Sunrise to sunset
You may hunt blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, and cinnamon teal.
Northern shoveler, northern pintail, and wood ducks have similarly colored plumage but are illegal to hunt during this season.
Limits
Daily bag limit: 6
Possession limit: 18
Limits are a combined total of all teal species.
Valid Permits
Three permits are required.
- Small Game Hunting Permit
- Migratory Bird Hunting Permit
- Federal Duck Stamp
Allowed & Prohibited Methods
Waterfowl: Hunting: Allowed Methods
Methods
Shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller. Must not hold more than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber combined. Use nontoxic shot only.
Hunting dogs
Motor boats or sailboats may be used, but only if the motor has been shut off and/or the sails furled, and the boat’s progress therefrom has stopped.
Shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller. Must not hold more than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber combined. Use nontoxic shot only.
Hunting dogs
Motor boats or sailboats may be used, but only if the motor has been shut off and/or the sails furled, and the boat’s progress therefrom has stopped.
Waterfowl: Hunting: Prohibited Methods
Methods
Lead shot or other shot that has not been listed as nontoxic by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Rifles and pistols
Firearms that propel a single projectile at one discharge
Punt guns, battery guns, swivel guns, fully automatic firearms, traps, snares, nets, fish hooks, poisons, drugs, explosives, and stupefying substances
Motor vehicles or aircraft. Paraplegics and people missing one or both legs may hunt from a stationary vehicle
Sink boxes or any other type of low-floating device that conceals the hunter beneath the surface of the water
Electronic calls or electronically activated calls
Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
Night vision or thermal imagery equipment
Live decoys
Bait
Lead shot or other shot that has not been listed as nontoxic by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Rifles and pistols
Firearms that propel a single projectile at one discharge
Punt guns, battery guns, swivel guns, fully automatic firearms, traps, snares, nets, fish hooks, poisons, drugs, explosives, and stupefying substances
Motor vehicles or aircraft. Paraplegics and people missing one or both legs may hunt from a stationary vehicle
Sink boxes or any other type of low-floating device that conceals the hunter beneath the surface of the water
Electronic calls or electronically activated calls
Any sighting device that casts a beam of light on the game
Night vision or thermal imagery equipment
Live decoys
Bait
