Kind of Animal | Locality | Open season (all dates inclusive) | Daily Bag Limit | Possession Limit |
NR 10.01 (1) (a) Teal species | Entire state. | 9:00 am Sunrise to sunset on Sept. 1 to 7 September 1 – September 9. | 6 teal. | Three times the daily bag limit through the entire season except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day when it is twice the daily bag |
(b) All species of wild ducks | Entire state. | As established by zone. | 6 ducks to include not more than 4 mallards of which only 1 may be a hen mallard, 1 black duck, 2 black ducks 1 pintail, 2 canvasbacks, 2 redheads, 3 scaup and 3 wood ducks. In addition, 5 mergansers to include not more than 2 hooded mergansers. | Three times the daily bag limit except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day when it is twice the daily bag limit. |
Northern zone as established in s. NR 10.32. | Beginning on the Saturday nearest September 24 October 1 and continuing for 60 consecutive days. |
Southern zone as established in s. NR 10.32. | Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 1 and continuing for 9 days, followed by a 5-day split, and then reopens for 51 consecutive days. |
Mississippi River zone as established in s. NR 10.32. | Beginning on the Saturday nearest October 1 and continuing for 7 days, followed by a 7-day split, and then reopens for 53 consecutive days. |
(g) Geese 1. Canada geese and its subspecies | a. Entire state. | September 1 – September 15 | 5 | 15 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit. |
b. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the northern zone established in s. NR 10.32 | September 16 and continues for 92 consecutive days. | 2 3 | 9 6 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit. |
c. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the southern zone established in s. NR 10.32 except for the zones and subzones described in subd. 1. d. and e. | Begins on September 16 continuing until the closure during the 5-day split in the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens continuing until the closure of the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens on Dec. 16 continuing for a season total of 92 days | 2 3 | 9 6 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit. |
e. Mississippi River subzone. | Begins on Saturday nearest October 1 and continues for 7 days followed by a 7-day split, and then reopens for a season total of 92 days. | 2 3 | 9 6 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit. |
2. Snow or blue and Ross’ geese. | Entire state | As established by zone. September 1- September 15 | 20 | 60 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit. |
a. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the northern zone established in s. NR 10.32 | September 16 and continues for 92 consecutive days. |
b. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the southern zone established in s. NR 10.32 except for the zones and subzones described in subd. 1. d. and e. | Begins on September 16 continuing until the closure during the 5-day split in the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens continuing until the closure of the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens on Dec. 16 continuing for a season total of 92 days |
3. All other geese. | a.. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the northern zone established in s. NR 10.32. | September 20 16 and continues for 92 consecutive days. | 1 white−fronted goose and 1 brant. | 3 white−fronted geese and 3 brant except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit. |
b. All that part of the exterior zone lying within the southern zone established in s. NR 10.32 except for the zones and subzones described in subd. 1. d. and e. | Begins on September 20 16 continuing until the closure during the 5-day split in the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens continuing until the closure of the southern duck zone hunting season in par. B and then reopens on Dec. 16 continuing for a season total of 92 days |
(u) Falconry: special season. Any person possessing a valid falconry permit and hunting license shall be restricted to the following migratory game bird species. |
1. All species of wild ducks, mergansers and coots. | Northern zone as established in s. NR 10.32. | Concurrent with the open youth waterfowl hunt in par. V and open northern zone regular duck season in par. b. Reopens on first or second Friday in January and continues to not exceed 45 days | 3 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2. | 9 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit. |
Southern zone established in s. NR 10.32 | Concurrent with the open youth waterfowl hunt in par. V and open northern zone regular duck season in par. b. Reopens on first or second Friday in January and continues to not exceed 45 days | 3 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2. | 9 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit. |
Mississippi River zone as established in s. NR 10.32 | Concurrent with the open youth waterfowl hunt in par. V and open northern zone regular duck season in par. b. Reopens on first or second Friday in January and continues to not exceed 45 days | 3 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2. | 9 in aggregate with those species listed under subd. 2 except opening day when it is the same as the daily bag limit and the second day, when it is twice the daily bag limit. |