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 (Limit Info)
• 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 (Limit Info)
• 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 (Limit Info)
• 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 (Limit Info)
• 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

DUCK LIMIT INFORMATION

Daily bag limit of 6,  any combination of six ducks and mergansers of which no more than five mallards (only two of which may be female), three wood ducks, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one scaup and one pintail.

CANADA GEESE

• Season: 11/01/2025 - 11/02/2025 and 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