Kentucky waterfowl season dates and limits | The Courier-Journal

Ducks, coots and mergansers: Statewide Nov.26-29 and Dec. 7-Jan.31. The daily duck limit is six, including no more than four mallards (one hen), three wood ducks, two redheads, one pintail and one black duck. The bag may include two scaup and one canvasback. The daily coot bag is 15. The daily merganser bag is five, including no more than two hooded mergansers. Possession for ducks, coots and mergansers is twice the daily bag.

Canada geese: Nov.23-Jan.31 statewide except in the Northeast zone, where the season is Nov.26-Jan.3 and Jan.19-31. Daily bag is two, possession limit four.

White-fronted geese and brant: Statewide Nov.23-Jan.31. Daily bag limit is two white-fronted geese and two brant. Possession limit four of each.

Snow geese (including Ross’ geese) regular season: Statewide Nov.23-Jan.31. Bag limit 20 per day. No possession limit.

Snow geese (conservation order season): Feb.1-5 and Feb.8-March21 in the Western, Pennyroyal/Coalfield and West-Central zones; Feb.1-March 31 in the Eastern zone. No limit.

Youth water hunt: Feb.6-7 in the Western zone. Regular bag and possession limits apply to all species.

Kentucky license and permit requirements

Resident hunters ages 16-64 must have an annual hunting ($20), combination hunting/fishing ($30) or one-day hunting ($7) license along with a Kentucky waterfowl permit ($15) and a federal migratory bird stamp ($15).

All hunters ages 12-15 need only an annual youth hunting license ($5).

Resident seniors 65 and older and disabled hunters of any age need a Kentucky senior/disabled license ($5) and a federal migratory bird stamp.

Nonresidents 16 and older need an annual ($130), one-day ($10) or five-day ($40) hunting license along with the state waterfowl and federal migratory bird stamps.

State hunting licenses and waterfowl permits are available at all license outlets and at www.fw.ky.gov. The federal migratory bird stamp is available at post offices.

Indiana waterfowl season dates and limits

Ducks, coots and mergansers: Ohio River zone, Nov.28-Jan.24. South zone, Nov.25-Jan.14. The daily duck bag is six, including no more than four mallards (two hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two scaup, one black duck, one pintail, one canvasback and one mottled duck.

The coot limit is 15, and the merganser limit is five (two hooded mergansers).

Canada geese: Ohio River zone, open through Jan.31. South zone: Nov.25-Jan.28. Daily limit combined zones is two geese.

Snow geese, brant and Ross’ geese: Open in all zones through Jan.29. The daily limit is 20 for snow geese and Ross’ geese.

White-fronted geese: Open Jan.31. The daily limit is one.

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