Special Early Teal Season
Sept. 15-30, 2022
Daily Limit – 6 (blue-winged, green-winged and cinnamon teal combined)
Possession Limit – 18
Duck, Coot and Merganser
Nov. 19-27, 2022
Dec. 10-23, 2022
Dec. 26, 2022-Jan. 31, 2023
Duck daily bag limit – 6, which may include no more than: 4 mallards (2 hens), 1 scaup, 3 wood ducks, 1 pintail, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 2 black ducks, 1 mottled duck. If not listed, up to 6 ducks of a species (including teal) may be taken.
Coot daily bag limit – 15.
Merganser daily bag limit – 5, which may include no more than 2 hooded mergansers.
Possession limit for ducks, coots and mergansers is three times the daily bag limit.
Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt
Dec. 3, 2022 and Feb. 4, 2023
On these days, youths 15 and younger may harvest ducks, geese, coots and mergansers. Youths who have not completed a hunter education course must be accompanied by a mentor 21 or older. Mentors may not hunt, but may call waterfowl. Shooting hours and bag limits are the same as the regular duck and goose seasons. Youth hunters can hunt on wildlife management areas 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset these two days. WMA General Use Permits are not required for youth hunters.
Special Active Duty Military and Veteran Hunt
Dec. 3, 2022 and Feb. 4, 2023
On these days members of active duty military and military veterans may harvest ducks, geese, coots and mergansers. Active duty military includes members of the National Guard and Reserves on active duty (other than for training). Veterans must have served in active military, naval, air service or Reserves and National Guard on Title 32 orders in a combat zone and must have been discharged or released under Honorable conditions. Hunters will need to have an active hunting license and stamps and one of the following or copy during the hunt: DD214, Veteran Benefit Card, Retired Military I.D., Veteran Hunting License (VLF, VLH, VLC or VLL) or Military I.D. card. Shooting hours and bag limits are the same as regular duck and goose seasons. Hunters may hunt on wildlife management areas from 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset these two days. WMA General Use Permits are required.
Canada Goose
Sept. 1-Oct. 15, 2022
Daily bag limit –5
Possession limit – 15
Nov. 19-27, 2022
Dec. 10-23, 2022
Dec. 26, 2022-Jan. 31, 2023
Daily bag limit – 2
Possession limit – 6
White-fronted Goose
Oct. 29-Nov. 11, 2022
Nov. 19-27, 2022
Dec. 10-23, 2022
Dec. 26, 2022-Jan. 31, 2023
Daily bag limit – 3
Possession limit – 9
Snow, Blue and Ross’s Goose
Oct. 29-Nov. 11, 2022
Nov. 19-27, 2022
Dec. 10-23, 2022
Dec. 26, 2022-Jan. 31, 2023
Daily bag limit – 20
No possession limit
Light Goose Conservation Order (Snow, Blue and Ross’s)
Feb. 1-3, 2023
Feb. 5-April 25, 2023
Bag Limit – None