Alabama (AL)

DUCK, COOT, MERGANSER
November 27 – November 28
December 5 – January 31

SPECIAL GOOSE SEASON
Note: At the time of posting, federal guidelines were not final. See Alabama Waterfowl Hunting Guide.

September 1 - September 30

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:

4 mallards (Max 2 hens)

3 wood ducks

3 scaup

2 pintails

2 redheads

2 canvasback

1 mottled duck

1 black duck

3 times daily bag limit

Alaska (AK)

Sept 16 to Dec 31

7 (Max 1 canvasbacks)

3 times daily bag limit

Arizona (AZ)

Mountain Zone: Oct 2 to Jan 10

Dessert Zone: Oct 23 to Jan 31

7 Ducks in aggregate no more than:

7 mallards (Max 2 hens OR Mexican-like ducks)

7 mergansers

2 redheads

2 pintails

2 canvasback

25 Coots

3 times daily bag limit

Arkansas (AR)

EARLY TEAL
Sept. 15 to 30

DUCK, COOT AND MERGANSER
Nov 21 to 30

Dec 11 to 23

Dec 26 to Jan 31

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:
4 mallards (Max 2 hens)
3 wood ducks
3 scaup
2 pintails
2 redheads
2 canvasback
1 black duck
1 mottled duck

3 times daily bag limit

California (CA)

Northeastern Zone
Oct 3 to Jan 13

Balance of State Zone
Oct. 24 to Jan 31

Southern San Joaquin Valley Zone
Oct. 24 to Jan. 31

Southern California Zone
Oct. 24 to Jan. 31

7 Ducks in aggregate no more than:

7 mallards (Max 2 hens)

2 pintail

2 canvasback

2 redheads

3 times daily bag limit

Colorado (CO)

CENTRAL FLYWAY

Northeast Zone:
Oct 10 to Nov 30
Dec 19 to Jan 31

Southeast Zone:
Oct 28 to Jan 31

Mountain/ Foothills:
Oct 3 to Nov 30
Dec 26 to Jan 31

PACIFIC FLYWAY

Western Zone
Oct 3 to Oct 21
Nov 7 to Jan 31

Eastern Zone
Oct 3 to Jan 15

N/A

N/A

Connecticut (CT)

North Zone:

Oct 8 to Oct 18

Nov 11 to Jan 7

South Zone:

Oct 9 to Oct 11

Nov 17 to Jan 20

4 mallards (max 2 hens)

3 wood duck

1 black duck

2 scaup

2 redhead

2 pintail

1 canvasback

2 hooded merganser

3 times daily bag limit

Delaware (DE)

Oct 23 to Nov 3
Nov 23 to Dec 5
Dec 18 to Jan 30

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:

6 teal

6 shovelers

6 gadwall

6 wigeon

6 goldeneye

6 ring necked ducks

6 bufflehead

6 ruddy ducks

6 eiders

6 long tailed ducks

4 scoters

4 mallards (Max 2 hens)

3 wood ducks

2 scaup

2 pintails

2 redheads

2 canvasback

1 black duck

1 mottled duck

1 fulvous whistling duck

3 times daily bag limit

Florida (FL)

Nov 21 to Nov 29
Dec 12 to Jan 31

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:

4 mallards (Max 2 hen)

4 scoters

3 wood ducks

2 scaup

2 pintails

2 redheads

2 canvasback

1 black

1 mottled duck (Florida duck)

1 fulvous whistling-duck

No harlequin ducks

3 times daily bag limit

Georgia (GA)

Nov 21 to 29
Dec 12 to Jan 31

6 in aggregate with no more than:
4 mallards (only 2 hens)
3 wood ducks
2 scaup
2 redheads
2 pintail
2 canvasback
1 black OR mottled duck

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Hawaii (HI)

CLOSED

N/A

N/A

Idaho (ID)

Area 1: Oct 4 to Jan 16

Area 1 Scaup Season:

Oct 25 to Jan 16

Area 2: Oct 11 to Jan 23

Area 2 Scaup Season: Nov 1 to Jan 23

7 of any kind except:

Shall not include more than the following:

2 female mallards

2 redheads

2 pintails

1 canvasback

3 scaup

3 times daily bag limit

Illinois (IL)

North Zone: Oct 17 to Dec 15

Central Zone: Oct 24 to Dec 22

South Central Zone: Nov 14 to Jan 12

South Zone: Nov 26 to Jan 24

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:

4 mallards (Max 2 hens)

3 wood ducks

3 scaup

2 pintails

2 redheads

2 canvasback

1 mottled

1 black duck

3 times daily bag limit

Iowa (IA)

North:

Oct 3 to 18

Oct 24 to Dec 18

South:

