Nevada Duck Season 2026-27: Waterfowl Zone Dates

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

September 26, 2026 to January 31, 2027, split across 4 zones (Northeast Zone, Northwest Zone, South Zone (except the Moapa Valley), South Zone, Moapa Valley), with split season segments inside the window. The full table on this page was read from Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW)'s own published page, linked beside it; confirm there before you hunt.

Q: Which duck zone am I in?

Nevada's zones (Northeast Zone, Northwest Zone, South Zone (except the Moapa Valley), South Zone, Moapa Valley) are drawn by the agency along highways, rivers and county lines. Your zone is determined from the agency's own map: Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) publishes the official zone map and boundary descriptions, linked from this page.

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

At Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), 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.

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.

September 26, 2026 to January 31, 2027

Duck season

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4 zones

Zones

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Pacific

Flyway

federal framework

Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW)

Source

read 2026-09-01

The main event

Duck season in Nevada, zone by zone

Ducks, 2026-27

publishedPacific Flyway

Duck season is OPEN now in the Northeast Zone, through December 1, 2026.

Nevada duck seasons 2026-27, as published by Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW)
Zone	Season segments
Northeast Zone	September 26, 2026 to December 1, 2026December 12, 2026 to January 18, 2027
Northwest Zone	October 17, 2026 to January 3, 2027January 6, 2027 to January 31, 2027
South Zone (except the Moapa Valley)	October 17, 2026 to October 25, 2026October 28, 2026 to January 31, 2027
South Zone, Moapa Valley	October 31, 2026 to January 31, 2027

Dates read from Commission Regulation 26-10, Migratory Game Bird Seasons, Bag Limits and Special Regulations, 2026-2027 Season (Nevada Department of Wildlife), accessed 2026-09-01.

Ducks and mergansers share zone dates; scaup has shorter sub-seasons per zone. Special youth waterfowl days run by zone from Sep 19, 2026 to Feb 14, 2027.

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 Nevada

Geese, 2026-27

published

Goose season	Dates
Canada and cackling geese and brant, Northeast Zone	September 26, 2026 to December 1, 2026December 12, 2026 to January 18, 2027
Canada and cackling geese and brant, Northwest Zone	October 17, 2026 to January 3, 2027January 6, 2027 to January 31, 2027
Canada and cackling geese and brant, South Zone (except Moapa Valley)	October 17, 2026 to October 25, 2026October 28, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Canada and cackling geese and brant, South Zone Moapa Valley	October 31, 2026 to January 31, 2027
White-fronted geese, all zones	September 26, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Snow and Ross's geese, Northeast Zone	October 10, 2026 to December 1, 2026December 12, 2026 to January 18, 2027February 22, 2027 to March 7, 2027
Snow and Ross's geese, Northwest Zone	October 31, 2026 to January 3, 2027January 6, 2027 to January 31, 2027February 22, 2027 to March 7, 2027
Snow and Ross's geese, South Zone (except Moapa Valley)	October 17, 2026 to October 25, 2026October 28, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Snow and Ross's geese, South Zone Moapa Valley	October 31, 2026 to January 31, 2027

Dates read from Commission Regulation 26-10, Migratory Game Bird Seasons, Bag Limits and Special Regulations, 2026-2027 Season (Nevada Department of Wildlife), accessed 2026-09-01.

White-fronted goose zone segments mirror the Canada goose zone dates (Northeast splits around early December; Northwest and South zones as listed for Canada geese). Snow and Ross's geese are closed in Ruby Valley (Elko and White Pine counties); the Feb 22 to Mar 7, 2027 light goose window relaxes shotshell capacity and electronic call rules. Swan hunting is by permit in Churchill, Lyon and Pershing counties.

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 Nevada’s dates get set: the Pacific 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.

Nevada selects its dates inside the Pacific Flyway framework. The western corridor from Alaska down the coast states and Great Basin.

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

Nevada 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 Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW)and USFWS, and the regulations page is linked below.

Current Nevada regulations

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

Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW): 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

Nevada waterfowl season questions

When is duck season in Nevada for 2026-27?

What about goose season in Nevada?

The goose table on this page lists the seasons as Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) publishes them, by species group and zone. White-fronted goose zone segments mirror the Canada goose zone dates (Northeast splits around early December; Northwest and South zones as listed for Canada geese). Snow and Ross's geese are closed in Ruby Valley (Elko and White Pine counties); the Feb 22 to Mar 7, 2027 light goose window relaxes shotshell capacity and electronic call rules. Swan hunting is by permit in Churchill, Lyon and Pershing counties.

What is a flyway, and which one is Nevada 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. Nevada selects its dates inside the Pacific Flyway framework. The western corridor from Alaska down the coast states and Great Basin.

Which duck zone am I in?

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 Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) 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 Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) 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.

Nevada Duck & Goose Season 2026-27