Oregon Duck Season 2026-27: Waterfowl Zone Dates

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

October 10, 2026 to January 31, 2027, split across 2 zones (Zone 1, Zone 2), with split season segments inside the window. The full table on this page was read from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's own published page, linked beside it; confirm there before you hunt.

Q: Which duck zone am I in?

Oregon's zones (Zone 1, Zone 2) are drawn by the agency along highways, rivers and county lines. Your zone is determined from the agency's own map: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes the official zone map and boundary descriptions, linked from this page.

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

At Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 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.

October 10, 2026 to January 31, 2027

Duck season

published

2 zones

Zones

with split segments

Pacific

Flyway

federal framework

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Source

read 2026-09-02

The main event

Duck season in Oregon, zone by zone

Ducks, 2026-27

publishedPacific Flyway

Duck season is OPEN now in the Zone 2, through November 29, 2026.

Oregon duck seasons 2026-27, as published by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Zone	Season segments
Zone 1	October 17, 2026 to November 1, 2026November 5, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Zone 2	October 10, 2026 to November 29, 2026December 3, 2026 to January 24, 2027

Dates read from 2026-27 Oregon Game Bird Regulations (official digest), Migratory Game Bird Seasons, accessed 2026-09-02.

Scaup run shorter windows inside each zone's season per the digest.

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 Oregon

Geese, 2026-27

published

Goose season	Dates
September Canada goose season, Northwest Permit Zone	September 12, 2026 to September 20, 2026
September Canada goose season, Southwest, High Desert and Blue Mountain, and Mid Columbia zones	September 12, 2026 to September 16, 2026
Brant, statewide	November 28, 2026 to December 13, 2026

Dates read from 2026-27 Oregon Game Bird Regulations (official digest), Migratory Game Bird Seasons, accessed 2026-09-02.

The South Coast Zone is closed during the September Canada goose season. Regular Canada, white fronted and white goose seasons run different windows across five goose zones from early October to mid March; the digest's goose pages carry the zone and species detail.

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 Oregon’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.

Oregon 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

Oregon 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 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlifeand USFWS, and the regulations page is linked below.

Current Oregon regulations

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

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: 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

Oregon waterfowl season questions

When is duck season in Oregon for 2026-27?

What about goose season in Oregon?

Goose seasons in Oregon run different windows by species group and zone; this page shows the overall span the agency publishes and sends you to the agency table for the species detail. The South Coast Zone is closed during the September Canada goose season. Regular Canada, white fronted and white goose seasons run different windows across five goose zones from early October to mid March; the digest's goose pages carry the zone and species detail.

What is a flyway, and which one is Oregon 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. Oregon 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 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 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 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 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.

Oregon Duck & Goose Season 2026-27