Season Dates (2023-2024)
Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots

Nov. 24 - Nov. 26

Dec. 1 - Dec. 3

Dec. 9 - Jan. 31

****The duck daily bag limit is a total of 6 ducks, including no more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be females), 1 mottled duck, 2 black ducks, 1 pintail, 3 wood ducks, 2 canvasbacks, and 2 redheads. The daily bag limit for scaup is 1 scaup per day Nov. 24 – 26, Dec. 1 – 3, and Dec. 9 – 17; and is 2 scaup per day Dec. 18 – Jan. 31. The merganser daily bag limit is a total of 5 mergansers, only 2 of which may be hooded mergansers. The coot daily bag limit is a total of 15 coots. The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit for ducks, mergansers, and coots. Shooting hours for all migratory game birds are from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset, except for the Light Goose Conservation Order (see below).-

https://www.mdwfp.com/media/304501/2023-2024-hunting-seasons.pdf

Geese: Canada, Snow, Blue, Ross’, White-fronted, and Brant

Geese: Canada, White-fronted, Snow, Blue, Ross’s, and Brant Nov. 10 - Nov. 26 Dec. 1 - Dec. 3 Dec. 9 - Jan. 31 Canada Geese : 5 Snow, Blue, & Ross’s: 20 White-fronted: 3 Brant: 1 Canada Geese : 15 Snow, Blue, & Ross’s: No limit White-fronted: 9 Brant: 3

Youth, Veterans, and Active Military Waterfowl Days

Feb. 3 - 4, 2024