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Waterfowl

Waterfowl

Wood ducks rely on acorns for food.

Season information

License requirements to hunt waterfowl:

  • Base license.
  • Waterfowl hunting license.
  • Federal migratory bird hunting stamp (duck stamp).
  • HIP endorsement (included automatically with purchase of the waterfowl hunting license).
Buy an application, license, duck stamp or check drawing results online

Hunting regulations

Read more about the complex process of how waterfowl regulations are set.

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Hunt fish app

Download the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app today! With it, you can store and access regulations, report your harvests, purchase applications, licenses and permits, check drawing results and much more.

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Waterfowl hunting regulations

Mobile-friendly waterfowl

Desktop PDF waterfowl

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Wildlife conservation order

The Waterfowl hunting regulations are a condensed summary of the full regulations and legal descriptions found in this wildlife conservation order, issued by the Natural Resources Commission.

Species information

An American coot floating in the water.

American coot

Coot ID sheet

About coots

A pair of Canada geese

Canada goose

Canada goose ID sheet

About Canada geese

A common moorhen in the water.

Common moorhen

Common moorhen ID sheet

About moorhens

American wigeon on the water.

Ducks

Duck species info and ID sheets

Ross's goose on the water.

Geese (other)

Other goose info and ID sheets

A Virginia rail in the water.

Rails

Rail species info and ID sheets

Two Wilson's snipe in a wetland along the shore.

Snipe

Snipe ID sheet

About snipe

Additional resources

Managed waterfowl areas

MI waterfowl stamp

Waterfowl ID videos

Publications, surveys and reports