Season Dates for Ducks and Mergansers

North Waterfowl Hunting Zone
Regular Season: Sept. 29 - Nov. 27, 2007
Bag Limits: 6 daily (in combination), 12 possession

Middle Waterfowl Hunting Zone
Regular Season: Sept. 29 - Nov. 25 and Dec. 1 - Dec. 2, 2007
Bag Limits: 6 daily (in combination), 12 possession

South Waterfowl Hunting Zone
Regular Season: Oct. 6 - Dec. 2, 2007 and Jan. 5 - Jan. 6, 2008
Bag Limits: 6 daily (in combination), 12 possession

Map and Legal Descriptions of Waterfowl Hunting Zones

Daily Limit for Ducks and Mergansers

There are daily limit restrictions on some species that are heavily harvested (e.g., mallards) or whose populations have demonstrated long-term decline (e.g., pintails and scaup).

The daily limit for ducks is 6 and may include:

• no more than 4 mallards (no more than 1 of which may be a female)
• 2 scaup (bluebill)
• 2 wood ducks
• 2 redheads
• 2 canvasbacks
• 1 northern pintail
• 1 American black duck

In addition to the duck limit, hunters may take 5 mergansers, only 2 of which may be hooded merganser.

The possession limit is twice the daily limit for ducks and mergansers.