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Water Fowl Hunting Season 2022-2023
in Kansas

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MIGRATORY DOVE (Mourning, white-winged)

  • Season: 09/01/2022 - 11/29/2022

  • 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

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EXOTIC DOVE (Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves only)

  • Season: 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

  • 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.

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RAIL (Sora and Virginia)

  • Season: 09/01/2022 - 11/09/2022 (PROPOSED)

  • Area open: Statewide

  • Daily bag limit: 25

  • Possession limit: 75

  • Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit

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SNIPE

  • Season: 09/01/2022 - 12/16/2022 (PROPOSED)

  • Area open: Statewide

  • Daily bag limit: 8

  • Possession limit: 24

  • Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Stamp

WOODCOCK

  • Season: 10/15/2022 - 11/28/2022 (PROPOSED)

  • Area open: Statewide

  • Daily bag limit: 3

  • Possession limit: 9

  • Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit

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TEAL, HIGH PLAINS ZONE

  • Season: 09/17/2022 - 09/25/2022

  • 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 Waterfowl Stamp

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TEAL, LOW PLAINS ZONE

  • Season: 09/10/2022 - 09/25/2022

  • 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 Waterfowl Stamp

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DUCKS, HIGH PLAINS UNIT

  • Season: 10/08/2022 - 01/01/2023 and 01/20/2023 - 01/29/2023

  • 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 Waterfowl Stamp

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DUCKS, LOW PLAINS EARLY ZONE

  • Season: 10/08/2022 - 12/04/2022 and 12/17/2022 - 01/01/2023

  • 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 Waterfowl Stamp

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DUCKS, LOW PLAINS LATE ZONE

  • Season: 10/29/2022 - 01/01/2023 and 01/21/2023 - 01/29/2023

  • 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 Waterfowl Stamp

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DUCKS, LOW PLAINS SOUTHEAST ZONE

  • Season: 11/05/2022 - 01/01/2023 and 01/14/2023 - 01/29/2023

  • 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 Waterfowl Stamp

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DUCK LIMITS

6 ducks, with species and sex restrictions as follows: 5 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be females), 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 1 pintail, and 1 scaup.

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 Waterfowl Stamp

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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 Waterfowl Stamp

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YOUTH, VETERAN AND ACTIVE MILITARY WATERFOWL SEASONS

(Youth 17 and younger)

  • High Plains Unit: 10/01/2022 - 10/02/2022

  • Low Plains Early Zone: 10/01/2022 - 10/02/2022

  • Low Plains Late Zone: 10/22/2022 - 10/23/2022

  • Southeast Zone: 10/29/2022 - 10/30/2022

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CANADA GEESE

  • Season: 10/29/2022 - 10/30/2022 and 11/02/2022 - 02/12/2023

  • Area open: Statewide

  • Daily bag limit: 6 (including Brant)

  • Possession limit: 18

  • Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp

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WHITE-FRONTED GEESE

  • Season: 10/29/2022 - 01/01/2023 and 01/21/2023 - 02/12/2023

  • Area open: Statewide

  • Daily bag limit: 2

  • Possession limit: 6

  • Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp

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LIGHT GEESE

  • Season: 10/29/2022 - 10/30/2022 and 11/02/2022 - 02/12/2023

  • Area open: Statewide

  • Daily bag limit: 50

  • Possession limit: No limit

  • Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp

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LIGHT GEESE, CONSERVATION ORDER

  • Season: 02/13/2023 - 04/30/2023

  • Area Open: Statewide

  • Daily Limit: Unlimited

  • Possession Limit: Unlimited

  • Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl 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.

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SANDHILL CRANE, CENTRAL ZONE

  • Season: 11/09/2022 - 01/05/2023 (PROPOSED)

  • Daily bag limit: 3

  • Possession limit: 9

  • Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, Sandhill Crane Permit

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SANDHILL CRANE, WEST ZONE

  • Season: 10/15/2022 - 12/11/2022 (PROPOSED)

  • Daily bag limit: 3

  • Possession limit: 9

  • Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, Sandhill Crane Permit

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