BirdHuntSeptember Canada Goose
- Sep 1 – Sep 30, 2026
Canada geese15 daily45 poss.
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New Jersey
Atlantic Flyway
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Ducks, Mergansers & Coot
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9 species limits apply
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None
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Nonresident rules
The 2027 light goose conservation order is to be decided this fall.
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September Canada Goose
Youth-only Waterfowl Day North Zone
Ducks, Mergansers & Coot North Zone
Youth-only Waterfowl Day South Zone
Ducks, Mergansers & Coot South Zone
Youth-only Waterfowl Day Coastal Zone
Ducks, Mergansers & Coot Coastal Zone
Canada Geese (regular) Coastal Zone
Brant North Zone
Canada Geese (regular) North Zone
Brant South Zone
Canada Geese (regular) South Zone
Brant Coastal Zone
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Seasons & bag limits
Youth-only Waterfowl Day
- Oct 3 – Oct 3, 2026
Ducks, Mergansers & Coot
- Oct 10 – Oct 17, 2026
- Nov 14, 2026 – Jan 14, 2027
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 2 black ducks
- 2 canvasbacks
- 4 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 3 pintails
- 2 redheads
- 4 sea ducks
- 3 wood ducks
- 1 whistling ducks
Scaup: 1 through Dec. 22; 2 Dec. 23 - Jan. 14. Sea ducks: no more than 3 scoters, 3 long-tailed ducks or 3 eiders (1 hen).
Mergansers (in addition to ducks)5 daily15 poss.
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Youth-only Waterfowl Day
- Oct 10 – Oct 10, 2026
Ducks, Mergansers & Coot
- Oct 17 – Oct 24, 2026
- Nov 21, 2026 – Jan 21, 2027
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 2 black ducks
- 2 canvasbacks
- 4 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 3 pintails
- 2 redheads
- 4 sea ducks
- 3 wood ducks
- 1 whistling ducks
Scaup: 1 through Dec. 29; 2 Dec. 30 - Jan. 21. Sea ducks: no more than 3 scoters, 3 long-tailed ducks or 3 eiders (1 hen).
Mergansers (in addition to ducks)5 daily15 poss.
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Youth-only Waterfowl Day
- Nov 14 – Nov 14, 2026
Ducks, Mergansers & Coot
- Nov 21, 2026 – Jan 29, 2027
Ducks6 daily18 poss.
- 2 black ducks
- 2 canvasbacks
- 4 mallards
- 2 hen mallards
- 3 pintails
- 2 redheads
- 4 sea ducks
- 3 wood ducks
- 1 whistling ducks
Scaup: 1 through Jan. 6; 2 Jan. 7 - 29. Sea ducks: no more than 3 scoters, 3 long-tailed ducks or 3 eiders (1 hen).
Mergansers (in addition to ducks)5 daily15 poss.
Coots15 daily45 poss.
Canada Geese (regular)
- Nov 21, 2026 – Jan 29, 2027
Canada, cackling and white-fronted geese2 daily6 poss.
Brant
- Nov 21 – Nov 28, 2026
- Dec 12, 2026 – Jan 7, 2027
Brant1 daily3 poss.
Canada Geese (regular)
- Nov 21 – Nov 30, 2026
- Dec 19, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027
Canada, cackling and white-fronted geese3 daily9 poss.
Brant
- Nov 21 – Nov 28, 2026
- Dec 12, 2026 – Jan 7, 2027
Brant1 daily3 poss.
Canada Geese (regular)
- Nov 21 – Nov 30, 2026
- Dec 19, 2026 – Jan 30, 2027
Canada, cackling and white-fronted geese3 daily9 poss.
Brant
- Nov 26 – Nov 28, 2026
- Dec 24, 2026 – Jan 23, 2027
Brant1 daily3 poss.
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