Oct 3 to 7

Oct 17 to Dec 10

6 in aggregate with no more than:
4 mallards (only 2 hens)
3 wood ducks
3 scaup
2 redheads
2 pintail
2 canvasback
1 black duck

3 times daily bag limit

Kansas (KS)

High Plans:

Oct 11 to Dec 8

Dec 20 to Jan 25

Low Plains Early:

Oct 11 to Dec 7

Dec 20 to Jan 4

Low Plains Late:

Nov 1 to Jan 4

Jan 17 to Jan 25

Low Plains Southeast:

Nov 8 to Nov 9

Nov 15 to Jan 25

Six ducks including no more than 5 mallards of which only 2 may be hens; 3 wood ducks; 3 scaups; 3 pintails; 2 redtails; 1 canvasback

3 times daily bag limit

Louisiana (LA)

Coastal Zone
Nov 7 to Dec 6
Dec 19 to Jan 24

West Zone
Nov 14 to Dec 6
Dec 19 to Jan 31

East Zone
Nov 21 to Dec 6
Dec 19 to Jan 17

Ducks 6
Coots 15
Mergansers 5
1 Mottled Duck
1 Black Duck
2 Canvasbacks
2 Redheads
2 Pintails
3 Scaup
3 Wood Ducks
Max 4 mallards
(Max 2 females)

3 times daily bag limit

Maine (ME)

North Zone: Sept 29 to Dec 6

South Zone:

Oct 18 to Oct 18

Nov 3 to Dec 23

Coastal Zone:

Oct 1 to Oct 18

Nov 14 to Jan 3

6 (no more than 4 of any species)

18 (no more than 12 of any species)

Maryland (MD)

Oct 10 to Oct 17

Nov 14 to Nov 27

Dec 15 to Jan 30

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:
5 long-tailed ducks
4 mallards (Max 2 hens)
4 scoters
3 wood ducks
2 scaup
2 pintails
2 redheads
2 canvasback
2 hooded mergansers
1 fulvous tree duck
1 mottled duck

up to 6 of all other species except harlequin ducks

3 times daily bag limit

Massachusetts (MA)

Berkshire:

Oct 13 to Nov 29

Dec 8 to Dec 27

Central:

Oct 14 to Nov 29

Dec 8 to Dec 27

Coastal:

Oct 15 to Oct 25

Nov 22 to Jan 19

6 ducks in aggregate with no more than:

1 black duck

1 canvasback

1 fulvous whistling

2 hooded merganser

4 mallard (2 female)

1 mottled

2 pintail

2 redhead

2 scaup

3 wood duck

4 all other species

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Michigan (MI)

North Zone:

Sept 26 to Nov 22

Nov 28 to Jan 29

Middle Zone:

Oct 3 to Nov 29

Dec 12 to Dec 13

South Zone:

Oct 10 to Dec 6

Dec 26 to Dec 27

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:

4 mallards (Max 2 hens)

3 wood ducks

2 scaup

2 pintails

2 redheads

2 canvasback

1 black duck

3 times daily bag limit

Minnesota (MN)

North Zone:

Sept 27 to Nov 25

Central Zone:

Sept 27 to Oct 5

Oct 11 to Nov 30

South Zone:

Sept 27 to Sept 29

Oct 11 to Dec 9

6 ducks daily that include no more than the following:

4 mallard (2 hen mallard)

3 scaup

3 wood ducks

2 pintails

2 redheads

1 black duck

1 canvas back

3 times daily bag limit

Mississippi (MS)

Nov 27 to Nov 29

Dec 4 to Dec 6

Dec 9 to Jan 31

6 ducks in aggregate with no more than:
4 mallards (2 hens)
3 wood ducks
3 scaup
2 redheads
2 canvasback
2 pintails
1 mottled duck
1 black duck
5 mergansers (2 hooded)
15 coots

3 times daily bag limit

Missouri (MO)

Middle Zone:

Nov 5 to Jan 7

North Zone:

Oct 31 to Dec 29

South Zone:

Nov 26 to Jan 24

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:
4 mallards (Max 2 hens)
3 wood ducks
3 scaup
2 pintails
2 redheads
2 canvasback
2 hooded mergansers
1 black duck
1 mottled duck

3 times daily bag limit

Montana (MT)

Central Flyway:

Oct 4 to Jan 20

Pacific Flyway:

Oct 4 to Jan 17

N/A

N/A

Nebraska (NE)

Zone 1: Oct 10 to Dec 22

Zone 2 Low Plains: Oct to Oct 15

Zone 2 High Plains: Oct 3 to Dec 15

Jan 6 to Jan 27

Zone 3 Low Plains:

Oct 24 to Jan 5

Zone 3 High Plains:

Oct 24 to Jan 5

Jan 6 to Jan 27

Zone 4: Oct 3 to Dec 15

6 ducks in aggregate no more than:

5 mallards (Max 2 hens)

