Waterfowl 2026-27

Ohio

Mississippi Flyway

Opens Oct 17 · in 3 days

Home state

Season

Opens Oct 17

in 3 days

Nonresident cost

$220.96

For the season · $80.56 for a 3-day trip

Daily duck bag

10 species limits apply

Next draw deadline

None

No open applications

Nonresident rules

Nonresidents need a nonresident hunting license and the Ohio wetlands habitat stamp.

Season calendar

SepOctNovDecJanFeb

Early Goose

Early Teal

Youth, Active Military & Veteran Waterfowl Days

Ducks Duck Zone A

Geese Goose Zone A

Ducks Duck Zone B

Geese Goose Zone B

Ducks Duck Zone C

Geese Goose Zone C

Today

Seasons & bag limits

Early Goose

Early goose

Sep 5 – Sep 13, 2026

Canada and cackling geese5 daily15 poss.

Early Teal

Early teal

Sep 5 – Sep 13, 2026

Teal6 daily18 poss.

Youth, Active Military & Veteran Waterfowl Days

Youth

Oct 3 – Oct 4, 2026

Ducks

RegularDuck Zone A

Oct 17 – Nov 1, 2026
Nov 14 – Dec 27, 2026

Ducks6 daily18 poss.

4 mallards
2 hen mallards
3 wood ducks
3 pintails
2 black ducks
2 redheads
2 canvasbacks
1 mottled ducks
1 scaup (first 15 days)
2 scaup (final 45 days)

Geese

RegularGoose Zone A

Oct 17 – Nov 1, 2026
Nov 14, 2026 – Feb 1, 2027

Canada, cackling and white-fronted geese5 daily15 poss.

1 brant

Light geese10 daily30 poss.

Ducks

RegularDuck Zone B

Oct 17 – Oct 25, 2026
Nov 21, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027

Ducks6 daily18 poss.

4 mallards
2 hen mallards
3 wood ducks
3 pintails
2 black ducks
2 redheads
2 canvasbacks
1 mottled ducks
1 scaup (first 15 days)
2 scaup (final 45 days)

Geese

RegularGoose Zone B

Oct 17 – Oct 25, 2026
Nov 21, 2026 – Feb 15, 2027

Canada, cackling and white-fronted geese5 daily15 poss.

1 brant

Light geese10 daily30 poss.

Ducks

RegularDuck Zone C

Oct 17 – Oct 25, 2026
Dec 12, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027

Ducks6 daily18 poss.

4 mallards
2 hen mallards
3 wood ducks
3 pintails
2 black ducks
2 redheads
2 canvasbacks
1 mottled ducks
1 scaup (first 15 days)
2 scaup (final 45 days)

Geese

RegularGoose Zone C

Oct 17 – Oct 25, 2026
Nov 21, 2026 – Feb 15, 2027

Canada, cackling and white-fronted geese5 daily15 poss.

1 brant

Light geese10 daily30 poss.

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What you need to buy

HIP Certification

Free; required for all migratory game bird hunting.

Source · checked Oct 2, 2026 ·

Free

Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp

Same price for residents and nonresidents; free for qualifying seniors.

Source · checked Sep 30, 2026 ·

$15.00

Hunting license: choose one

Nonresident (Tourist) 3-Day Hunting License: Not valid for deer, turkey or furbearers.

Source · checked Sep 30, 2026 ·

$180.96

Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp)Federal

Ages 16+ · $25 face value. Bought online or from a license vendor, the electronic stamp adds a $4 fulfillment fee and usually a $1-$1.50 state fee, so expect to pay $29-$30. Paper stamps at the post office are $25.

Source · checked Sep 30, 2026 ·

$25.00

Total for the season

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$220.96

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Official sources

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Waterfowl regulations Licenses & fees

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Ohio

Nonresident rules

Season calendar

Seasons & bag limits

Early Goose

Early Teal

Youth, Active Military & Veteran Waterfowl Days

Ducks

Geese

Ducks

Geese

Ducks

Geese

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