MIGRATORY DOVE (Mourning and white-winged)

• Season: 09/01/2025 - 11/29/2025
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: no more than 15 total (not each)
• Possession limit: 45
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit

EXOTIC DOVE (Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves only)

• Season: 01/01/2025 - 12/31/2025
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: No limit
• Possession limit: No limit
• Note: There is no limit on Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves, but any taken in addition to a limit of mourning and white-winged doves during the migratory dove season must have a fully-feathered wing attached during transport.

RAIL (Sora and Virginia)

• Season: 09/01/2025 - 11/09/2025
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: 25 total (not each)
• Possession limit: 75
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit

SNIPE

• Season: 09/01/2025 - 12/16/2025
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: 8
• Possession limit: 24
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit

WOODCOCK

• Season: 10/11/2025 - 11/24/2025
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: 3
• Possession limit: 9
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit

SANDHILL CRANE, CENTRAL ZONE

• Season: 11/05/2025 - 01/01/2026
• Daily bag limit: 3
• Possession limit: 9
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, Sandhill Crane Permit

SANDHILL CRANE, WEST ZONE

• Season: 10/18/2025 - 12/14/2025
• Daily bag limit: 3
• Possession limit: 9
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, Sandhill Crane Permit

TEAL, HIGH PLAINS ZONE

• Season: 09/20/2025 - 09/28/2025
• Area open: West of Hwy. U. S. 283
• Daily bag limit: 6 teal (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)  
• Possession limit: 18 teal in possession (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

TEAL, LOW PLAINS ZONE

• Season: 09/13/2025 - 09/21/2025
• Area open: East of Hwy. U. S. 283
• Daily bag limit: 6 teal (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)  
• Possession limit: 18 teal in possession (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

DUCKS, COOTS & MERGANSERS - HIGH PLAINS UNIT

• Season: 10/11/2025 - 01/04/2026 and 01/16/2026 - 01/25/2026
• Area open: High Plains Zone (see map)
• Daily bag limit: 6, any combination of six ducks and/or mergansers of which no more than five mallards (only two of which may be hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one scaup and one pintail.
• Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

DUCKS, COOTS & MERGANSERS - LOW PLAINS UNIT, EARLY ZONE

• Season: 10/11/2025 - 12/07/2025 and 12/20/2025 - 01/04/2026
• Area open: Early Zone (see map)
• Daily bag limit: 6, any combination of six ducks and/or mergansers of which no more than five mallards (only two of which may be hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one scaup and one pintail.
• Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

DUCKS, COOTS & MERGANSERS - LOW PLAINS UNIT, LATE ZONE

• Season: 11/01/2025 - 01/04/2026 and 01/17/2026 - 01/25/2026
• Area open: Late Zone (see map)
• Daily bag limit: 6, any combination of six ducks and/or mergansers of which no more than five mallards (only two of which may be hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one scaup and one pintail.
• Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

DUCKS, COOTS & MERGANSERS - LOW PLAINS UNIT, SOUTHEAST ZONE

• Season: 11/08/25 - 01/04/2026 and 01/10/2026 - 01/25/2026
• Area open: Southeast Zone (see map)
• Daily bag limit: 6, any combination of six ducks and/or mergansers of which no more than five mallards (only two of which may be hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one scaup and one pintail.
• Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

COOTS

• Season: Same as duck seasons
• Area Open: Statewide
• Daily Bag Limit: 15
• Possession Limit: 45
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

CANADA & CACKLING GEESE (all geese except light & white-fronted)

• Season: First Segment 11/01/2025 - 11/02/2025 and Second Segment 11/05/2025 - 02/15/2026
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: 6 total (including Brant geese)
• Possession limit: 18
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

WHITE-FRONTED GEESE

• Season: 11/01/25 - 01/04/2026 and 01/24/2026 - 02/15/2026
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: 2
• Possession limit: 6
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

LIGHT GEESE

• Season: 11/01/2025 - 11/02/2025 and 11/05/2025 - 02/15/2026
• Area open: Statewide
• Daily bag limit: 50
• Possession limit: No limit
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp

LIGHT GEESE, CONSERVATION ORDER

• Season: 02/16/2026 - 04/30/2026
• Area Open: Statewide
• Daily Limit: Unlimited
• Possession Limit: Unlimited
• Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
• Equipment Restrictions: During the Conservation Order, unplugged shotguns and electronic calls may be used. Shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.

High Plains Unit: 10/04/2025 - 10/05/2025

Low Plains Early Zone: 09/27/2025 - 09/28/2025

Low Plains Late Zone: 10/18/2025 - 10/19/2025

Low Plains Southeast Zone: 10/25/2025 - 10/26/2025

Note: Youth must be 17 years old or younger

High Plains Unit: Closed to extended falconry

Low Plains Unit, all zones (Early, Late & Southeast): 02/24/2026 - 03/10/2026

Daily Bag Limit: 3 total all migratory game birds