BirdHuntEarly Canada Goose
- Sep 1 – Sep 13, 2026
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Waterfowl 2026-27
West Virginia
Atlantic Flyway
Open now · Canada, White-fronted, Snow & Blue GeeseSeason
Open now
Canada, White-fronted, Snow & Blue Geese
Daily duck bag
6
10 species limits apply
Next draw deadline
None
No open applications
Nonresident rules
All migratory bird hunters, including lifetime license holders, must register with HIP (free).
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Youth Waterfowl Days
- Sep 19 – Sep 19, 2026
- Oct 31 – Oct 31, 2026
Ducks, Mergansers & Coots
- Oct 3 – Oct 11, 2026
- Nov 7 – Nov 15, 2026
- Dec 21, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 4 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 2 black ducks
- 3 pintails
- 3 wood ducks
- 2 redheads
- 2 canvasbacks
- 4 sea ducks
- 1 scaup (through jan. 11)
- 2 scaup (jan. 12 - 31)
Sea ducks: no more than 3 scoters and 3 long-tailed ducks.
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Mergansers5 daily15 poss.
Canada, White-fronted, Snow & Blue Geese
- Oct 3 – Oct 18, 2026
- Nov 7 – Nov 15, 2026
- Dec 8, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027
Canada and white-fronted geese5 daily15 poss.
Snow and blue geese5 daily15 poss.
Brant
- Jan 2 – Jan 31, 2027
Brant1 daily3 poss.
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