.