Florida · 2026-27 waterfowl

Florida Duck & Goose Season 2026-27

Q: When is duck season in Florida for 2026-27?

November 21, 2026 to January 31, 2027, with split season segments inside the window. The full table on this page was read from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)'s own published page, linked beside it; confirm there before you hunt.

Q: What about goose season in Florida?

The goose table on this page lists the seasons as Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) publishes them, by species group and zone. Taking white-fronted geese, harlequin ducks, brant and purple gallinule is prohibited in Florida.

Q: Is there a September teal season in Florida?

Yes: September 19, 2026 to September 23, 2026, as published by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Early September season is for teal and wood duck only.

Q: Where are the bag limits, shooting hours and stamp requirements?

At Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), linked on this page, along with the federal duck stamp and HIP registration rules from USFWS. Those change annually and are legally binding. This page carries the season window, sourced and dated.

Q: Can these dates change?

Yes. This page covers the 2026-27 season year with data as of September 2, 2026, says so in the copy, and links the exact agency page it read. Agencies amend and correct their own tables; treat the agency page as the final word on the morning you hunt.

Ducks: November 21, 2026 to January 31, 2027. Every date below was read from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)’s own published page, linked beside it, inside the Atlantic Flyway framework.

This page covers the 2026-27 season year. Dates were read from the agency sources linked below, last checked September 2, 2026. Seasons change annually and agencies correct their own pages; confirm against the linked agency page before you hunt.

November 21, 2026 to January 31, 2027

Duck season

published

Statewide

Zones

with split segments

Atlantic

Flyway

federal framework

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)

Source

read 2026-09-01

The main event

Duck season in Florida, zone by zone

Ducks, 2026-27

publishedAtlantic Flyway

Duck season opens in 37 days, on November 21, 2026.

Florida duck seasons 2026-27, as published by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
Zone	Season segments
Statewide	November 21, 2026 to November 29, 2026December 12, 2026 to January 31, 2027

Dates read from Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations, 2026-2027 (Florida FWC), accessed 2026-09-01.

Two-way split statewide. Youth waterfowl hunting days also exist.

September teal: September 19, 2026 to September 23, 2026. Early September season is for teal and wood duck only.

Waterfowl hunter setting goose decoys on a tidal flat with a retriever watching — Setting decoys with help. Photo: Rebecca Fabbri/USFWS. “Waterfowl hunter and dog” — Rebecca Fabbri / USFWS Alaska Region — Public domain

Geese

Goose seasons in Florida

Geese, 2026-27

published

Goose season	Dates
Canada goose	September 5, 2026 to September 27, 2026November 21, 2026 to November 29, 2026December 1, 2026 to January 30, 2027
Light geese (snow, blue and Ross's)	November 21, 2026 to November 29, 2026December 12, 2026 to January 31, 2027

Dates read from Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations, 2026-2027 (Florida FWC), accessed 2026-09-01.

Taking white-fronted geese, harlequin ducks, brant and purple gallinule is prohibited in Florida.

Canada geese dropping into a refuge wetland with wings set — Canada geese dropping into a refuge marsh. Photo: Jennifer Jewett/USFWS. “Canada Geese” by Jennifer Jewett / USFWS Mountain-Prairie, CC BY 2.0

The structure over the state

How Florida’s dates get set: the Atlantic Flyway

Waterfowl seasons are the most federal of all hunting seasons. Migratory birds cross every border, so the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service publishes annual frameworks for each of the four administrative flyways, setting the earliest openers, latest closers and maximum season lengths, and each state then selects its own dates and zones inside its framework.

Florida selects its dates inside the Atlantic Flyway framework. The eastern seaboard corridor, Maine to Florida, inland to West Virginia.

Large mixed flock of ducks and geese over water at sunset — A mixed flock of ducks and geese at sunset. Photo: Steve Hillebrand/USFWS. “A mixed flock of ducks and geese fly from a wetland area” — Steve Hillebrand, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — Public domain

Rules

Florida waterfowl hunting regulations

Season windows are carried here with their source and read date attached. Everything else a hunter is bound by, including the federal duck stamp and HIP registration every waterfowl hunter needs, is set by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)and USFWS, and the regulations page is linked below.

Current Florida regulations

Bag limits and species restrictions, shooting hours, duck stamp and HIP requirements, license rules, and youth or veteran season details for Florida are set by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), are legally binding and change annually. Its current regulations page is linked here.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC): current regulations

Father and daughter in waders with a retriever in a duckweed marsh — Father and daughter on Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Photo: Tim Miller/USFWS. “Waterfowl Hunting (Upper Mississippi River NWFR)” — Tim Miller / USFWS Midwest Region — Public domain

Florida waterfowl season questions

When is duck season in Florida for 2026-27?

What about goose season in Florida?

Is there a September teal season in Florida?

What is a flyway, and which one is Florida in?

Waterfowl seasons are set in two steps: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service publishes annual federal frameworks for each of the four administrative flyways (Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, Pacific), setting the outside limits, and each state selects its season dates and zones inside its flyway's framework. Florida selects its dates inside the Atlantic Flyway framework. The eastern seaboard corridor, Maine to Florida, inland to West Virginia.

Where are the bag limits, shooting hours and stamp requirements?

Can these dates change?

Wetland at sunset with a fallen snag and mountains on the horizon — Wood River Wetland, Oregon. The habitat the flyways run on. Photo: Greg Shine/BLM. “Wood River Wetland” — Greg Shine / Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington — Public domain

This page covers the 2026-27 season year with data as of September 2, 2026. Every season window is republished from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) page linked beside it, read on the date shown; windows the agency had not yet published are labelled not yet published. Bag limits, legal methods, shooting hours, stamp and license rules are set by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, whose pages are the final word on the day you hunt. See also the national waterfowl season guide.