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North Dakota hunting seasons by duck hunting unit
Every North Dakota season a person has checked against the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's regulations for 1 unit (duck hunting unit), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.
Seasons by duck hunting unit
29 season rows for 29 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.
- American black duck
- American coot
- American wigeon
- Barrow's goldeneye
- Black scoter
- Blue-winged teal
- Bufflehead
- Canvasback
- Cinnamon teal
- Common goldeneye
- Common merganser
- Gadwall
- Greater scaup
- Green-winged teal
- Harlequin duck
- Hooded merganser
- King eider
- Lesser scaup
- Long-tailed duck
- Mallard
- Northern pintail
- Northern shoveler
- Red-breasted merganser
- Redhead
- Ring-necked duck
- Ruddy duck
- Surf scoter
- White-winged scoter
- Wood duck
| Species | Dates | Details | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| American black duck | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| American coot | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| American wigeon | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Barrow's goldeneye | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Black scoter | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Blue-winged teal | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Bufflehead | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Canvasback | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Cinnamon teal | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Common goldeneye | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Common merganser | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Gadwall | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Greater scaup | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Green-winged teal | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Harlequin duck | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Hooded merganser | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| King eider | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Lesser scaup | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Long-tailed duck | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Mallard | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Northern pintail | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Northern shoveler | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Red-breasted merganser | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Redhead | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Ring-necked duck | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Ruddy duck | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Surf scoter | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| White-winged scoter | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source | |
| Wood duck | Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 | shotgun source |
The official regulations have the final word
These dates come from rows a person checked against the North Dakota Game and Fish Department'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.
HuntGrid isn't affiliated with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. A season shows here only once a person has checked it; others may exist.
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