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Duck and Coot Seasons
Zone 1 — Oct. 24 - Dec. 6, 2026, and Dec. 19, 2026 - Jan. 17, 2027
Zone 2 — Oct. 3 - Dec. 15, 2026, and Jan. 6-27, 2027 (High Plains)
Zone 3 — Oct. 24, 2026 - Jan. 5, 2027, and Jan. 6-27, 2027 (High Plains)
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, three pintails 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."
More on Two-Tier
program on page 26.
