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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
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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
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

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.


2009 Falconry Duck Seasons

Daily Bag Limit:

Daily: 3 birds singly or in the aggregate of either sex.
Possession: Double the daily bag limit (falconry limits are not in addition to other waterfowl seasons).

Unit Inclusive Dates
Low Plains Early
Sept. 1 - 30 and Oct. 10 - Dec. 20 and Dec. 26-27
Low Plains Late
Sept. 1 - 30 and Oct. 17-18 and Oct. 24 - Jan. 3, 2010
High Plains
Sept. 5 - Sept. 13, 2009 and Oct. 10 - Jan. 13, 2010

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