Waterfowl Seasons & Limits

Dark goose

• North central unit: Oct. 7, 2023 – Jan. 19, 2024
• Platte River unit: Oct. 28, 2023 – Feb. 9, 2024
• Niobrara unit: Oct. 28, 2023 – Feb. 9, 2024
• Daily bag limit: five; Possession limit: Three times the daily bag limit.

White-fronted goose

• Statewide: Oct. 7, 2023 – Dec. 17, 2023; Jan. 25, 2024 – Feb. 9, 2024
• Daily bag limit: two; Possession limit: Three times the daily bag limit.

Light goose

• Statewide: Oct. 7, 2023, – Jan. 3, 2024; Jan. 25, 2023 – Feb. 9, 2024
• Daily bag limit: 50; Possession limit: None.

Light goose conservation order*

• East zone: Feb. 10 – April 15, 2024
• West zone: Feb. 10 – April 5, 2024
• Rainwater Basin zone: Feb. 10 – April 5, 2024

Daily bag limit: 50; Possession limit: None.

Early teal

• Low plains: Sept. 2 – Sept. 17, 2023
  
• High plains: Sept. 2 – Sept. 10, 2023
• Daily bag limit: 6; Possession limit: Three times the daily bag.

Duck and coot

• Zone 1: Oct. 14 – Dec. 26, 2023
• Zone 2
  • Low Plains: Oct. 7 – Dec. 19, 2023.
  • High Plains: Oct. 7– Dec. 19, 2023, and Jan. 10-31, 2024
• Zone 3
  • High Plains: Oct. 28, 2023 – Jan. 9, 2024, and Jan. 10 – Jan. 31, 2024
• Zone 4: Oct. 28 – Jan. 9, 2024
• Daily bag
  • Tier 1: six ducks, with restrictions;
  • Tier II: three ducks, any species, any sex;
  • Possession limit: Three times the daily bag limit

Youth

• Zone 1: Oct. 7 – 8, 2023
• Zone 2: Sept. 30 – Oct. 1, 2023
• Zone 3: Oct. 21 – 22, 2023
• Zone 4: Oct. 21 – 22, 2023
• Daily bag
  • Tier 1: six ducks, with restrictions;
  • Tier II: three ducks, any species, any sex;
  • Possession limit: Three times the daily bag limit

Falconry

• Concurrent with teal, youth and regular duck season dates, plus:
• Zone 1: Feb. 25 – March 10
• Zone 2
  • Low Plains: Feb. 25 – March 10
  • High Plains: Concurrent with all duck season dates in High Plains Zone
• Zone 3
  • Feb. 25 – March 10
  • High Plains: Concurrent with all duck season dates in High Plains Zone
• Zone 4: Feb. 25 – March 10