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Waterfowl Hunting Seasons

Early Waterfowl Hunting

SEASONOPENING DATECLOSING DATEDAILY LIMIT
Canada Geese

Sept. 2, 2023

Sept. 10, 2023

5
Teal (Blue-winged, Green-winged, and Cinnamon)

Sept. 2, 2023

Sept. 17, 2023

6

Youth Waterfowl Hunting

SEASONOPENING DATECLOSING DATEDAILY LIMIT
Hunters 17 years old or younger

Sept. 30, 2023

Oct. 1, 2023

Same as the regular season

Military Waterfowl Hunting

SEASONOPENING DATECLOSING DATEDAILY LIMIT
Active duty military and veterans

Sept. 30, 2023

Oct. 1, 2023

Same as the regular season

Lake Erie Marsh Zone Waterfowl Hunting

SEASONOPENING DATECLOSING DATE
Geese (Canada, White-fronted, Snow, Blue, Ross's), Brant

Oct. 14, 2023

Oct. 29, 2023

Nov. 4, 2023

Dec. 17, 2023

Dec. 31, 2023

Feb. 4, 2024

Ducks, Coots, and Mergansers

Oct. 14, 2023

Oct. 29, 2023

Nov. 4, 2023

Dec. 17, 2023

North Zone Waterfowl Hunting

SEASONOPENING DATECLOSING DATE
Geese (Canada, White-fronted, Snow, Blue, Ross's), BrantOct. 21, 2023

Oct. 29, 2023

Nov. 11, 2023

Feb. 5, 2024

Ducks, Coots, and MergansersOct. 21, 2023

Oct. 29, 2023

Nov. 11, 2023

Dec. 31, 2023

South Zone Waterfowl Hunting

SEASONOPENING DATECLOSING DATE

Geese (Canada, White-fronted, Snow, Blue, Ross's), Brant

Oct. 21, 2023

Oct. 29, 2023

Nov. 18, 2023

Feb. 12, 2024

Ducks, Coots, and MergansersOct. 21, 2023Oct. 29, 2023
Dec. 9, 2023Jan. 28, 2024

Daily Limit for All Zones Above:

GEESE

  • 5 combined: Canada goose, white-fronted goose, and no more than 1 brant.
  • 10 combined: snow goose, blue goose, Ross's goose.

DUCKS

  • The daily bag limit is 6 ducks, which may include no more than 4 mallards (only 2 hens),3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 1 pintail, 2 black ducks, or 1 mottled duck.
  • One scaup during the first 15 days of the season; two scaup during the next 45 days.

MERGANSERS & COOTS

  • 5 mergansers (only 2 hooded), and 15 coots.

Migratory Bird Hunting

SEASONOPENING DATECLOSING DATEDAILY LIMIT
Dove (Mourning and Eurasian collared)Sept. 1, 2023Nov. 5, 202315
Dec. 9, 2023Jan. 1, 2024
Rail (Virginia, Sora)Sept. 1, 2023Nov. 9, 202325
Common GallinuleSept. 1, 2023Nov. 9, 202315
Wilson's SnipeSept. 1, 2023Nov. 22, 20238
Dec. 9, 2023Jan. 1, 2024
American WoodcockOct. 13, 2023Nov. 26, 20233

Hunting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset during the regular waterfowl season, unless posted.