Waterfowl Hunting Seasons

Waterfowl Seasons

Youth waterfowl hunt

On September 10-11, waterfowl hunters age 17 and younger, when accompanied by a non-hunting adult (age 18 and older) may take ducks, geese, mergansers, coots and moorhens from ½ hour before sunrise to sunset.

Early Teal

Zone	Dates
Statewide	Sept. 3-7
Harvest of Blue-winged, Green-winged and Cinnamon teal allowed.

Ducks, coots, mergansers

Zone	Dates
North	Sept. 24 - Nov. 22
Central	Sept. 24 - Oct. 2; Oct. 8 - Nov. 27
South	Sept. 24 - Oct. 2; Oct. 8 - Nov. 27

Geese

Zone	Dates
Early goose (statewide)	Sept. 3-18
North	Sept. 24-Dec. 23
Central	Sept. 24-Oct. 2; Oct. 8-Dec. 28
South	Sept. 24-Oct. 2; Oct. 8-Dec. 28

Daily limits

Early Teal
Species	Limit
Blue-winged, Green-winged, Cinnamon	6 combined
Ducks
Species	Limit
Mallard	4 (2 hens)
Wood duck	3
Redhead	2
Canvasback	2
Black duck	2
Pintail	1
All others	6

Scaup
Dates	Limit
Zone opening day - Oct. 13	1
Oct. 13 - Zone closing day	2

Coots & moorhen (gallinule)
Species	Limit
Coots & moorhen (gallinule)	15

Mergansers
Species	Limit
Mergansers	5 (no more than 2 of which may be hooded mergansers)

Early goose season
Species	Dates	Limit
Canada, White-fronted, Brant	Sept. 3-18	5 combined
Snow, Blue snow, Ross's	Sept. 3-18	20

Regular goose season
North zone
Species	Dates	Limit
Canada, White-fronted, Brant	Sept. 24-Dec. 23	5 combined
Snow, Blue snow, Ross's	Sept. 24-Dec. 23	20
Central zone
Species	Dates	Limit
Canada, White-fronted, Brant	Sept. 24-Oct. 2; Oct. 8-Dec. 28	5 combined
Snow, Blue snow, Ross's	Sept. 24-Oct. 2; Oct. 8-Dec. 28	20
South zone
Species	Dates	Limit
Canada, White-fronted, Brant	Sept. 24-Oct. 2; Oct. 8-Dec. 28	5 combined
Snow, Blue snow, Ross's	Sept. 24-Oct. 2; Oct. 8-Dec. 28	20

The possession limit for all migratory birds is three times the daily limit.

½ hour before sunrise to sunset except early teal season, when shooting cannot begin until sunrise.

Waterfowl Hunting Zones