3 wood ducks

3 scaup

2 redheads

2 pintails

2 canvasbacks

5 Merganser (Max 2 hooded mergansers)

15 Coot

Mergansers & Coots do not count toward the daily bag limits for ducks

3 times daily bag limit

Nevada (NV)

Northeast Zone:

Sept 26 to Oct 25

Oct 28 to Jan 10

Northwest Zone:

Oct 10 to Oct 25

Oct 28 to Jan 24

South Zone:

Oct 10 to Oct 25

Oct 28 to Jan 24

Moapa Valley:

Oct 31 to Jan 24

7 Ducks in aggregate no more than:

2 hen mallards

3 scaup

2 pintails

2 redheads

2 canvasback

3 times daily bag limit

New Hampshire (NH)

Inland Zone:

Oct 2 to Nov 2

Nov 16 to Dec 13

Coastal Zone:

Oct 3 to Oct 13

Nov 16 to Jan 3

Northern Zone:

Oct 2 to Nov 30

6 ducks in aggregate no more than:

1 black duck

4 mallard (2 hens)

2 scaup

3 wood duck

2 redhead

2 hooded merganser

15 coot

2 pintail

1 canvasback

6

New Mexico (NM)

Central:

Oct 4 to Jan 2

Central South:

Oct 23 to Jan 19

Pacific:

Oct 11 to Jan 23

6 ducks in aggregate no more than:

5 mallards (2 female)

3 scaup

3 wood ducks

2 redhead

2 hooded merganser

2 pintail

1 canvasback

3 times daily bag limit

New Jersey (NJ)

North Zone:

Oct 10 to Oct 22

Nov 14 to Jan 9

South Zone:

Oct 17 to Oct 24

Nov 14 to Jan 14

Coastal Zone:

Oct 31 to Nov 3

Nov 26 to Jan 30

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:
6 goldeneye
6 long-tailed duck
6 ruddy duck
6 wigeon
6 shovel
6 blue-winged teal
6 eiders
6 gadwall
6 bufflehead
6 green-winged teal
6 ring-necked duck
4 mallards (Max 2 hen)
4 scoters
3 wood ducks
2 scaup
2 pintails
2 redheads
2 canvasback
1 black

3 times daily bag limit

New York (NY)

Western Zone:

Oct 24 to Dec 6

Dec 26 to Jan 10

Northeast Zone:

Oct 3 to Oct 11

Oct 24 to Dec 13

Lake Champlain Zone:

Oct 10 to Oct 14

Oct 24 to Dec 17

Southeast Zone:

Oct 10 to Oct 18

Nov 7 to Dec 27

Long Island Zone:

Nov 26 to Nov 29

Dec 7 to Jan 31

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:

4 mallards (Max 2 hens)

3 wood ducks

3 scaup

2 pintails

2 redheads

2 canvasback

2 hooded mergansers

1 black duck

no harlequin ducks

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North Carolina (NC)

Oct 7 to 10
Nov 14 to Dec 5
Dec 19 to Jan 30

6 in aggregate with no more than:

4 scoters

4 mallards (only 2 hens)

3 wood ducks

2 scaup

2 redheads

2 pintail

2 canvasback

1 black or mottled duck

1 fulvous whistling duck

Mergansers: 5 (Max 2 hooded)

Coots: 15

3 times daily bag limit

North Dakota (ND)

Low Plains:

Sept 27 to Dec 7

High Plain:

Sept 27 to Dec 7

Dec 13 to Jan 4

N/A

N/A

Ohio (OH)

Lake Erie Marsh Zone:
Oct 17 to Nov 1
Nov 14 to Dec 27

North Zone:
Oct 24 to Nov 8
Nov 21 to Jan 3

South Zone:
Oct 24 to Nov 8
Dec 19 to Jan 3

6 in aggregate with no more than:
4 mallards (only 1 hens)
3 wood ducks
3 scaup
2 redheads
2 pintail
2 canvasback
1 black
1 mottled duck

Coots: 15

Mergansers: 5 (Max 2 hooded)

3 times daily bag limit (After Day 2)

Oklahoma (OK)

Oct 17 to Jan 13

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:
5 mallards (Max 2 hens)
3 wood ducks
3 scaup
2 pintails
2 redheads
2 canvasback

3 times daily bag limit

Oregon (OR)

Zone 1:

Oct 11 to Oct 26

Oct 29 to Jan 25

Zone 1 Scoup:

Nov 1 to Jan 25

Zone 2:

Oct 11 to Dec 7

Dec 10 to Jan 25

Zone 2 Scoup

Oct 11 to Dec 7

Dec 10 to Jan 6

7 Ducks in aggregate no more than:

3 scaup

2 hen mallard

2 pintail

2 redheads

1 canvasback

3 times daily bag limit

Pennsylvania (PA)

