BirdHuntEarly Teal
- Sep 12 – Sep 20, 2026
Teal6 daily18 poss.
Any combination of teal. From the 2026-27 limits KDWP published (read from a secondary copy; KDWP's site blocks automated reads). Confirm with KDWP.
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Kansas
Central Flyway
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Ducks
Daily duck bag
6
7 species limits apply
Next draw deadline
None
No open applications
Nonresident rules
Nonresidents need a nonresident hunting license and HIP; check KDWP for any state waterfowl permit.
Season calendar
SepOctNovDecJanFeb
Early Teal Low Plains Early Zone
Early Teal Low Plains Late Zone
Early Teal Low Plains Southeast Zone
Early Teal High Plains Zone
Youth & Veteran Days Low Plains Early Zone
Youth & Veteran Days High Plains Zone
Ducks High Plains Zone
Ducks Low Plains Early Zone
Youth & Veteran Days Low Plains Late Zone
Youth & Veteran Days Low Plains Southeast Zone
Dark Geese
Ducks Low Plains Late Zone
Ducks Low Plains Southeast Zone
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Seasons & bag limits
Early Teal
- Sep 12 – Sep 20, 2026
Teal6 daily18 poss.
Any combination of teal. From the 2026-27 limits KDWP published (read from a secondary copy; KDWP's site blocks automated reads). Confirm with KDWP.
Early Teal
- Sep 12 – Sep 20, 2026
Teal6 daily18 poss.
Any combination of teal. From the 2026-27 limits KDWP published (read from a secondary copy; KDWP's site blocks automated reads). Confirm with KDWP.
Early Teal
- Sep 19 – Sep 27, 2026
Teal6 daily18 poss.
Any combination of teal. From the 2026-27 limits KDWP published (read from a secondary copy; KDWP's site blocks automated reads). Confirm with KDWP.
Youth & Veteran Days
- Sep 26 – Sep 27, 2026
Youth & Veteran Days
- Oct 3 – Oct 4, 2026
Ducks
- Oct 10, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
- Jan 22 – Jan 31, 2027
Ducks and mergansers6 daily18 poss.
- 5 mallards
- 2 female mallards
- 3 wood ducks
- 3 pintails
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 2 scaup
From the 2026-27 limits KDWP published (read from a secondary copy; KDWP's site blocks automated reads). Confirm with KDWP.
Ducks
- Oct 10 – Dec 6, 2026
- Dec 19, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
Ducks and mergansers6 daily18 poss.
- 5 mallards
- 2 female mallards
- 3 wood ducks
- 3 pintails
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 2 scaup
From the 2026-27 limits KDWP published (read from a secondary copy; KDWP's site blocks automated reads). Confirm with KDWP.
Youth & Veteran Days
- Oct 17 – Oct 18, 2026
Youth & Veteran Days
- Oct 24 – Oct 25, 2026
Dark Geese
- Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2026
- Nov 4, 2026 – Feb 14, 2027
Canada and cackling geese6 daily18 poss.
From the 2026-27 limits KDWP published (read from a secondary copy; KDWP's site blocks automated reads). Confirm with KDWP.
White-fronted geese2 daily6 poss.
In addition to Canada and cackling geese. From the 2026-27 limits KDWP published (read from a secondary copy; KDWP's site blocks automated reads). Confirm with KDWP.
Ducks
- Oct 31, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
- Jan 23 – Jan 31, 2027
Ducks and mergansers6 daily18 poss.
- 5 mallards
- 2 female mallards
- 3 wood ducks
- 3 pintails
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 2 scaup
From the 2026-27 limits KDWP published (read from a secondary copy; KDWP's site blocks automated reads). Confirm with KDWP.
Ducks
- Nov 7, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027
- Jan 16 – Jan 31, 2027
Ducks and mergansers6 daily18 poss.
- 5 mallards
- 2 female mallards
- 3 wood ducks
- 3 pintails
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 2 scaup
From the 2026-27 limits KDWP published (read from a secondary copy; KDWP's site blocks automated reads). Confirm with KDWP.
What you need to buy
Public land & walk-in access
Programs and the rules that apply to them. We don't publish specific spots.
Walk-in program
Walk-In Hunting Access (WIHA)
Open to nonresidentsNonresidents: Open to nonresidents; the new noon limit on KDWP public land does not apply to WIHA.
Private land leased for walk-in hunting, over a million acres. Each tract opens Sept. 1 or Nov. 1 and closes Jan. 31, March 31 or May 31; check the atlas or signs. No vehicles off roads, no permanent blinds, no drop-off hunts.
Maps and details · checked Sep 30, 2026 ·
Public land
KDWP wildlife areas and public waters
Nonresident limitsNonresidents: New for fall 2026: nonresidents hunting waterfowl, coots, rails or snipe on KDWP-managed lands and waters must stop hunting before noon and leave by 1 p.m. Doesn't apply to September teal, the light goose conservation order, WIHA or KDWP special hunts.
Maps and details · Source · checked Sep 30, 2026 ·
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