Ducks and Mergansers

North Zone
Sept. 22 to Nov. 16 and Nov. 22-25

Middle Zone
Sep. 29-Nov. 25 and Dec. 15-16

South Zone
Oct. 6-Nov. 30 and Dec. 29-Jan 1, 2013

Waterfowl Hunting Zones and Shooting Hours

Statewide Daily Limits for Ducks and Mergansers

The daily limit is six ducks and may include:

• no more than four mallards (no more than one of which may be a female)
• three wood ducks
• two redheads
• four scaup
• two pintails
• one black duck
• one canvasback

In addition to the duck limit, hunters may take five mergansers, only two of which may be hooded mergansers.

The possession limit is twice the daily limit for ducks and mergansers.

Identifying Ducks

Canada Geese

EARLY SEASON

North Zone
Sept. 1-10
Daily bag limit - 5

Remainder of State (except Saginaw, Tuscola and Huron counties)
Sept. 1-15
Daily bag limit - 5

Saginaw, Tuscola and Huron counties
Sept. 1-10
Daily bag limit - 5

REGULAR SEASON

North Zone
Sept. 22 to Dec. 22
Daily bag limit - 2

Middle Zone
Sep. 29-Dec. 29
Daily bag limit - 2

South Zone (Excluding GMUs below)
Sep. 22-23; Oct. 6-Nov. 30 and Dec.29-Jan. 1,2013
Daily bag limit - 2

Saginaw County GMU
Sep. 22-25 and Oct. 6-Jan. 1, 2013
Daily bag limit - 2

Tuscola/Huron GMU
Sep. 22-25 and Oct. 6-Jan. 1, 2013
Daily bag limit - 2

Allegan County GMU
Oct.6-Nov.25; Dec. 8-23; and Dec.29-Jan.22, 2013
Daily bag limit - 2

Muskegon Waste Water GMU
Oct. 9-Nov. 13 and Dec. 1-23
Daily bag limit - 2

LATE SEASON (SOUTH ZONE ONLY - EXCLUDING GMUs)
Jan.12 - Feb. 10, 2013
Daily bag limit - 5

The possession limit is twice the daily limit for Canada geese.

Goose Management Unit Regulations

Coots and moorhens

North Zone
Sept. 22 - Nov. 16 and Nov. 22-25

Middle Zone
Sep. 29 - Nov.25 and Dec.15-16

South Zone
Oct. 6 - Nov.30 and Dec. 29 - Jan.1, 2013

Bag Limits
Coots - 15 daily, 30 possession
Moorhens - 1 daily, 2 possession

Snipe and Rails

Other Geese

North Zone

Snow, Blue, and Ross
Sep. 22 - Dec. 22

White-Fronted and Brant
Sep. 22 - Dec.18

Middle Zone

Snow, Blue, and Ross
Sep. 29 - Dec. 29

White-Fronted and Brant
Sep. 29 - Dec.25

South Zone

Snow, Blue, and Ross
Oct. 6 - Nov. 30; Dec.29 - Jan.1, 2013 and Jan.12 - Feb.10, 2013

White-Fronted and Brant
Oct. 6 - Nov. 30; Dec.29 - Jan.1, 2013 and Jan.12-31, 2013

Bag Limits
Snow, Blue and Ross Geese: 20 daily, 60 possession
White-fronted and Brant Geese: 1 daily, 2 possession

Don't Shoot a swan!! (Swan and Goose identification)