Latest dates for the duck Hunting Season Kentucky 2016-2017
Species | Season Dates | Bag Limits (Daily) | Possession Limits |
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Ducks | Nov 26 to Nov 29 Dec 7 to Jan 31 | 6 Ducks in aggregate no more than: 4 mallards (Max 2 hens) 3 wood ducks 3 scaup 2 pintails 2 redheads 2 canvasback 1 black duck | 3 times daily bag limit |
Coots | Nov 26 to Nov 29 Dec 7 to Jan 31 | 15 | 3 times daily bag limit |
Mergansers | Nov 26 to Nov 29 Dec 7 to Jan 31 | 5 (Max 2 hooded mergansers) | 3 times daily bag limit |
Canada Goose, White-fronted goose, Brant | All Zones - White-Fronted Goose & Brant: Nov 26 to Jan 31 All Zones (Except Northeast) - Canada Goose: Nov 26 to Jan 31 Northeast Goose Zone - Canada Goose: Dec 19 to Jan 31 | 5 combined; 3 Canada geese 2 white-fronted geese 1 brant | 3 times daily bag limit |
Snow Goose (includes RossÂ’ Goose) | All Zones | 20 | No Limit |
Snow Goose (Conservation Order) | Western Goose Zone, Pennyroyal/Coalfield Goose Zone, West-Central Goose Zone Feb 1 to Feb 5 Feb 8 to Mar 31 Eastern Goose Zone Feb 1 to Mar 31 | No Limit | No Limit |
Youth waterfowl | Western Zone: Feb 6 to 7 Eastern Zone: Nov 7 to 8 | Same as regular duck and goose seasons | |
Sandhill Crane | All Zones: Dec 12 to Jan 10 (permit required) | 2 (permit required) | 2 |

For more detailed info check out the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources website.