Georgia · 2026-27 waterfowl

Georgia Duck & Goose Season 2026-27

Q: When is duck season in Georgia 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 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division's own published page, linked beside it; confirm there before you hunt.

Q: What about goose season in Georgia?

The goose table on this page lists the seasons as Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division publishes them, by species group and zone. Brant season is closed in Georgia.

Q: Is there a September teal season in Georgia?

Yes: September 12, 2026 to September 20, 2026, as published by Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division. September teal season, confirmed by the agency's Aug 25, 2026 announcement.

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

At Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, 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 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division’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

Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Source

read 2026-09-01

The main event

Duck season in Georgia, zone by zone

Ducks, 2026-27

publishedAtlantic Flyway

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

Georgia duck seasons 2026-27, as published by Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division
Zone	Season segments
Statewide	November 21, 2026 to November 29, 2026December 12, 2026 to January 31, 2027

Dates read from Migratory Birds Seasons, 2026-2027 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations digest, accessed 2026-09-01.

Two-way split statewide; mergansers and coots run with ducks. Youth, active-duty military and veteran waterfowl days also exist.

September teal: September 12, 2026 to September 20, 2026. September teal season, confirmed by the agency's Aug 25, 2026 announcement.

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 Georgia

Geese, 2026-27

published

Goose season	Dates
Canada geese, early season	September 5, 2026 to September 27, 2026
Canada geese, regular season	October 10, 2026 to October 25, 2026November 21, 2026 to November 29, 2026December 12, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Snow geese and white-fronted geese	October 10, 2026 to October 25, 2026November 21, 2026 to November 29, 2026December 12, 2026 to January 31, 2027

Dates read from Migratory Birds Seasons, 2026-2027 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations digest, accessed 2026-09-01.

Brant season is closed in Georgia.

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 Georgia’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.

Georgia 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

Georgia 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 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Divisionand USFWS, and the regulations page is linked below.

Current Georgia regulations

Bag limits and species restrictions, shooting hours, duck stamp and HIP requirements, license rules, and youth or veteran season details for Georgia are set by Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, are legally binding and change annually. Its current regulations page is linked here.

Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division: 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

Georgia waterfowl season questions

When is duck season in Georgia for 2026-27?

What about goose season in Georgia?

Is there a September teal season in Georgia?

What is a flyway, and which one is Georgia 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. Georgia 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 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division 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 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division 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.