North Dakota’s waterfowl season opens for residents Sept. 27, while nonresidents may begin hunting waterfowl Oct. 4.
The season for swans opens Oct. 4 for both residents and nonresidents who have purchased a swan license.
Shooting hours for all geese are one-half hour before sunrise to 2 p.m. each day.
Extended shooting hours for all geese are permitted from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset on Saturdays and Wednesdays through the end of each season. Starting Nov. 28, all day hunting is also allowed on Fridays and Sundays through the end of each season.
A waterfowl habitat restoration stamp is required for all waterfowl hunters, regardless of age, and a federal duck stamp is required for hunters 16 and older. This year’s stamps are available for electronic purchase through the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov, or license vendors registered with the department’s licensing system.
Hunters wanting to support conservation by purchasing extra duck stamps should visit the Amplex website.
Hunters who do not HIP certify when they buy a North Dakota license can add it through the Game and Fish website. Those who registered to hunt North Dakota’s spring light goose season or August Management Take/Early September Canada goose season do not have to register with HIP again, as it is required in each state only once per year.
Hunters should refer to the North Dakota 2025-26 hunting regulations for further details on the waterfowl season.
Watch the waterfowl season webcast with Game and Fish migratory game bird supervisor John Palarski.
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