Guild
Game Birds
23 species tracked. As a group, game birds are -89% since 1968.
Guild Signals
guild collapsecomputed index
Game birds as a group have collapsed in surveyed states, down 89% since 1968.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Game birds as a group is projected to fall about 100% by 2029 — from 0.45 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–1.2). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±151.8%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
-100%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–1.295% range
±151.8%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.2 |
| 2026 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.2 |
| 2027 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.2 |
| 2028 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.2 |
| 2029 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.2 |
Game Birds By State
| Ohio | -97% | 4 |
| Colorado | -97% | 10 |
| Maryland | -97% | 4 |
| Idaho | -96% | 10 |
| North Carolina | -96% | 3 |
| New Jersey | -93% | 4 |
| West Virginia | -92% | 4 |
| Virginia | -92% | 4 |
| Indiana | -90% | 3 |
| Delaware | -90% | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | -89% | 4 |
| Alaska | -89% | 5 |
| Wyoming | -86% | 8 |
| Illinois | -84% | 4 |
| Missouri | -84% | 4 |
| Michigan | -82% | 4 |
| Utah | -80% | 8 |
| Texas | -79% | 8 |
| Massachusetts | -72% | 4 |
| New York | -69% | 4 |
| Oklahoma | -65% | 4 |
| South Dakota | -59% | 6 |
| Iowa | -58% | 4 |
| Connecticut | -55% | 4 |
| Montana | -54% | 7 |
| Oregon | -54% | 10 |
| Nebraska | -43% | 5 |
| Kansas | -41% | 5 |
| California | -38% | 8 |
| Minnesota | -29% | 7 |
| Arizona | -7% | 4 |
| New Mexico | -5% | 6 |
| Wisconsin | -5% | 7 |
| Washington | +63% | 8 |
| New Hampshire | +142% | 3 |
| Maine | +329% | 3 |
| Vermont | +333% | 3 |
| North Dakota | +487% | 4 |
| Nevada | +592% | 5 |
Member Species
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | -88% | 1968 |
| Rock Ptarmigan | Phasianidae | -69% | 1984 |
| Plain Chachalaca | Cracidae | -49% | 1978 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | -37% | 1968 |
| Gunnison Sage-Grouse | Phasianidae | -37% | 1995 |
| Greater Sage-Grouse | Phasianidae | -27% | 1970 |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | -26% | 1969 |
| Spruce Grouse | Phasianidae | -24% | 1978 |
| Ruffed Grouse | Phasianidae | +14% | 1968 |
| Greater Prairie-Chicken | Phasianidae | +15% | 1969 |
| Montezuma Quail | Odontophoridae | +25% | 1978 |
| Gray Partridge | Phasianidae | +53% | 1968 |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse | Phasianidae | +63% | 1969 |
| California Quail | Odontophoridae | +95% | 1970 |
| Mountain Quail | Odontophoridae | +106% | 1970 |
| Chukar | Phasianidae | +109% | 1970 |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | +139% | 1970 |
| Sooty Grouse | Phasianidae | +214% | 1970 |
| Willow Ptarmigan | Phasianidae | +334% | 1984 |
| Lesser Prairie-Chicken | Phasianidae | +365% | 1972 |
| Dusky Grouse | Phasianidae | +411% | 1972 |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 25× | 1968 |
| White-tailed Ptarmigan | Phasianidae | n/a | n/a |