Waterfowl Hunting Seasons
Early Waterfowl Hunting
| SEASON | OPENING DATE | CLOSING DATE | DAILY 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
| SEASON | OPENING DATE | CLOSING DATE | DAILY LIMIT |
| Hunters 17 years old or younger | Sept. 30, 2023 | Oct. 1, 2023 | Same as the regular season |
Military Waterfowl Hunting
| SEASON | OPENING DATE | CLOSING DATE | DAILY LIMIT |
| Active duty military and veterans | Sept. 30, 2023 | Oct. 1, 2023 | Same as the regular season |
Lake Erie Marsh Zone Waterfowl Hunting
| SEASON | OPENING DATE | CLOSING 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
| SEASON | OPENING DATE | CLOSING DATE |
| Geese (Canada, White-fronted, Snow, Blue, Ross's), Brant | Oct. 21, 2023 | Oct. 29, 2023 |
| Nov. 11, 2023 | Feb. 5, 2024 | |
| Ducks, Coots, and Mergansers | Oct. 21, 2023 | Oct. 29, 2023 |
| Nov. 11, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023 |
South Zone Waterfowl Hunting
| SEASON | OPENING DATE | CLOSING 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 Mergansers | Oct. 21, 2023 | Oct. 29, 2023 |
| Dec. 9, 2023 | Jan. 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
| SEASON | OPENING DATE | CLOSING DATE | DAILY LIMIT |
| Dove (Mourning and Eurasian collared) | Sept. 1, 2023 | Nov. 5, 2023 | 15 |
| Dec. 9, 2023 | Jan. 1, 2024 | ||
| Rail (Virginia, Sora) | Sept. 1, 2023 | Nov. 9, 2023 | 25 |
| Common Gallinule | Sept. 1, 2023 | Nov. 9, 2023 | 15 |
| Wilson's Snipe | Sept. 1, 2023 | Nov. 22, 2023 | 8 |
| Dec. 9, 2023 | Jan. 1, 2024 | ||
| American Woodcock | Oct. 13, 2023 | Nov. 26, 2023 | 3 |
Hunting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset during the regular waterfowl season, unless posted.
