Migratory Bird
MIGRATORY DOVE (Mourning, white-winged)
- Season: Sept. 1-Nov. 29, 2021
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 15 (The daily bag limit applies to mourning and white-winged doves, single species or in combination.
- Possession limit: 45
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit
EXOTIC DOVE (Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves only)
- Season: Year-round
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: No limit
- Possession limit: No limit
- There is no limit on Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves, but any taken in addition to a limit of mourning and white-winged doves during the migratory dove season must have a fully-feathered wing attached during transport.
RAIL (Sora and Virginia)
- Season: Sept. 1-Nov. 9, 2021
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 25
- Possession limit: 75
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit
SNIPE
- Season: Sept. 1-Dec. 16, 2021
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 8
- Possession limit: 24
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Stamp
WOODCOCK
- Season: Oct. 16-Nov. 29, 2021
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 3
- Possession limit: 9
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit
TEAL, HIGH PLAINS ZONE
- Season: Sept. 18-26, 2021
- Area open: West of Hwy. U. S. 283
- Daily bag limit: 6 teal (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
- Possession limit: 18 teal in possession (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
TEAL, LOW PLAINS ZONE
- Season: Sept. 11-26, 2021
- Area open: East of Hwy. U. S. 283
- Daily bag limit: 6 teal (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
- Possession limit: 18 teal in possession (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
DUCKS, HIGH PLAINS UNIT
- Season: Oct. 9, 2021-Jan. 2, 2022 and Jan. 21-30, 2022
- Area open: High Plains Zone (see map)
- Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
- Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
DUCKS, LOW PLAINS EARLY ZONE
- Season: Oct. 9-Dec. 5, 2021 and Dec. 18, 2021-Jan. 2, 2022
- Area open: Early Zone (see map)
- Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
- Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
DUCKS, LOW PLAINS LATE ZONE
- Season: Oct. 30, 2021-Jan. 2, 2022 and Jan. 22-30, 2022
- Area open: Late Zone (see map)
- Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
- Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
DUCKS, LOW PLAINS SOUTHEAST ZONE
- Season: Nov. 6, 2021-Jan. 2, 2022 and Jan. 15-30, 2022
- Area open: Southeast Zone (see map)
- Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
- Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
6 ducks, with species and sex restrictions as follows: 5 mallards (no more than 2 of which may be females), 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 1 pintail, and 1 scaup.
MERGANSERS
- Season: Same as duck seasons
- Area Open: Statewide
- Daily Bag Limit: 5, including no more than 2 hooded mergansers
- Possession Limit: 15
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
COOTS
- Season: Same as duck seasons
- Area Open: Statewide
- Daily Bag Limit: 15
- Possession Limit: 45
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
YOUTH, VETERAN AND ACTIVE MILITARY WATERFOWL SEASONS
(Youth 17 and younger)
- High Plains Unit: Oct. 2-3, 2021
- Low Plains Early Zone: Oct. 2-3, 2021
- Low Plains Late Zone: Oct. 23-24, 2021
- Southeast Zone: Oct. 30-31, 2021
CANADA GEESE
- Season: Oct. 30-31, 2021 and Nov. 3, 2021-Feb. 13, 2022
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 6 (including Brant)
- Possession limit: 18
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE
- Season: Oct. 30, 2021-Jan. 2, 2022 and Jan. 22-Feb. 13, 2022
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 2
- Possession limit: 6
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
LIGHT GEESE
- Season: Oct. 30-31, 2021 and Nov. 3, 2021-Feb. 13, 2022
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 50
- Possession limit: No limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
LIGHT GEESE, CONSERVATION ORDER
- Season: Feb. 14-April 30, 2022
- Area Open: Statewide
- Daily Limit: Unlimited
- Possession Limit: Unlimited
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
- Equipment Restrictions: During the Conservation Order, unplugged shotguns and electronic calls may be used. Shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
SANDHILL CRANE, CENTRAL ZONE
- Season: Nov. 10, 2021-Jan. 6, 2022
- Daily bag limit: 3
- Possession limit: 9
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, Sandhill Crane Permit
SANDHILL CRANE, WEST ZONE
- Season: Oct. 16-Dec. 12, 2021
- Daily bag limit: 3
- Possession limit: 9
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, Sandhill Crane Permit