Migratory Birds Hunting Schedule & Limit

Updated January 06, 2026 15:51

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Species / Group	Zones & Season Dates	Daily Bag Limit	Possession Limit
Dove (mourning, white‑winged, Eurasian, ring‑necked)	North Zone: Sept 6–28, Oct 11–Nov 16, Dec 20–Jan 18 South Zone: Sept 6–21, Oct 18–Nov 30, Dec 13–Jan 11	15 in total	45 in total
Rails & Gallinules– King & Clapper Rails– Sora & Virginia Rails– Gallinules	Statewide: Sept 20–28, Nov 8–Jan 7 Extended Falconry: Nov 2–Jan 26	King/Clapper: 15 Sora/Virginia: 25 Gallinules: 15	King/Clapper:15 Sora/Virginia:25 Gallinules:15
Snipe	Statewide: Nov 2–Dec 7, Dec 20–Feb 28	8	24
Woodcock	Statewide: Dec 18–Jan 31 Extended Falconry: Nov 4–Jan 31	3	9
Teal (blue, green, cinnamon)	Statewide: Sept 20–28	6	18
Ducks, Coots & Mergansers	East Zone: Youth & Veterans: Nov 15–16 Regular: Nov 22–Dec 8, Dec 20–Jan 31 West Zone: Youth: Nov 8–9 Regular: Nov 15–Dec 7, Dec 20–Jan 25 Veterans: Jan 31–Feb 1 Extended Falconry (all zones): Nov 2–Jan 29	*Ducks: See Below Coots: 15 Mergansers: 5 (max 2 hooded)	3× daily bag limit
Light Geese, White‑fronted & Canada Geese	East Zone: Nov 15–Dec 8, Dec 20–Feb 7 West Zone: Nov 8–Dec 7, Dec 20–Feb 1	Light Geese: 20 White‑fronted: 3 Canada: 1	Light Geese: none White‑fronted: 9 Canada: 3
Conservation Order for Light Geese (Snow, Blue, Ross)	East Zone: Dec 9–19, Feb 8–Mar 15 West Zone: Dec 8–19, Feb 2–Mar 15	None	None

*Ducks: The daily limit for ducks is 6, which can include up to 4 mallards (max 2 females), 3 wood ducks, 2 canvasbacks, 2 redheads, 1 black duck, and 3 pintails (max 1 female).

For the first 15 days of the season, only 1 scaup can be taken, then 2 per day after that.

No mottled ducks can be taken in the first 15 days, with 1 allowed per day afterward.

During youth and veterans hunting days, the limits are 0 mottled ducks and 1 scaup before the regular season, and 1 mottled duck and 2 scaup after the regular season.