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Minnesota
Mississippi Flyway
Open now · Ducks, Mergansers & Coots, Canada GooseSeason
Open now
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots, Canada Goose
Daily duck bag
6
7 species limits apply
Next draw deadline
None
No open applications
Nonresident rules
Nonresidents need a small game license, the Minnesota waterfowl stamp and HIP certification.
Season calendar
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Early Teal
Early Canada Goose
Youth Waterfowl Weekend
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots Central Zone
Canada Goose Central Zone
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots North Zone
Canada Goose North Zone
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots South Zone
Canada Goose South Zone
Today
Seasons & bag limits
Early Canada Goose
- Sep 5 – Sep 20, 2026
Youth Waterfowl Weekend
- Sep 12 – Sep 13, 2026
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots
- Sep 26 – Oct 4, 2026
- Oct 10 – Nov 29, 2026
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 4 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 3 wood ducks
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 2 black ducks
- 3 pintails
Scaup: 1 per day early in the season, then 2 (the switch date differs by zone). Species limits are from a secondary source; verify against the MN regulations.
Canada Goose
- Sep 26 – Oct 4, 2026
- Oct 10 – Dec 30, 2026
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots
- Sep 26 – Nov 24, 2026
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 4 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 3 wood ducks
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 2 black ducks
- 3 pintails
Scaup: 1 per day early in the season, then 2 (the switch date differs by zone). Species limits are from a secondary source; verify against the MN regulations.
Canada Goose
- Sep 26 – Dec 25, 2026
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots
- Sep 26 – Oct 4, 2026
- Oct 17 – Dec 6, 2026
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 4 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 3 wood ducks
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 2 black ducks
- 3 pintails
Scaup: 1 per day early in the season, then 2 (the switch date differs by zone). Species limits are from a secondary source; verify against the MN regulations.
Canada Goose
- Sep 26 – Oct 4, 2026
- Oct 17, 2026 – Jan 6, 2027
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 Access (WIA)
Open to nonresidentsPrivate land open to walk-in hunting Sept. 1 - May 31, about 22,000 acres at 220+ sites in west, central and southern Minnesota. Hunters of all ages need the $3 Walk-In Access validation; hours are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
Maps and details · checked Sep 30, 2026 ·
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