Waterfowl Hunting News Feed

1. Maryland Offshore Blind and Shoreline Licensing Applications Open

   The Maryland Department of Natural Resources today announced that waterfront, or riparian, property owners can now apply for offshore blind and shoreline licenses to establish sites for hunting waterfowl or prevent others from licensing their property. After a stretch of shoreline is licensed, no other person may receive a license for the same shoreline, whether […]

2. LWFC Adopts Amendment to 2023-24 West Zone Duck Season

   The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted an amendment to the 2023-25 hunting regulation notices of intent (NOI) that will alter the second and third split dates for the West Zone duck season for 2023-24. The action came during the commission’s March meeting March 2 in Baton Rouge. Final approval of the 2023-25 hunting […]

3. North Dakota Spring Light Goose Conservation Order

   North Dakota’s spring light goose conservation order opens Feb. 18 and continues through May 14. Residents must have a 2022-23 (valid through March 31) or 2023-24 (required April 1) combination license; or a small game, and general game and habitat license. Resident youth under age 16 only need the general game and habitat license. The […]

4. Veterans, active military and youth waterfowl hunting opportunities

   To show our appreciation for veterans and active duty service members, the FWC offers Veterans and Active Military Waterfowl Hunting Days. This special waterfowl hunting weekend, which is part of Florida’s statewide seasons, occurs Feb. 4 – 5. The opportunity allows veterans and members of the Armed Forces on active duty ─ including members of […]

5. North Dakota Midwinter Waterfowl Survey

   The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual midwinter waterfowl survey in early January indicated about 29,000 Canada geese in the state. Andy Dinges, department migratory game bird biologist, said a low count was expected this year for wintering waterfowl given the substantial snowfall and cold temperatures in November and December leading up to the […]

6. Findings released from November waterfowl die-off

   Lander – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is releasing the lab results from a waterfowl die-off at Ocean Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Area that occurred in late November. A total of 81 mallard ducks and one Canada goose were found afflicted and died.   At The Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, the Canada goose tested positive […]

7. CDFW’s Ocean Ranch Unit Opens to Waterfowl Hunting

   The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce that its Ocean Ranch Unit in Humboldt County, part of the larger Eel River Wildlife Area, will open to waterfowl hunting and general public access beginning Monday, January 2, 2023. Over the past two years, the unit has been subject to periodic public […]

8. Wisconsin Southern Goose Zone Holiday Hunt Now Open

   MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds goose hunters that the goose season is again open in the Southern Goose Zone. This opportunity will remain open until Jan. 3, 2023. Additionally, this portion of the Canada goose season in the southern zone has an increased daily bag limit of five Canada geese, […]

9. Atlantic Population Canada Goose Season Begins Dec. 17

   The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that Maryland’s Atlantic Population Canada goose hunting season opens Saturday, Dec. 17. The season contains two segments, Dec. 17 through Jan. 2, 2023, and again from Jan. 13 through Jan. 31, 2023. (Please note these dates are corrected from a previous announcement.)  The daily bag limit is […]

10. Oklahoma Waterfowl Hunting Season Second Half Opens

    The second half of Oklahoma’s hunting season for ducks, mergansers and coots opened Saturday, Dec. 3, in Zones 1 and 2, which include all of the state except for the Panhandle. As the season reopens, hunters may see an increase in waterfowl numbers, even though drought has made waterfowl hunting more difficult this year. “A few weeks of below-average […]

11. Managed Waterfowl Hunt in Garrett County in Late November

    The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces a waterfowl hunting opportunity on Deep Creek Lake and Broadford Lake in Garrett County on November 21, 22, and 23, 2022. Canada goose and waterfowl hunting on Deep Creek Lake and Broadford Lake is by permit and reservation only during select days of the season. Hunters can apply […]

12. Georgia Duck Hunting Season Opens Saturday

    SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA – Will you be headed to your favorite wetland location for the opening day of the Georgia duck hunting season when it opens on Sat., Nov. 19, asks the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). “Waterfowl hunters should note a few bag limit changes this year – the hooded […]

13. MDC encourages waterfowl hunters caution amidst avian influenza

    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) confirms additional cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been detected this fall in Missouri. Outbreaks affecting waterfowl species have been reported in Chariton, Jackson, St. Charles, and St. Louis counties. “In September, HPAI was detected in waterfowl returning from arctic nesting grounds in […]

14. West Virginia waterfowl hunting seasons to open Nov. 7

    SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several migratory game bird hunting seasons are set to open on Nov. 7, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced on Monday. Seasons for duck, scaup, mergansers, coots, Canada goose, white-fronted goose and snow and blue goose will be open Nov. 7-12. A season for woodcock will open later in […]

15. LDWF Discovers Avian Influenza Virus in Waterfowl

    The National Veterinary Services Laboratory has confirmed H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu, in hunter-harvested blue-winged teal in southwest Louisiana. Additionally, several captive birds have died from HPAI in northeast Louisiana. HPAI has been detected in wild birds, domestic poultry, or both in 49 states and resulted in the death […]