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Waterfowl Seasons
Download 2009 Waterfowl Guide {PDF}
Includes season information for Early Teal, Early Canada Goose, Regular Seasons, Light Goose Conservation Action and Crow
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2009 Teal Season
Includes blue-winged, green-winged, and cinnamon teal.
| Species |
Inclusive Dates |
Bag |
Possession |
| Zoned - see text and map - Only
certain portions of the Low Plains and High Plains are open to Teal hunting. |
Low Plains Zone - Sept. 5 - 20
High Plains Zone - Sept. 5 - 13 |
4 |
8 |
2009 Youth Waterfowl Season
| Species |
Inclusive Dates |
Bag |
Possession |
| Ducks, geese, mergansers and coots |
Sept. 26 - 27 |
Same as regular seasons |
Same as regular seasons |
2009 Early Canada Goose Season
| Species |
Inclusive Dates |
Bag |
Possession |
| Canada geese - Zoned - see text and map |
Sept. 5 - 13 |
5 |
10 |
2009 Duck Seasons
| Unit |
Inclusive Dates |
| High Plains |
Oct. 10 - Jan. 13, 2010 |
| Low Plains Early |
Oct. 10 - Dec. 20 and Dec. 26-27 |
| Low Plains Late |
Oct. 17-18 and Oct. 24 - Jan. 3, 2010 |
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The coot season runs concurrent duck season dates. The daily bag limit is 15 coots, the
possession limit is twice the daily bag. |
Daily Bag Limit:
6 ducks - Which may include no more than 5 mallards (of which no more than
2 can be hens), 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 scaup (combined lesser and greater), 1 pintail, and
1 canvasback. No mottled ducks may be harvested.
Mergansers - 5 daily, which may include no more than 2 hooded mergansers. Mergansers do not
count toward the daily and possession bag limits for ducks.
Possession Limit: two legal daily bags.
2009 Dark Goose Seasons
Includes Canada, Brant and all other goose species except white-fronted geese and those included
as light geese.
| Unit |
Inclusive Dates |
Bag |
Possession |
| Niobrara Unit |
Oct. 24 - Feb. 5, 2010
| 3 |
Twice the daily bag. |
| East Unit |
Oct. 24 - Jan. 27, 2010 |
3 |
Twice the daily bag. |
| Platte River Unit |
Oct. 24 - Feb. 5, 2010 |
3 |
Twice the daily bag. |
| Panhandle Unit |
Nov. 7 - Feb. 5, 2010 |
3 |
Twice the daily bag. |
| North Central Unit |
Oct. 10 - Jan. 22, 2010 |
3 |
Twice the daily bag. |
2009 Light Goose Seasons
Includes snow, blue, and Ross' geese.
| Area Open |
Inclusive Dates |
Bag |
Possession |
| Statewide |
Oct. 10 - Jan. 8 and Jan. 23 - Feb. 5, 2010 |
20 |
None |
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2010 Conservation Action - Light Geese
| Area Open |
Inclusive Dates |
Bag |
Possession |
| Zone One (with restrictions - See text) |
Feb. 6 - Apr. 18 |
None |
None |
| Zone Two (with restrictions - see text and map) |
Feb. 6 - Apr. 1 |
None |
None |
| Zone Three |
Feb. 6 - Apr. 18 |
None |
None |
2009 White-Fronted Goose Season
| Area Open |
Inclusive Dates |
Bag |
Possession |
| Statewide |
Oct. 10 - Dec. 20 |
2 |
Twice the daily bag. |
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