Duck hunting opportunities available through Jan. 25, 2015
PRATT – Teal season is over for the year, but marsh madness has just begun. From Oct. 4, 2014 – Jan. 25, 2015, waterfowl hunters in various parts of the state will have opportunities to pursue one of the sky’s most sought-after game birds – ducks. So brush up on your waterfowl ID skills, load up those waders, and pack your decoys, it’s time to hit the marsh.
Waterfowl hunters 16 and older must have a Federal Waterfowl Stamp, and all hunters who are required to have a hunting license must also have a Kansas State Waterfowl Permit and a Kansas Harvest Information Program (HIP) Permit before hunting ducks, geese, or mergansers. Licenses, stamps and permits may be obtained wherever licenses are sold, or online at ksoutdoors.com, except for the Federal Waterfowl Stamp, which can be purchased at a U.S. Post Office.
Kansas HIP Permits are $2.50, State Waterfowl Stamps are $7, and Federal Waterfowl Stamps are $16.50. Hunters may also purchase a 48-hour Waterfowl license if they so chose for $27.50.
Federal and state waterfowl permits are not required to hunt coots, doves, rails, snipe, woodcock, or sandhill cranes; however a HIP Permit is required.
2014 DUCK SEASONS
YOUTH WATERFOWL SEASONS
High Plains Zone: Oct. 4-5, 2014
Low Plains Early Zone: Oct. 4-5, 2014
Low Plains Late Zone: Oct. 25-26, 2014
Low Plains Southeast Zone: Nov. 1-2, 2014
(Bag limits for the youth seasons are the same as during the regular seasons and include ducks, geese, coots and mergansers.)
HIGH PLAINS ZONE
Season: Oct. 11-Dec. 8, 2014 AND Dec. 20, 2014-Jan. 25, 2015
Area open: High Plains Zone*
Daily bag limit: 6**
Possession limit: Three times the daily bag limit
LOW PLAINS EARLY ZONE
Season: Oct. 11-Dec. 7, 2014 AND Dec. 20, 2014-Jan. 4, 2015
Area open: Early Zone*
Daily bag limit: 6**
Possession limit: Three times the daily bag limit
LOW PLAINS LATE ZONE
Season: Nov. 1, 2014-Jan. 4, 2015 AND Jan. 17-25, 2015
Area open: Late Zone*
Daily bag limit: 6**
Possession limit: Three times the daily bag limit
LOW PLAINS SOUTHEAST ZONE
Season: Nov. 8-9, 2014 AND Nov. 15, 2014-Jan. 25, 2015
Area open: Southeast Zone*
Daily bag limit: 6**
Possession limit: Three times the daily bag limit
*A map showing duck zone boundaries is included in the 2014 Kansas Hunting and Furhavesting Regulations Summary or can be viewed at www.ksoutdoors.com
**The daily bag limit on ducks is six, which may include no more than five mallards, of which only two may be hens; three wood ducks; three scaup; two pintails; two redheads; and one canvasback. Possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.
For more information on Kansas duck hunting, visit ksoutdoors.com and click “Hunting / Hunting Regulations / Migratory Birds.”
Source: Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
