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South Dakota hunting seasons by duck zone

Every South Dakota season a person has checked against the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks's regulations for 4 units (duck 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 zone

88 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.

SpeciesDatesDetailsWhere
American black duckSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
American black duckOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
American black duckOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
American cootSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
American cootOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
American cootOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
American wigeonSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
American wigeonOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
American wigeonOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Barrow's goldeneyeSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Barrow's goldeneyeOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Barrow's goldeneyeOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Black scoterSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Black scoterOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Black scoterOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Blue-winged tealSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Blue-winged tealOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Blue-winged tealOct 24, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026shotgun source
Blue-winged tealOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
BuffleheadSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
BuffleheadOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
BuffleheadOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
CanvasbackSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
CanvasbackOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
CanvasbackOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Cinnamon tealSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Cinnamon tealOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Cinnamon tealOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Common goldeneyeSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Common goldeneyeOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Common goldeneyeOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Common merganserSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Common merganserOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Common merganserOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
GadwallSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
GadwallOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
GadwallOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Greater scaupSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Greater scaupOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Greater scaupOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Green-winged tealSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Green-winged tealOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Green-winged tealOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Harlequin duckSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Harlequin duckOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Harlequin duckOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Hooded merganserSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Hooded merganserOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Hooded merganserOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
King eiderSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
King eiderOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
King eiderOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Lesser scaupSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Lesser scaupOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Lesser scaupOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Long-tailed duckSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Long-tailed duckOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Long-tailed duckOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
MallardSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
MallardOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
MallardOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Northern pintailSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Northern pintailOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Northern pintailOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Northern shovelerSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Northern shovelerOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Northern shovelerOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Red-breasted merganserSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Red-breasted merganserOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Red-breasted merganserOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
RedheadSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
RedheadOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
RedheadOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Ring-necked duckSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Ring-necked duckOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Ring-necked duckOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Ruddy duckSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Ruddy duckOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Ruddy duckOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Surf scoterSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Surf scoterOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Surf scoterOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
White-winged scoterSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
White-winged scoterOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
White-winged scoterOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source
Wood duckSep 26, 2026 to Dec 8, 2026shotgun source
Wood duckOct 10, 2026 to Jan 14, 2027shotgun source
Wood duckOct 24, 2026 to Jan 5, 2027shotgun source

The official regulations have the final word

These dates come from rows a person checked against the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks'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 South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. A season shows here only once a person has checked it; others may exist.

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