BirdHuntSpecial Youth Waterfowl Hunt
- Sep 26 – Sep 27, 2026
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Montana
Central Flyway · Pacific Flyway
Open now · Ducks, Mergansers & Coots, Geese, Ducks, Coots & GeeseSeason
Open now
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots, Geese, Ducks, Coots & Geese
Daily duck bag
6
8 species limits apply
Next draw deadline
None
No open applications
Nonresident rules
Nonresidents need a conservation license, a base hunting license and the Montana migratory bird license.
Season calendar
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Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots Central Flyway - Zone 1
Geese Central Flyway - Zone 1
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots Central Flyway - Zone 2
Geese Central Flyway - Zone 2
Ducks, Coots & Geese Pacific Flyway
Today
Seasons & bag limits
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots
- Oct 3, 2026 – Jan 7, 2027
Ducks & mergansers6 daily18 poss.
- 5 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 3 wood ducks
- 2 redheads
- 2 hooded mergansers
- 3 pintails
- 2 canvasbacks
- 1 scaup
Bonus blue-winged teal2 daily6 poss.
Oct. 3 - 11 only, in addition to the duck limit.
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Geese
- Oct 3, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027
White geese (snow, blue, Ross's)20 daily60 poss.
Dark geese5 daily15 poss.
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots
- Oct 3 – Oct 11, 2026
- Oct 24, 2026 – Jan 19, 2027
Ducks & mergansers6 daily18 poss.
- 5 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 3 wood ducks
- 2 redheads
- 2 hooded mergansers
- 3 pintails
- 2 canvasbacks
- 1 scaup
Bonus blue-winged teal2 daily6 poss.
Oct. 3 - 11 only, in addition to the duck limit.
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Geese
- Oct 3 – Oct 11, 2026
- Oct 24, 2026 – Jan 27, 2027
White geese (snow, blue, Ross's)20 daily60 poss.
Dark geese5 daily15 poss.
Ducks, Coots & Geese
- Oct 3, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027
Ducks & mergansers7 daily21 poss.
- 2 hen mallards
- 3 pintails
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 2 scaup
Scaup season closes Dec. 27.
Coots25 daily25 poss.
White geese (snow, blue, Ross's)20 daily60 poss.
Dark geese5 daily15 poss.
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
Block Management
Open to nonresidentsPrivate land enrolled for public hunting. Type 1 areas: sign in at the box and hunt. Type 2 areas: get permission from the landowner or FWP first (first come or by drawing). Rules differ by area; read the regional Block Management maps.
Maps and details · checked Sep 30, 2026 ·
Field Notes for Montana
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