Duck Season Opens Saturday

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Hunters in the Low Plains North and Middle Zones of South Dakota will be the first into the marshes and fields when duck season opens on Saturday, Sept. 26.  Hunters in the remaining portions of the state will have to wait until Oct. 10.

The daily bag limit for ducks has changed from 2008.  Hunters will now be able to have 6 ducks, including no more than five mallards (two of which can be hens) two scaup, two redheads, three wood ducks, one pintail or one canvasback.

Hunters should be aware of an incorrect season listing on pages 32 and 33 of the 2009 South Dakota Hunting Handbook.  The correct dates for the High Plains duck season are Oct. 10 – Jan. 14.

Hunters are encouraged to visitor our webpage for information on zone boundaries and new daily bag restrictions for ducks and on the SD goose seasons.

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