Duck Seasons & Areas

Statewide Duck (Including Merganser), Wilson’s Snipe and American Coot Seasons, Limits & Hunt Area Descriptions

DAILY BAG LIMIT: SEE BELOW | POSSESSION LIMIT: 3 TIMES DAILY BAG LIMIT

AREA 1

October 19, 2022 – January 31, 2023

Scaup Season: November 7, 2022 – January 31, 2023

Area 1 includes all parts of the state NOT included in Area 2. (see blue area on map)

AREA 2

October 1, 2022 – January 13, 2023

Scaup Season: October 1, 2022 – December 25, 2022

Area 2 includes all lands and waters within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, including private in-holdings, and the following counties: Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, the portion of Power County east of State Highway 37 and State Highway 39, Teton, and Valley (see orange area on map

AREA 2

October 1, 2022 – January 13, 2023 Scaup Season:

Area 3 includes the following counties: Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai and Shoshone (see green area on map).

Duck Bag Limit (Including mergansers)

Daily Bag Limit 7 of any kind, except shall not include more than the following:

2 female mallard

2 redhead

1 pintail

2 canvasback

2 scaup

Bag Limits for Wilson’s Snipe and Coots

Wilson’s Snipe

Daily Bag Limit: 8

Coots

Daily Bag Limit: 25

Youth and Veterans/Active Military Waterfowl Hunting Weekend

September 24–25, 2022