Indiana’s migratory bird hunting seasons for 2026-27 have been submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The hunting seasons include those for mourning dove, waterfowl (i.e., ducks, coots, mergansers, and geese), woodcock, snipe, and sora rails.
The white-fronted goose season and bag limit are separate from those for other geese. The white-fronted goose season is closed during the first and second Canada goose segments but opens at the same time as the other geese seasons during the third segment. The daily bag limit is two white-fronted geese.
The Canada goose and brant daily bag limit is five. Hunters may take any number of Canada goose and brant as long the total between them equals five or less. The daily bag limit for light geese (snow and Ross’s geese) remains 20.
There are no changes in duck bag limits from 2025-26. The scaup daily bag limit remains one during the first 15 days of the duck season, and two for the rest of the season.
The possession limit for all migratory birds is three times the daily bag limit, except for light geese, for which there is no possession limit.
Find more information about the migratory gamebird hunting seasons and regulations at on.IN.gov/gamebird-seasons.
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