BirdHuntTeal
- Sep 5 – Sep 13, 2026
Teal (blue-winged and green-winged)6 daily18 poss.
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Indiana
Mississippi Flyway
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Opens Oct 24
in 10 days
Daily duck bag
6
8 species limits apply
Next draw deadline
None
No open applications
Nonresident rules
Nonresidents need a nonresident hunting license (annual or 5-day) and the Indiana waterfowl stamp privilege.
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Teal
Canada & Light Geese (all zones)
Youth Waterfowl Weekend North Zone
Youth Waterfowl Weekend Central Zone
Ducks North Zone
Ducks Central Zone
Youth Waterfowl Weekend South Zone
Ducks South Zone
White-fronted Goose (all zones)
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Seasons & bag limits
Canada & Light Geese (all zones)
- Sep 5 – Sep 13, 2026
- Nov 21, 2026 – Feb 14, 2027
Canada geese and brant (aggregate)5 daily15 poss.
Light geese20 dailyNo limit poss.
No possession limit.
Youth Waterfowl Weekend
- Oct 17 – Oct 18, 2026
Youth Waterfowl Weekend
- Oct 24 – Oct 25, 2026
Ducks
- Oct 24 – Dec 13, 2026
- Dec 19 – Dec 27, 2026
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 4 mallards
- 2 female mallards
- 2 black ducks
- 2 canvasbacks
- 3 pintails
- 2 redheads
- 3 wood ducks
- 1 scaup (2 after nov. 7)
Mergansers5 daily15 poss.
- 2 hooded mergansers
Separate from the duck limit.
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Ducks
- Oct 31 – Nov 8, 2026
- Nov 21, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 4 mallards
- 2 female mallards
- 2 black ducks
- 2 canvasbacks
- 3 pintails
- 2 redheads
- 3 wood ducks
- 1 scaup (2 after nov. 26)
Mergansers5 daily15 poss.
- 2 hooded mergansers
Separate from the duck limit.
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Youth Waterfowl Weekend
- Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2026
Ducks
- Nov 7 – Nov 8, 2026
- Nov 28, 2026 – Jan 24, 2027
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 4 mallards
- 2 female mallards
- 2 black ducks
- 2 canvasbacks
- 3 pintails
- 2 redheads
- 3 wood ducks
- 1 scaup (2 after dec. 10)
Mergansers5 daily15 poss.
- 2 hooded mergansers
Separate from the duck limit.
Coots15 daily45 poss.
White-fronted Goose (all zones)
- Nov 21, 2026 – Feb 14, 2027
White-fronted geese2 daily6 poss.
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