Ducks Hunting in Canada

📋 Non-toxic shot required for all ducks, geese, coots and snipe (p. 13). Possession limit for all migratory game birds is three times the daily limit; for ducks, not more than 12 may be Northern Pintails or Canvasbacks and not more than 6 may be Goldeneyes or Harlequins (p. 12).

📋 A Canada Migratory Game Bird Hunting Permit and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp is required by all migratory game bird hunters; hunters (excluding residents 65+) must also possess a provincial Game Bird Licence or Deer and Game Bird Licence (Youth). GHA 38 is Manitoba Resident only with a daily bag limit of 12 (dark geese) from Sept. 1 to Sept. 23. In GBHZ 4 not more than 4 daily or 12 in possession may be canvasbacks or redheads or a combination of the two species. Morning-only dark goose hunting for non-Canadian residents: in GBHZ 4 and GHAs 13A, 14, 14A, part 16, 18, 18A, 18B, 18C, 19, 19A, 19B, 20, 21A, 23A, and 25, dark goose hunting is restricted to morning only (1/2 hour before sunrise to 12:00 noon) up to and including Sunday, October 12; beginning Monday, October 13, dark geese may be hunted all day; white geese may be hunted all day in all GBHZs. Non-toxic shot is mandatory (except for woodcock); shotgun max 10 gauge; magazine plugged to 2 shells. Electronic snow goose recordings permitted during Spring Conservation Goose Seasons and the fall general season. Waterfowler Heritage Days September 1 to 7 (youth may hunt ducks, geese, coots, snipe and cranes without a provincial Game Bird Licence; no-fee federal Youth Permit required). Non-Canadian residents may purchase a seven-day Migratory Game Bird Licence through a licensed Manitoba waterfowl outfitter or enter the Non-Canadian resident Migratory Game Bird Licence Draw. Cross-checked against Environment and Climate Change Canada, 'Migratory game bird hunting regulations: summary for Manitoba' (canada.ca), August 2026 – July 2027 edition.

📋 Harlequin huppé : aucune saison. Permis de chasse aux oiseaux migrateurs du fédéral requis.