MIGRATORY DOVE (Mourning, white-winged)

• Season: 09/01/2024 - 11/29/2024
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: 15 (The daily bag limit applies to mourning and white-winged doves, single species or in combination.
• Possession limit: 45
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit

EXOTIC DOVE (Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves only)

• Season: 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: No limit
• Possession limit: No limit
• There is no limit on Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves, but any taken in addition to a limit of mourning and white-winged doves during the migratory dove season must have a fully-feathered wing attached during transport.

RAIL (Sora and Virginia)

• Season: 09/01/2024 - 11/09/2024
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: 25
• Possession limit: 75
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit

SNIPE

• Season: 09/01/2024 - 12/16/2024
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: 8
• Possession limit: 24
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Stamp

WOODCOCK

• Season: 10/12/2024 - 11/25/2024
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: 3
• Possession limit: 9
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit

TEAL, HIGH PLAINS ZONE

• Season: 09/21/2024 - 09/29/2024
• Area open: West of Hwy. U. S. 283
• Daily bag limit: 6 teal (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)  
• Possession limit: 18 teal in possession (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

TEAL, LOW PLAINS ZONE

• Season: 09/14/2024 - 09/29/2024
• Area open: East of Hwy. U. S. 283
• Daily bag limit: 6 teal (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)  
• Possession limit: 18 teal in possession (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

DUCKS, HIGH PLAINS UNIT

• Season: 10/12/2024 - 01/05/2025 and 01/17/2025 - 01/26/2025
• Area open: High Plains Zone (see map)
• Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
• Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

DUCKS, LOW PLAINS EARLY ZONE

• Season: 10/12/2024 - 12/08/2024 and 12/21/2024 - 01/05/2025
• Area open: Early Zone (see map)
• Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
• Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

DUCKS, LOW PLAINS LATE ZONE

• Season: 10/26/2024 - 12/29/2024 and 01/18/2025 - 01/26/2025
• Area open: Late Zone (see map)
• Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
• Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

DUCKS, LOW PLAINS SOUTHEAST ZONE

• Season: 11/09/2024 - 01/05/2025 and 01/11/2025 - 01/26/2025
• Area open: Southeast Zone (see map)
• Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
• Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

DUCK LIMITS

6 ducks, any combination of six ducks and/or mergansers which may include no more than five mallards (only two of which may be hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one scaup and one pintail.

MERGANSERS

• Season: Same as duck seasons
• Area Open: Statewide
• Daily Bag Limit: 5, including no more than 2 hooded mergansers
• Possession Limit: 15
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

COOTS

• Season: Same as duck seasons
• Area Open: Statewide
• Daily Bag Limit: 15
• Possession Limit: 45
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

YOUTH, VETERAN AND ACTIVE MILITARY WATERFOWL SEASONS

(Youth 17 and younger)

• High Plains Unit: 10/05/2024 - 10/06/2024
• Low Plains Early Zone: 10/05/2024 - 10/06/2024
• Low Plains Late Zone: 10/19/2024 - 10/20/2024
• Low Plains Southeast Zone: 11/02/2024 - 11/03/2024

CANADA GEESE

• Season: 10/26/2024 - 10/27/2024 and 11/06/2024 - 02/16/2025
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: 6 (including Brant)
• Possession limit: 18
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

WHITE-FRONTED GEESE

• Season: 10/26/2024 - 12/29/2024 and 01/25/2025 - 02/16/2025
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: 2
• Possession limit: 6
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

LIGHT GEESE

• Season: 10/26/2024 - 10/27/2024 and 11/06/2024 - 02/16/2025
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: 50
• Possession limit: No limit
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

LIGHT GEESE, CONSERVATION ORDER

• Season: 02/17/2025 - 04/30/2025
• Area Open: Statewide
• Daily Limit: Unlimited
• Possession Limit: Unlimited
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
• Equipment Restrictions: During the Conservation Order, unplugged shotguns and electronic calls may be used. Shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.

SANDHILL CRANE, CENTRAL ZONE

• Season: 11/06/2024 - 01/02/2025
• Daily bag limit: 3
• Possession limit: 9
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, Sandhill Crane Permit

SANDHILL CRANE, WEST ZONE

• Season: 10/19/2024 - 12/15/2024
• Daily bag limit: 3
• Possession limit: 9
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, Sandhill Crane Permit