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Duck and Coot Seasons
Zone 1 — Oct. 14 - Dec. 26, 2023
Zone 2 — Oct. 7 - Dec. 19, 2023 (Low Plains); Oct. 7 - Dec. 19, 2023 and Jan. 10 - 31,
2024 (High Plains)
Zone 3 — Oct. 28, 2023 - Jan. 9, 2024 and Jan. 10 - 31, 2024 (High Plains)
Zone 4 — Oct. 28, 2023 - Jan. 9, 2024
Shooting Hours: 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset
Duck Daily Bag/Possession Limits:
Tier I – Bag limit is six ducks (including mergansers).
• May include no more than five mallards, of which no more than two may be hens, three
wood ducks, one scaup, two redheads, one pintail and two canvasbacks.
• The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.
Tier II – Bag limit is three ducks.
• May include three ducks, including mergansers, of any species, regardless of sex.
• The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.
Coot Daily Bag/Possesion Limit: The daily bag for coots is 15.
The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.
INTERACTIVE WATERFOWL ZONES MAP
An interactive map on the
Nebraska Game and Parks
Commission's website allows
hunters to view zone map
boundaries and to zoom in to
see details of the boundaries.
The site contains all of the zone
maps in this guide book and can
be viewed on personal computers
and mobile devices. To view the
map, visit: OutdoorNebraska.gov/guides-maps/maps and scroll to "waterfowl zones."
