Wyoming Duck Season 2026-27: Waterfowl Zone Dates

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

September 26, 2026 to January 31, 2027, split across 4 zones (Pacific Flyway portion, Central Flyway Zone C1, Central Flyway Zone C1A (Goshen and Platte counties), Central Flyway Zone C2), with split season segments inside the window. The full table on this page was read from Wyoming Game and Fish Department's own published page, linked beside it; confirm there before you hunt.

Q: What about goose season in Wyoming?

The goose table on this page lists the seasons as Wyoming Game and Fish Department publishes them, by species group and zone. Some areas close earlier under the regulation's closed area subsections; the regulation text carries the detail.

Q: Which duck zone am I in?

Wyoming's zones (Pacific Flyway portion, Central Flyway Zone C1, Central Flyway Zone C1A (Goshen and Platte counties), Central Flyway Zone C2) are drawn by the agency along highways, rivers and county lines. Your zone is determined from the agency's own map: Wyoming Game and Fish Department publishes the official zone map and boundary descriptions, linked from this page.

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

At Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 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

published

4 zones

Zones

with split segments

Central + Pacific

Flyway

federal framework

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Source

read 2026-09-01

The main event

Duck season in Wyoming, zone by zone

Ducks, 2026-27

publishedCentral Flyway + Pacific

Duck season is OPEN now in the Pacific Flyway portion, through January 8, 2027, with 4 zone segments open.

Wyoming duck seasons 2026-27, as published by Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Zone	Season segments
Pacific Flyway portion	September 26, 2026 to January 8, 2027
Central Flyway Zone C1	October 3, 2026 to October 20, 2026November 14, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Central Flyway Zone C1A (Goshen and Platte counties)	October 3, 2026 to October 20, 2026November 14, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Central Flyway Zone C2	September 26, 2026 to November 29, 2026December 12, 2026 to January 12, 2027

Dates read from 2026 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons and Light Goose Conservation Order (Commission Regulation Chapter 14), accessed 2026-09-01.

Wyoming spans two flyways; zones are the regulation's own. A bonus blue winged teal allowance runs Oct 3 to 11, 2026 in Zones C1 and C1A and Sep 26 to Oct 4, 2026 in Zone C2. Special youth, veteran and active military days are Sep 19 to 20, 2026 (Pacific and C2) and Sep 26 to 27, 2026 (C1 and C1A).

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 Wyoming

Geese, 2026-27

published

Goose season	Dates
Dark geese, Pacific Flyway portion	September 26, 2026 to December 31, 2026
Light geese, Pacific Flyway portion	September 26, 2026 to December 31, 2026
Early Canada goose, Pacific Flyway portion	September 1, 2026 to September 8, 2026
Dark geese, Central Flyway Zone C1	October 3, 2026 to October 20, 2026November 20, 2026 to February 14, 2027
Dark geese, Central Flyway Zone C1A	October 3, 2026 to October 14, 2026November 14, 2026 to February 14, 2027
Dark geese, Central Flyway Zone C2	September 26, 2026 to November 29, 2026December 12, 2026 to January 12, 2027
Early Canada goose, Central Flyway Zone C2	September 1, 2026 to September 8, 2026
Light geese, Central Flyway	October 3, 2026 to December 30, 2026January 30, 2027 to February 14, 2027

Dates read from 2026 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons and Light Goose Conservation Order (Commission Regulation Chapter 14), accessed 2026-09-01.

Some areas close earlier under the regulation's closed area subsections; the regulation text carries the 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 Wyoming’s dates get set: the Central 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.

Wyoming spans two flyways: most of the state sets dates inside the Central Flyway framework, and the western portion inside the Pacific Flyway framework. The zone table keeps the agency's own labels for both portions.

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

Wyoming 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 Wyoming Game and Fish Departmentand USFWS, and the regulations page is linked below.

Current Wyoming regulations

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

Wyoming Game and Fish Department: 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

Wyoming waterfowl season questions

When is duck season in Wyoming for 2026-27?

What about goose season in Wyoming?

What is a flyway, and which one is Wyoming 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. Wyoming spans two flyways: most of the state sets dates inside the Central Flyway framework, and the western portion inside the Pacific Flyway framework. The zone table keeps the agency's own labels for both portions.

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 Wyoming Game and Fish Department 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 Wyoming Game and Fish Department 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.

Wyoming Duck & Goose Season 2026-27