Iowa Waterfowl Seasons Set

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Iowa Waterfowl Hunting Seasons Set

The Iowa duck and goose hunting seasons were approved by the Natural Resource Commission on Aug. 12, with two notable changes from last year. The first change increases the Canada goose daily bag limit starting on Nov. 1, from two geese to three. The other change increases the daily bag limit of pintail from one to two.

Migratory Game Bird Seasons
For the purpose of duck and goose hunting, the state is divided into north and south zones by a line beginning on the Nebraska-Iowa border at State Highway 175, east to State Highway 37, southeast to State Highway 183, northeast to State Highway 141, east to U.S. Highway 30, and along U.S. Highway 30 to the Iowa-Illinois border.

North Zone
Ducks, Mergansers and Coots: Sept. 18 - 22, Oct. 16 - Dec. 9.
Youth Waterfowl Days: Oct. 2 - 3.
Canada Geese and Brant: Sept. 25 - Oct. 10, Oct. 16 - Jan. 5, 2011
White-fronted Geese: Sept. 25 - Dec. 5
Light Geese (white and blue phase snow geese and Ross' geese): Sept. 25 - Jan. 9, 2011

South Zone
Ducks, Mergansers and Coots: Sept. 18 - 22, Oct. 23 - Dec. 16
Youth Waterfowl Days: Oct. 9 - 10.
Canada Geese and Brant: Oct. 2 - Oct. 17, Oct. 23 - Jan. 12, 2011
White-fronted Geese: Oct. 2 - Dec. 12
Light Geese (white and blue phase snow geese and Ross' geese): Oct. 2 - Jan. 14, 2011.

For information on shooting hours, daily bag limits and other migratory game bird seasons, go to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources online at www.iowadnr.gov and click on Hunting and Trapping Regs in the column on the right, under Current Hot Topics. Then click on 2010-11 Waterfowl Regulations.