BirdHuntSeptember Canada Goose
- Sep 1 – Sep 30, 2026
Canada geese15 daily45 poss.
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North Carolina
Atlantic Flyway
Opens Oct 15 · in 1 daySeason
Opens Oct 15
in 1 day
Daily duck bag
6
12 species limits apply
Next draw deadline
None
No open applications
Nonresident rules
The season on black ducks and mottled ducks is closed until Nov. 21. Tundra swans are by permit only.
Season calendar
SepOctNovDecJanFebMar
September Canada Goose
September Teal
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots Inland Duck Zone
Canada & White-fronted Geese Resident Population Hunt Zone
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots Coastal Duck Zone
Light Geese
Youth Waterfowl Days
Brant
Canada & White-fronted Geese Northeast Hunt Zone
Today
Seasons & bag limits
September Teal
- Sep 10 – Sep 19, 2026
Teal6 daily18 poss.
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots
- Oct 15 – Oct 17, 2026
- Nov 7 – Nov 28, 2026
- Dec 18, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 4 sea ducks
- 4 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 3 wood ducks
- 3 pintails
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 2 black ducks
- 1 mottled ducks
- 1 fulvous whistling ducks
- 1 scaup (before jan. 8)
- 2 scaup (jan. 8 on)
Sea ducks: no more than 3 scoters, 3 eiders (1 hen) or 3 long-tailed ducks.
Mergansers5 daily15 poss.
- 2 hooded mergansers
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Canada & White-fronted Geese
- Oct 15 – Oct 24, 2026
- Nov 7 – Dec 5, 2026
- Dec 17, 2026 – Feb 6, 2027
Canada and white-fronted geese5 daily15 poss.
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots
- Oct 23 – Oct 24, 2026
- Nov 7 – Nov 28, 2026
- Dec 17, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 4 sea ducks
- 4 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 3 wood ducks
- 3 pintails
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 2 black ducks
- 1 mottled ducks
- 1 fulvous whistling ducks
- 1 scaup (before jan. 8)
- 2 scaup (jan. 8 on)
Sea ducks: no more than 3 scoters, 3 eiders (1 hen) or 3 long-tailed ducks.
Mergansers5 daily15 poss.
- 2 hooded mergansers
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Light Geese
- Nov 7, 2026 – Mar 10, 2027
Snow and Ross's geese25 dailyNo limit poss.
No possession limit.
Youth Waterfowl Days
- Dec 5 – Dec 5, 2026
- Feb 6 – Feb 6, 2027
Brant
- Dec 28, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027
Brant1 daily3 poss.
Canada & White-fronted Geese
- Dec 28, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027
Canada and white-fronted geese2 daily6 poss.
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