Bill
Believe it or not but thats a complicated question. We have three zones for ducks, only one for geese.
For most hunters, ducks end the last Sunday in January and geese on the 12th of February. It won't matter if we don't get any rain soon. It has been too windy and dry.
The official dates are:
DUCKS, MERGANSERS AND COOTS
Season Dates:
Panhandle Counties (High Plains Mallard Management Unit) October 8, 2005 - January 11, 2006
*Pintail/Canvasback Season: October 8 - November 15, 2005 Youth Waterfowl Days: October 1 - 2, 2005
Zone 1
October 29 - December 4, 2005; and December 17, 2005 - January 22, 2006
*Pintail/Canvasback Season: October 29 - December 4, 2005; and Dec. 17 - 18, 2005 Youth Waterfowl Days: October 22 - 23, 2005
Zone 2
November 5 - December 4, 2005; and December 17, 2005 - January 29, 2006
*Pintail / Canvasback Season: December 22, 2005 - January 29, 2006 Youth Waterfowl Days: October 29 - 30, 2005
Boundary that divides zone 1 from zone 2:
OK 33 from the Texas border to OK 47, OK 47 to U.S. 183, U.S. 183 south to I-40, I-40 east to U.S. 177, U.S. 177 north to OK 33, OK 33 west to I-35, I-35 north to U.S. 412, U.S. 412 west to OK 132, OK 132 north to the Kansas border.
GEESE & SANDHILL CRANE
CANADA GEESE: November 5 - December 4, 2005; and December 10, 2005 - February 12, 2006
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE: November 5 - December 4, 2005; and December 10, 2005 - February 3, 2006
LIGHT GEESE (SNOW, BLUE & ROSSÂ’): November 5 - December 4, 2005; and December 10, 2005 - February 12, 2006
SANDHILL CRANE: October 29, 2005 - January 29, 2006. Hunting allowed west of I-35 only
CONSERVATION ORDER LIGHT GOOSE SEASON (COLGS): February 13 - March 31, 2006.
Take a look at this website for all the hunting scoop in OK:
http://wildlifedepartment.com/
