Game Bird Seasons
MOURNING DOVE, RAIL AND SNIPE - STATEWIDE | |||||
Species | Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Bag Limit | ||
Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | ||
Mourning Dove | Sep. 1 | Nov. 29 | b, d, e a – after Nov. 17 c – after Nov. 14 | 15 | 45 |
Sora and Virginia Rail | Sep. 1 | Nov. 9 | b, d, e | 25 | 75 |
Snipe | Sep. 1 | Dec. 16 | b, d, e a – after Nov. 17 c – after Nov. 14 | 8 | 24 |
LIMITED QUOTA PERMIT - SANDHILL CRANE SEASONS | ||||||
Hunt Areas | Season Dates | Permit Quota | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Season Bag Limit | ||
Opens | Closes | |||||
1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 8 | 36 | 1 | ||
2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 8 | 36 | 1 | ||
3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 8 | 144 | d | 1 | |
4 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 22 | 144 | 1 | ||
5 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 8 | 36 | 1 | ||
6 | Sep. 16 | Oct. 8 | 144 | 1 | ||
8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 53 | 1 | ||
GENERAL PERMIT - SANDHILL CRANE SEASONS | ||||||
Hunt Area | Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Bag Limit | |||
Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | |||
7 | Sep. 9 | Nov. 5 | b | 3 | 9 | |
Area 1. All of the Bear River and Ham’s Fork River drainages in Lincoln County.
Area 2. All of the Salt River drainage in Lincoln County south of the McCoy Creek Road.
Area 3. All lands within the Bureau of Reclamation’s Eden Project in Sweetwater County.
Area 4. All lands within the Bureau of Reclamation’s Riverton and Boysen Unit boundaries; those lands within Boysen State Park south of Cottonwood Creek, west of Boysen Reservoir, and south of U.S. Highway 20-26; and all non-indian owned fee title lands within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation, excluding those lands within Hot Springs County.
Area 5. All of Uinta County.
Area 6. All of Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties.
Area 7. All of Campbell, Converse, Crook, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara, Platte and Weston counties.
Area 8. All of Johnson, Natrona and Sheridan counties.
PACIFIC FLYWAY | |||||
Species | Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Bag Limit | ||
Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | ||
Ducks and Mergansers | Sep. 23 | Jan. 5 | d, e f - through Oct. 8 | 7* | 21* |
Coots | Sep. 23 | Jan. 5 | d, e f - through Oct. 8 | 15 | 45 |
Early Canada Goose | Sep. 1 | Sep. 8 | d, e f - through Oct. 8 | 5 | 15 |
Dark Geese | Sep. 23 | Dec. 28 | d, e f - through Oct. 8 | 5 | 15 |
Light Geese | Sep. 23 | Dec. 28 | d, e f - through Oct. 8 | 10 | 30 |
The daily bag limit of seven (7) ducks and mergansers may include any combination of species with the following restrictions:
- no more than two (2) hen mallards;
- no more than one (1) pintail;
- no more than two (2) canvasbacks;
- no more than two (2) redheads; and,
- no more than two (2) scaup. No scaup shall be taken after December 17.
Central Flyway Zones. The Central Flyway is divided into three (3) zones. Refer to the season dates for the zone in which you are hunting.
ZONE C1 shall include Big Horn, Converse, Hot Springs, Natrona, Park and Washakie counties, and Fremont County excluding those portions south or west of the Continental Divide.
ZONE C1A shall include Goshen and Platte counties.
ZONE C2 shall include Albany, Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Laramie, Niobrara, Sheridan and Weston counties; and that portion of Carbon County east of the Continental Divide.
CENTRAL FLYWAY | |||||
Species and Hunt Areas | Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Bag Limit | ||
Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | ||
Light Geese | Sep. 30 | Dec. 31 | b a - after Nov. 17 c - after Nov. 14 | 20 | 60 |
Feb. 7 | Feb. 18 | a, b, c | 20 | 60 | |
CENTRAL FLYWAY - ZONE C1 | |||||
Ducks and Mergansers | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | 6** | 18** | |
Nov. 4 | Jan. 23 | c - after Nov. 14 | 6** | 18** | |
Coots | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Nov. 4 | Jan. 23 | c - after Nov. 14 | 15 | 45 | |
Dark Geese | Sep. 30 | Oct. 8 | 5 | 15 | |
Nov. 4 | Nov. 26 | c - after Nov. 14 | 5 | 15 | |
Dec. 8 | Feb. 18 | c | 5 | 15 | |
CENTRAL FLYWAY – ZONE C1A | |||||
Species and Hunt Areas | Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Bag Limit | ||
Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | ||
Ducks and Mergansers | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | b | 6** | 18** |
Nov. 4 | Jan. 23 | b a - after Nov. 17 | 6** | 18** | |
Coots | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | b | 15 | 45 |
Nov. 4 | Jan. 23 | b a - after Nov. 17 | 15 | 45 | |
Dark Geese* | Sep. 30 | Oct. 11 | b | 2 | 6 |
Nov. 18 | Feb. 18 | a, b | 5 | 15 | |
CENTRAL FLYWAY - ZONE C2 | |||||
Ducks and Mergansers | Sep. 23 | Dec. 3 | 6** | 18** | |
Dec. 16 | Jan. 9 | 6** | 18** | ||
Coots | Sep. 23 | Dec. 3 | 15 | 45 | |
Dec. 16 | Jan. 9 | 15 | 45 | ||
Dark Geese | Sep. 23 | Dec. 3 | 5 | 15 | |
Dec. 16 | Jan. 17 | 5 | 15 | ||
*For Bump-Sullivan Managed Goose Hunt information, see Section 6.
**The daily bag limit of six (6) ducks and mergansers may include any combination of species with the following restrictions:
- no more than five (5) mallards of which not more than two (2) shall be hens;
- no more than one (1) pintail;
- no more than three (3) wood ducks;
- no more than two (2) canvasbacks;
- no more than two (2) redheads; and,
- no more than one (1) scaup.
- two (2) blue-winged teal may be taken in addition to the regular limit of six
- (6) ducks during the following dates:
- Zone C1 and C1A: September 30– October 15
- Zone C2: September 23– October 8
EXTENDED FALCONRY SEASONS | |||||
Species and Hunt Areas | Extended Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | AGGREGATE Bag Limit | ||
Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | ||
Mourning Doves - Statewide | Nov. 30 | Dec. 16 | b, d, e a – after Nov. 17 c – after Nov. 14 | 3 | 9 |
Sora Rail and Virginia Rail – Statewide | Nov. 10 | Dec. 16 | |||
ZONE C1 and C1A Central Flyway - Ducks, Mergansers and Coots | Oct. 18 | Oct. 25 | b | ||
ZONE C2 Central Flyway - Ducks, Mergansers and Coots | Sep. 18 | Sep. 22 | |||
Dec. 4 | Dec. 6 | ||||
LIGHT GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER, CENTRAL FLYWAY | |||||
Species and Hunt Areas | Conservation Order Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Bag Limit | ||
Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | ||
Light Geese | Feb. 19 | Apr. 30 | a(ii), a(iii), b, c | 50 | Unrestricted |