North Zone:

Oct 10 to Nov 28

Dec 19 to Jan 7

South Zone:

Oct 17 to Oct 24

Nov 14 to Jan 14

Northwest Zone:

Oct 10 to Dec 12

Dec 29 to Jan 2

Lake Erie Zone:

Oct 26 to Jan 2

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:
4 mallards (Max 2 hens)
4 scoters
3 wood ducks
2 scaup
2 pintails
2 redheads
2 canvasback
1 mottled
1 black duck
1 fulvous whistling duck

3 times daily bag limit

Rhode Island (RI)

Nov 26 to Nov 30

Dec 6 to Jan 25

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:

4 mallard (2 hen)

1 black duck

3 wood duck

2 redhead

2 pintail

15 coot

1 canvasback

2 scaup

5 merganser (2 hooded)

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South Carolina (SC)

Nov 21 to Nov 28

Dec 12 to Jan 31

6 in aggregate with no more than:
4 mallards (only 2 hens)
3 wood ducks
2 redheads
2 canvasbacks
2 scaup
2 pintails
1 fulvous whistling duck
1 black-bellied whistling duck
1 black duck OR 1 mottled duck

3 times daily bag limit

South Dakota (SD)

High Plains:

Oct 11 to Jan 15

Low Plains North:

Sept 27 to Dec 9

Low Plains Middle:

Sept 27 to Dec 9

Low Plains South:

Oct 11 to Dec 23

6 in aggregate with no more than:

5 mallards (2 hens)

3 scaup

3 wood ducks

2 redheads

2 pintail

1 canvasback

3 times daily bag limit for each species

Tennessee (TN)

Coastal Zone
Nov 7 to Dec 6
Dec 19 to Jan 24

West Zone
Nov 14 to Dec 6
Dec 19 to Jan 31

East Zone
Nov 21 to Dec 6
Dec 19 to Jan 17

Ducks 6
Coots 15
Mergansers 5
1 Mottled Duck
1 Black Duck
2 Canvasbacks
2 Redheads
2 Pintails
3 Scaup
3 Wood Ducks
Max 4 mallards
(Max 2 females)

3 times daily bag limit

Texas (TX)

North Zone
Nov 7 to 29
Dec 12 to Jan 31

South Zone
Oct 31 to Nov 29
Dec 12 to Jan 24

High Plains Mallard Management Unit
Oct 31 to Nov 1
Nov 6 to Jan 31

6 in aggregate
with no more than:
5 mallards (only 2 hens)
3 wood ducks
3 scaup
2 redheads
2 pintail
2 canvasback
1 "dusky" duck
"dusky" ducks season closes after first 5 days of the season

3 times daily bag limit

Utah (UT)

Oct 3 to Jan 16

7 Ducks in aggregate no more than:
2 canvasbacks
2 mallard hens
2 pintails
2 redheads
2 wood ducks

3 times daily bag limit

Vermont (VT)

Lake Champlain Zone:

Oct 8 to Oct 12

Interior Vermont Zone:

Oct 8 to Dec 6

Connecticut River Zone:

Oct 2 to Nov 2

Nov 16 to Dec 13

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:

4 mallards (2 hens)

1 black duck

3 wood ducks

2 pintails

1 canvasback

2 redhead

2 scaup

4 scoters

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Virginia (VA)

Oct 1 to Oct 10

Nov 9 to Nov 14

Dec 18 to Jan 30

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:
4 mallards (Max 2 hens)
4 long-tailed ducks
4 scoters
3 wood ducks
2 pintails
2 scaup
2 redheads
2 canvasback
1 black duck

3 times daily bag limit

Washington (WA)

Oct 11 to Oct 15

Oct 18 to Jan 25

(except scaup season closed Oct 11 to Oct 31)

N/A

N/A

West Virginia (WV)

Oct 1 to Oct 10
Nov 9 to Nov 14
Dec 18 to Jan 30

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:

4 mallards (Max 2 hens)

4 long-tailed ducks

4 scoters

3 wood ducks

2 pintails

2 scaup

2 redheads

2 canvasback

1 black duck

3 times daily bag limit

Wisconsin (WI)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Wyoming (WY)

Pacific Flyway:

Sept 26 to Jan 8

Central Flyway:

Oct 3 to Dec 31

Jan 31 to Feb 14

Central Flyway Zone C1:

Oct 3 to Oct 21

Oct 31 to Jan 16

Central Flyway Zone C2:

Sept 26 to Dec 6

Dec 12 to Jan 5

6 Ducks in aggregate no more than:

5 mallards (Max 2 hens)

2 pintails

3 wood ducks

2 canvasbacks

2 redheads

3 scaup

In addition to the regular limit of 6 ducks, 2 blue winged teal may be taken during the dates October 3 to October 18

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