BirdHuntSeptember Canada Goose
- Sep 1 – Sep 25, 2026
Canada geese8 daily24 poss.
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Pennsylvania
Atlantic Flyway
Open now · Brant, Ducks, Sea Ducks, Coots & MergansersSeason
Open now
Brant, Ducks, Sea Ducks, Coots & Mergansers
Daily duck bag
6
8 species limits apply
Next draw deadline
None
No open applications
Nonresident rules
All migratory bird hunters need a Migratory Game Bird License; waterfowl hunters 16 and older also need the federal duck stamp. Sundays are closed to migratory bird hunting.
Season calendar
SepOctNovDecJanFebMar
September Canada Goose
Junior Day
Junior, Veteran and Active Duty Military Day Northwest Zone
Brant
Ducks, Sea Ducks, Coots & Mergansers North Zone
Ducks, Sea Ducks, Coots & Mergansers Northwest Zone
Ducks, Sea Ducks, Coots & Mergansers South Zone
Junior, Veteran and Active Duty Military Day Lake Erie Zone
Canada & White-fronted Geese Resident Population Goose Zone
Junior, Veteran and Active Duty Military Day North Zone
Ducks, Sea Ducks, Coots & Mergansers Lake Erie Zone
Light Geese
Junior, Veteran and Active Duty Military Day South Zone
Canada & White-fronted Geese Atlantic Population Goose Zone
Veteran and Active Duty Military Day Lake Erie Zone
Veteran and Active Duty Military Day North Zone
Veteran and Active Duty Military Day Northwest Zone
Veteran and Active Duty Military Day South Zone
Today
Seasons & bag limits
Junior Day
- Sep 19 – Sep 19, 2026
Junior, Veteran and Active Duty Military Day
- Sep 26 – Sep 26, 2026
Brant
- Oct 10 – Nov 13, 2026
Brant1 daily3 poss.
Ducks, Sea Ducks, Coots & Mergansers
- Oct 10 – Oct 24, 2026
- Nov 17, 2026 – Jan 9, 2027
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 4 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 2 black ducks
- 3 wood ducks
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 3 pintails
- 4 sea ducks
Scaup: 1 daily Oct. 10 - 24 and Nov. 17 - Dec. 17; 2 daily Dec. 18 - Jan. 9. Sea ducks: no more than 3 eiders (1 hen), 3 long-tailed ducks and 3 scoters.
Mergansers5 daily15 poss.
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Ducks, Sea Ducks, Coots & Mergansers
- Oct 10 – Nov 27, 2026
- Dec 21, 2026 – Jan 9, 2027
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 4 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 2 black ducks
- 3 wood ducks
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 3 pintails
- 4 sea ducks
Scaup: 1 daily Oct. 10 - Nov. 25; 2 daily Nov. 26 - 27 and Dec. 21 - Jan. 9. Sea ducks: no more than 3 eiders (1 hen), 3 long-tailed ducks and 3 scoters.
Mergansers5 daily15 poss.
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Ducks, Sea Ducks, Coots & Mergansers
- Oct 10 – Oct 17, 2026
- Nov 18, 2026 – Jan 18, 2027
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 4 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 2 black ducks
- 3 wood ducks
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 3 pintails
- 4 sea ducks
Scaup: 1 daily Oct. 10 - 17 and Nov. 18 - Dec. 25; 2 daily Dec. 26 - Jan. 18. Sea ducks: no more than 3 eiders (1 hen), 3 long-tailed ducks and 3 scoters.
Mergansers5 daily15 poss.
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Junior, Veteran and Active Duty Military Day
- Oct 24 – Oct 24, 2026
Canada & White-fronted Geese
- Oct 24 – Nov 27, 2026
- Dec 15, 2026 – Jan 18, 2027
- Jan 29 – Feb 20, 2027
Canada and white-fronted geese5 daily15 poss.
Junior, Veteran and Active Duty Military Day
- Oct 31 – Oct 31, 2026
Ducks, Sea Ducks, Coots & Mergansers
- Nov 2, 2026 – Jan 9, 2027
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 4 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 2 black ducks
- 3 wood ducks
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 3 pintails
- 4 sea ducks
Scaup: 1 daily Nov. 2 - 24 and Dec. 18 - Jan. 9; 2 daily Nov. 25 - Dec. 17. Sea ducks: no more than 3 eiders (1 hen), 3 long-tailed ducks and 3 scoters.
Mergansers5 daily15 poss.
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Light Geese
- Nov 6, 2026 – Mar 10, 2027
Snow and Ross's geese25 dailyNo limit poss.
No possession limit.
Junior, Veteran and Active Duty Military Day
- Nov 7 – Nov 7, 2026
Canada & White-fronted Geese
- Nov 21 – Nov 27, 2026
- Dec 4, 2026 – Jan 18, 2027
Canada and white-fronted geese3 daily9 poss.
Veteran and Active Duty Military Day
- Jan 16 – Jan 16, 2027
Veteran and Active Duty Military Day
- Jan 16 – Jan 16, 2027
Veteran and Active Duty Military Day
- Jan 16 – Jan 16, 2027
Veteran and Active Duty Military Day
- Jan 23 – Jan 23, 2027
What you need to buy
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