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Ducks and Coots - Middle Zone

Season Open

Dates:

Nov 09 2019 to Nov 15 2019Nov 21 2019 to Jan 12 2020

Hours:

One-half hour before sunrise to sunset

Notes:

See the zone boundary map for areas in the middle zone.

Ducks: Daily limit of 6 with species restrictions below, possession limit of 18
Mallards: 4 (no more than 2 females)
Scaup: 3
Wood ducks: 3
Hooded mergansers: 2
Redheads: 2
Canvasback: 2
Black duck: 2
Mottled duck: 1
Pintails: 1

Limit of 6 per species: American wigeon, blue-winged teal, gadwall, green-winged teal, Northern shoveler, ring-necked duck

Coots: Daily limit of 15, possession limit of 45.

Three permits are required.

Small Game Hunting Permit
Migratory Bird Hunting Permit
Federal Duck Stamp

Federal Duck Stamp

Migratory Bird Hunting Permit

Limits:

See specific seasons for limits.

Small Game Hunting Permit

Limits:

Limits are set for each species' hunting or trapping season. Check the species and season listings for information about limits.

Small Game Hunting and Fishing Permit

Limits:

Limits are set for each species and hunting or trapping season. Check the species and season listings for information about limits.

Nonresident Daily Small Game Permit

Limits:

Limits vary by species and season.

Allowed

Shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller. Must not hold more than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber combined. Use nontoxic shot only.
Hunting dogs
Motor boats or sailboats may be used, but only if the motor has been shut off and/or the sails furled, and the boat’s progress therefrom has stopped.

Prohibited

Lead shot or other shot that has not been listed as nontoxic by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Rifles and pistols
Firearms that propel a single projectile at one discharge
Punt guns, battery guns, swivel guns, fully automatic fire-arms, traps, snares, nets, fish hooks, poisons, drugs, explo-sives, and stupefying substances
Motor vehicles or aircraft. Paraplegics and people missing one or both legs may hunt from a stationary vehicle
Sink boxes or any other type of low-floating device that conceals the hunter beneath the surface of the water
Electronic calls or electronically activated calls
Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
Night vision or thermal imagery equipment
Live decoys
Bait