Us hunting Seasons

DOVE (Mourning, white-winged, Eurasian collared, and ringed turtle doves)

Season: Sept.1 - Oct. 31 and Nov 7-15, 2015

Area open: Statewide

Daily bag limit: 15 (The daily bag limit applies to mourning and white-winged doves, single species or in combination. There is no limit on Eurasian collared and ringed turtle dove, but any taken in addition to a limit of mourning and white-winged doves must have a fully-feathered wing attached during transport.)

Possession limit: 45

EXOTIC DOVE (Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves only)

• Season: Nov. 20, 2015 - Feb. 28, 2016
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: No limit
• Possession limit: No limit

RAIL (Sora and Virginia)

• Possession limit: 75

SNIPE

• Season: Sept. 1 - Dec. 16, 2015
• Daily bag limit: 8
• Possession limit: 24

WOODCOCK

• Season: Oct. 17 - Nov. 30, 2015
• Daily bag limit:
• Possession limit: 9

TEAL, HIGH PLAINS ZONE

• Season: Sept. 19-27, 2015
• Area open: West of Hwy. U. S. 283
• Daily bag limit: 6
• Possession limit: 18
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Stamp, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp

TEAL, LOW PLAINS ZONE

• Season: Sept. 12-27, 2015
• Area open: East of Hwy. U. S. 283

DUCKS, HIGH PLAINS UNIT

• Season: Oct. 10, 2015-Jan. 4, 2016 and Jan. 23-31, 2016
• Area open: High Plains Zone (see map)
• Possession limit: Three times the daily limit

DUCKS, LOW PLAINS EARLY ZONE

• Season: Oct. 10-Dec. 6, 2015 and Dec. 19, 2015-Jan. 3, 2016
• Area open: Early Zone (see map)

DUCKS, LOW PLAINS LATE ZONE

• Season: Oct. 31, 2015-Jan. 3, 2016 and Jan. 23-31, 2016
• Area open: Late Zone (see map)

DUCKS, LOW PLAINS SOUTHEAST ZONE

• Season: Nov. 14, 2015-Jan. 3, 2016 and Jan. 9-31, 2016
• Area open: Southeast Zone (see map)

DUCK LIMITS

Six ducks including no more than, 5 mallards, of which only 2 may be hens; 3 wood ducks; 3 scaup; 2 pintails; 2 redheads; and 2 canvasbacks. Possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.

MERGANSERS

• Season: Same as duck seasons
• Daily Bag Limit: 5, including no more than 2 hooded mergansers
• Possession limit: 15

COOTS

• Daily bag limit: 15
• Possession limit: 45

YOUTH WATERFOWL SEASONS

High Plains Unit: Oct. 3-4, 2015

Low Plains Early Zone: Oct. 3-4, 2015

Low Plains Late Zone: Oct. 24-25, 2015

Southeast Zone: Nov. 7-8, 2015

CANADA GEESE

Season: Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2015 and Nov. 4, 2015-Feb. 14, 2016

Daily bag limit: 6 (including Brant)

Possession limit: 18

WHITE-FRONTED GEESE

• Season: Oct. 31, 2015-Jan. 3, 2016 and Jan. 23-Feb. 14, 2016
• Daily bag limit: 2
• Possession limit: 6

LIGHT GEESE

• Season: Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2015 and Nov. 4, 2015-Feb. 14, 2016
• Daily bag limit: 50

NOTE - By special conservation order, light geese may also be taken from . During this period, there will be no bag or possession limit on light geese. In addition, participants will be allowed to use unplugged shotguns and electronic calls and take light geese from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset during the period of the conservation order.