Kansas Waterfowl

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The SmokyHillsCabin is located in Region 1, an excellent hunting and fishing area of Kansas (follow link to Region 1 waterfowl report). The cabin is 10 minutes from Wilson lake, a 9,000 acres water source for plentiful duck and geese and?approximately 45-50 minutes from Kanopolis and Glen Elder .

 Follow this link to the Kansas State Waterfowl Report.

DOVE (Mourning, white-winged, Eurasian collared, and ringed turtle doves)

  • Season: Sept.1 - Oct. 31 and Nov 7-15, 2009
  • Area open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: 15
  • Possession limit: 30

DOVE (Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves only)

  • Season: Nov.20, 2009 - Feb. 28, 2010
  • Area open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: No limit
  • Possession limit: No limit

RAIL (Sora and Virginia)

  • Season: Sept. 1 - Nov 9, 2009
  • Area open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: 25
  • Possession limit: 25

SNIPE

  • Season: Sept. 1 - Dec. 16, 2009
  • Area open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: 8
  • Possession limit: 16

WOODCOCK

  • Season: Oct. 17 - Nov. 30, 2009
  • Area open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: 3
  • Possession limit: 6

TEAL, HIGH PLAINS ZONE

  • Season: Sept. 19-26, 2009
  • Area open: West of Hwy. U. S. 283
  • Daily bag limit: 4
  • Possession limit: 8

TEAL, LOW PLAINS ZONE

  • Season: Sept. 12-27, 2009
  • Area open: East of Hwy. U. S. 283
  • Daily bag limit: 4
  • Possession limit: 8

DUCKS, HIGH PLAINS ZONE

  • Season: Oct. 10, 2009 - Jan. 5, 2010 and Jan. 23-31, 2010
  • Area open: High Plains Zone (see map)
  • Daily bag limit: 5
  • Possession limit: Twice the daily limit

DUCKS, EARLY ZONE

  • Season: Oct. 10 - Dec. 6, 2009 and Dec. 19, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2010
  • Area open: Early Zone (see map)
  • Daily bag limit: 5
  • Possession limit: Twice the daily limit

DUCKS, LATE ZONE

  • Season: Oct. 31, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2010 and Jan. 23-31, 2010
  • Area open: Late Zone (see map)
  • Daily bag limit: 5
  • Possession limit: Twice the daily limit

DUCK LIMITS

The daily bag limit for ducks is five. This bag may include no more than two scaup, two redheads, and three wood ducks. In addition, only one duck from the following group may be included in the daily bag: hen mallard, pintail, canvasback, or mottled duck. For example, if a pintail is taken, no hen mallard, mottled duck, or canvasback may be taken that day; if a hen mallard is taken, no pintail, mottled duck, or canvasback may be taken that day, and so forth. The season for mottled ducks will be closed for the first five days of the season in each zone. The daily bag may comprise five of any other duck, such as five mallard drakes, five teal, or five wigeon. The possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.