Migratory Birds Seasons
MIGRATORY DOVE (Mourning, white-winged)
- Season: 09/01/2023 - 11/29/2023
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 15 (The daily bag limit applies to mourning and white-winged doves, single species or in combination.
- Possession limit: 45
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit
EXOTIC DOVE (Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves only)
- Season: 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2023
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: No limit
- Possession limit: No limit
- There is no limit on Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves, but any taken in addition to a limit of mourning and white-winged doves during the migratory dove season must have a fully-feathered wing attached during transport.
RAIL (Sora and Virginia)
- Season: 09/01/2023 - 11/09/2023
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 25
- Possession limit: 75
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit
SNIPE
- Season: 09/01/2023 - 12/16/2023
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 8
- Possession limit: 24
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Stamp
WOODCOCK
- Season: 10/14/2023 - 11/27/2023
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 3
- Possession limit: 9
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit
TEAL, HIGH PLAINS ZONE
- Season: 09/16/2023 - 09/24/2023
- Area open: West of Hwy. U. S. 283
- Daily bag limit: 6 teal (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
- Possession limit: 18 teal in possession (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
TEAL, LOW PLAINS ZONE
- Season: 09/09/2023 - 09/24/2023
- Area open: East of Hwy. U. S. 283
- Daily bag limit: 6 teal (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
- Possession limit: 18 teal in possession (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
DUCKS, HIGH PLAINS UNIT
- Season: 10/07/2023 - 12/31/2023 and 01/19/2024 - 01/28/2024
- Area open: High Plains Zone (see map)
- Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
- Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
DUCKS, LOW PLAINS EARLY ZONE
- Season: 10/07/2023 - 12/03/2023 and 12/23/2023 - 01/07/2024
- Area open: Early Zone (see map)
- Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
- Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
DUCKS, LOW PLAINS LATE ZONE
- Season: 10/28/2023 - 12/31/2023 and 01/20/2024 - 01/28/2024
- Area open: Late Zone (see map)
- Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
- Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
DUCKS, LOW PLAINS SOUTHEAST ZONE
- Season: 11/11/2023 - 01/07/2024 and 01/13/2024 - 01/28/2024
- Area open: Southeast Zone (see map)
- Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
- Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
DUCK LIMITS
6 ducks, any combination of six ducks and/or mergansers which may include no more than five mallards (only two of which may be hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one scaup and one pintail.
MERGANSERS
- Season: Same as duck seasons
- Area Open: Statewide
- Daily Bag Limit: 5, including no more than 2 hooded mergansers
- Possession Limit: 15
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
COOTS
- Season: Same as duck seasons
- Area Open: Statewide
- Daily Bag Limit: 15
- Possession Limit: 45
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
YOUTH, VETERAN AND ACTIVE MILITARY WATERFOWL SEASONS
(Youth 17 and younger)
- High Plains Unit: 09/30/2023 - 10/01/2023
- Low Plains Early Zone: 09/30/2023 - 10/01/2023
- Low Plains Late Zone: 10/21/2023 - 10/22/2023
- Southeast Zone: 11/04/2023 - 11/05/2023
CANADA GEESE
- Season: 10/28/2023 - 10/29/2023 and 11/01/2023 - 02/11/2024
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 6 (including Brant)
- Possession limit: 18
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE
- Season: 10/28/2023 - 12/31/2023 and 01/20/2024 - 02/11/2024
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 2
- Possession limit: 6
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
LIGHT GEESE
- Season: 10/28/2023 - 10/29/2023 and 11/01/2023 - 02/11/2024
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 50
- Possession limit: No limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
LIGHT GEESE, CONSERVATION ORDER
- Season: 02/12/2024 - 04/30/2024
- Area Open: Statewide
- Daily Limit: Unlimited
- Possession Limit: Unlimited
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
- Equipment Restrictions: During the Conservation Order, unplugged shotguns and electronic calls may be used. Shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
SANDHILL CRANE, CENTRAL ZONE
- Season: 11/08/2023 - 01/04/2024
- Daily bag limit: 3
- Possession limit: 9
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, Sandhill Crane Permit
SANDHILL CRANE, WEST ZONE
- Season: 10/21/2023 - 12/17/2023
- Daily bag limit: 3
- Possession limit: 9
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, Sandhill Crane Permit