Duck season is under way in some areas of the country and on the horizon for others. The following are opening dates for the states in each flyway. Note that these are the earliest dates per state depending on the section that opens first.
While many states have two seasons, we are only listing the first opening date. Regardless, ALWAYS check official state regulations before you hunt anywhere in the Lower 48.
Pacific
Washington: October 13
Oregon: October 13
Idaho: October 13
California: October 6
Nevada: October 6
Utah: October 6
Arizona: October 6
Central
Montana: September 29
Wyoming: September 29
Colorado: October 6
North Dakota: September 22
South Dakota: September 29
Nebraska: October 29
Kansas: October 27
Oklahoma: November 3
Texas: November 10
New Mexico: October 27
Mississippi
Minnesota: September 22
Wisconsin: September 29
Michigan: September 29
Iowa: September 29
Illinois: October 20
Indiana: October 15
Ohio: October 13
Missouri: November 11
Kentucky: November 22
Tennessee: November 24
Arkansas: November 17
Mississippi: November 30
Louisiana: November 10
Alabama: November 17
Atlantic
Maine: September 24
Vermont: October 13
New Hampshire: October 2
New York: October 6
Massachusetts: October 8
Connecticut: November 10
Rhode Island: October 12
Pennsylvania: October 20
Maryland: October 13
Delaware: October 26
New Jersey: November 10
West Virginia: October 1
Virginia: November 21
North Carolina: November 10
South Carolina: November 17
Georgia: November 17
Florida: November 17