South Dakota Duck & Goose Season 2026-27

September 26, 2026 to January 14, 2027, split across 4 zones (High Plains, Low Plains North Zone, Low Plains Middle Zone, Low Plains South Zone). The full table on this page was read from South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks's own published page, linked beside it; confirm there before you hunt.

The goose table on this page lists the seasons as South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks publishes them, by species group and zone. A resident only August management take precedes these seasons in listed counties; unit boundaries are the agency's, mapped at gfp.sd.gov/maps.

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. South Dakota selects its dates inside the Central Flyway framework. The Great Plains corridor from the Dakotas and Montana down through Texas.

South Dakota's zones (High Plains, Low Plains North Zone, Low Plains Middle Zone, Low Plains South Zone) are drawn by the agency along highways, rivers and county lines. Your zone is determined from the agency's own map: South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks publishes the official zone map and boundary descriptions, linked from this page.

At South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, 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.

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.