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Waterfowl

Current season dates, limits and regulations.

Season Dates at a Glance

SeasonDates
September Teal –
Special Resident Canada Goose –
White-Fronted Geese – ; –
Conservation Order Light Goose Season (COLGS) –
Dark Geese – ; –
Light Geese (Snow, Blue and Ross') – ; –
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots – ; –
Youth, Veteran, Active Military Days – ; –

Legal Means of Taking

Shotgun (conventional or muzzleloading), archery equipment or legal raptors

Nontoxic Shot Regulations

All waterfowl (ducks, mergansers and geese) and coot hunting is restricted to use of federally approved nontoxic shot in all areas of the Reservation

Detailed Season Information

September Teal
–
Daily Limit — 6
Special Resident Canada Goose
–
Daily Limit — 8
White-Fronted Geese
– ; –
Daily Limit — 2
Conservation Order Light Goose Season (COLGS)
–
No daily limit or possession limit

COLGS Special Provisions

  • Electronic calls allowed; unplugged shotguns allowed; shooting hours extended to one-half hour after sunset; no daily or possession limits.
  • This season is designed to increase harvest and allow hunters to help reduce the population of mid-continent light geese (snow, blue & Ross’). All other waterfowl regulations apply, including use of federally approved nontoxic shot.
  • Federal regulation requires an estimate of the COLGS light goose harvest.
Dark Geese
– ; –
Daily Limit – 8
Light Geese (Snow, Blue and Ross')
– ; –
Daily Limit – 50
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots
– ; –
  • Ducks and Mergansers Daily Limit – Six combined of any species of duck. The daily limit may include no more than five mallards (only two may be hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one scaup and one pintail.
  • Mergansers are included in the duck daily limit.
  • Coots Daily Limit – 15
Youth, Veteran, Active Military Days
– ; –
All species and sex specific limits are the same as during the regular seasons.