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
