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Minnesota hunting seasons by duck and goose zone

Every Minnesota season a person has checked against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources's regulations for 2 units (duck and goose zone), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.

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Seasons by duck and goose zone

72 season rows for 36 species, from the unit pages as of November 1, 2026. Rows that apply to several units are listed once. Both dates are included; the badge uses your device's date.

SpeciesDatesDetailsWhere
American black duckOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
American black duckOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
American cootOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
American cootOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
American wigeonOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
American wigeonOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Barrow's goldeneyeOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Barrow's goldeneyeOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Black scoterOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Black scoterOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Blue-winged tealOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Blue-winged tealOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Brant (brent goose)Oct 10, 2026 to Dec 30, 2026shotgun source
Brant (brent goose)Oct 17, 2026 to Jan 6, 2027shotgun source
BuffleheadOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
BuffleheadOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Cackling gooseOct 10, 2026 to Dec 30, 2026shotgun source
Cackling gooseOct 17, 2026 to Jan 6, 2027shotgun source
Canada gooseOct 10, 2026 to Dec 30, 2026shotgun source
Canada gooseOct 17, 2026 to Jan 6, 2027shotgun source
CanvasbackOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
CanvasbackOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Cinnamon tealOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Cinnamon tealOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Common gallinuleOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Common gallinuleOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Common goldeneyeOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Common goldeneyeOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Common merganserOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Common merganserOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
GadwallOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
GadwallOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Greater scaupOct 16, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Greater scaupOct 23, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Greater white-fronted gooseOct 10, 2026 to Dec 30, 2026shotgun source
Greater white-fronted gooseOct 17, 2026 to Jan 6, 2027shotgun source
Green-winged tealOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Green-winged tealOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Harlequin duckOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Harlequin duckOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Hooded merganserOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Hooded merganserOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
King eiderOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
King eiderOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Lesser scaupOct 16, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Lesser scaupOct 23, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Long-tailed duckOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Long-tailed duckOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
MallardOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
MallardOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Northern pintailOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Northern pintailOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Northern shovelerOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Northern shovelerOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Red-breasted merganserOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Red-breasted merganserOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
RedheadOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
RedheadOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Ring-necked duckOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Ring-necked duckOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Ross's gooseOct 10, 2026 to Dec 30, 2026shotgun source
Ross's gooseOct 17, 2026 to Jan 6, 2027shotgun source
Ruddy duckOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Ruddy duckOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Snow gooseOct 10, 2026 to Dec 30, 2026shotgun source
Snow gooseOct 17, 2026 to Jan 6, 2027shotgun source
Surf scoterOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Surf scoterOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
White-winged scoterOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
White-winged scoterOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source
Wood duckOct 10, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026shotgun source
Wood duckOct 17, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026shotgun source

The official regulations have the final word

These dates come from rows a person checked against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources's regulations, but bag limits, licences, draws, legal hours and closures are set there and can change during the season. Read them before you hunt.

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