Utah Duck Season 2026-27: Waterfowl Zone Dates

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

October 3, 2026 to January 23, 2027, split across 2 zones (Northern Zone, Southern Zone). The full table on this page was read from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources's own published page, linked beside it; confirm there before you hunt.

Q: What about goose season in Utah?

The goose table on this page lists the seasons as Utah Division of Wildlife Resources publishes them, by species group and zone. Dark geese are cackling, Canada or brant; light geese are snow, blue or Ross's, per the guidebook.

Q: Which duck zone am I in?

Utah's zones (Northern Zone, Southern Zone) are drawn by the agency along highways, rivers and county lines. Your zone is determined from the agency's own map: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources publishes the official zone map and boundary descriptions, linked from this page.

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

At Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, 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 3, 2026 to January 23, 2027

Duck season

published

2 zones

Zones

as the agency draws it

Pacific

Flyway

federal framework

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Source

read 2026-09-01

The main event

Duck season in Utah, zone by zone

Ducks, 2026-27

publishedPacific Flyway

Duck season is OPEN now in the Northern Zone, through January 16, 2027, with 2 zone segments open.

Utah duck seasons 2026-27, as published by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Zone	Season segments
Northern Zone	October 3, 2026 to January 16, 2027
Southern Zone	October 10, 2026 to January 23, 2027

Dates read from 2026-27 Utah Waterfowl, Upland Game and Turkey Guidebook (published Jun 26, 2026), accessed 2026-09-01.

Scaup run shorter windows (Northern: Oct 3 to Dec 27, 2026; Southern: Oct 30, 2026 to Jan 23, 2027). Youth hunt dates are listed separately in the guidebook.

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 Utah

Geese, 2026-27

published

Goose season	Dates
Dark and white-fronted geese, Eastern Box Elder goose area	October 3, 2026 to January 16, 2027
Dark and white-fronted geese, Northern goose area	October 3, 2026 to October 10, 2026October 26, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Dark and white-fronted geese, Southern goose area	October 10, 2026 to January 23, 2027
Dark and white-fronted geese, Wasatch Front goose area	October 3, 2026 to October 10, 2026November 10, 2026 to February 15, 2027
Light geese, Eastern Box Elder, Northern and Wasatch Front areas	October 15, 2026 to December 22, 2026February 1, 2027 to March 10, 2027
Light geese, Southern goose area	October 26, 2026 to December 15, 2026January 15, 2027 to March 10, 2027

Dates read from 2026-27 Utah Waterfowl, Upland Game and Turkey Guidebook (published Jun 26, 2026), accessed 2026-09-01.

Dark geese are cackling, Canada or brant; light geese are snow, blue or Ross's, per the guidebook.

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 Utah’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.

Utah 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

Utah 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 Utah Division of Wildlife Resourcesand USFWS, and the regulations page is linked below.

Current Utah regulations

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

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources: 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

Utah waterfowl season questions

When is duck season in Utah for 2026-27?

What about goose season in Utah?

What is a flyway, and which one is Utah 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. Utah 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 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 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 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 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.

Utah Duck & Goose Season 2026-27