Waterfowl season dates and youth reminders

Waterfowl season dates and youth reminders

Hunting season dates for ducks, mergansers, coots and moorhens are:

• North zone - Saturday, Sept. 26 through Tuesday, Nov. 24;
• Central zone - Saturday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, Oct. 10, through Sunday, Nov. 29 (hunters need to know there was an error in the printed regulations booklet that stated Central Zone hunting will be open Oct. 11-Nov. 30, the online version has been corrected);
• South zone - Saturday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, Oct. 17, through Sunday, Dec. 6.

Hunting season dates for geese are:

• Early season (statewide) - Saturday, Sept. 5 through Sunday, Sept. 20;
• North zone - Saturday, Sept. 26 through Friday, Dec. 25;
• Central zone - Saturday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, Oct. 10, through Wednesday, Dec. 30;
• South zone - Saturday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, Oct. 17, through Wednesday, Jan. 6.

Youth waterfowl weekend is Saturday, Sept. 12 through Sunday, Sept. 13. During this time waterfowl hunters 17 and younger can hunt if accompanied by a nonhunting adult 18 years of age or older. Regulations for this hunt are available on page 51 of hunting regulations booklet available on the Minnesota DNR’s waterfowl hunting webpage (mndnr.gov/hunting/waterfowl).