Montana Waterfowl Season 2025-26
Montana waterfowl season dates start with Sep 24, 2025-Jan 8, 2026. The table below keeps every listed waterfowl row together with zones and notes where available.
Quick answer
Montana's listed 2025-26 waterfowl season runs Sep 24, 2025-Jan 8, 2026.
Falconry Ducks (including Mergansers) and Coots opens Sep 24, 2025 and closes Jan 20, 2026.
General Coots opens Oct 4, 2025 and closes Jan 8, 2026.
The tables below keep the rest of the listed seasons together by species, with source links back to Montana FWP.
Waterfowl
15 listed rowsCoots
General
Oct 4, 2025-Jan 8, 2026
2025 season
Zone: Central Flyway Zone 1
Coots
General
Oct 4, 2025-Jan 16, 2026
2025 season
Zone: Pacific Flyway
Coots
General
Oct 4, 2025-Jan 20, 2026
2025 season. Split season: Oct. 4 - Oct. 12 & Oct. 25 - Jan. 20
Zone: Central Flyway Zone 2
Ducks (including Mergansers)
General
Oct 4, 2025-Jan 8, 2026
2025 season
Zone: Central Flyway Zone 1
Ducks (including Mergansers)
General
Oct 4, 2025-Jan 20, 2026
2025 season. Split season: Oct. 4 - Oct. 12 & Oct. 25 - Jan. 20
Zone: Central Flyway Zone 2
Ducks (including Mergansers)
General
Oct 4, 2025-Jan 16, 2026
2025 season
Zone: Pacific Flyway
Ducks (including Mergansers) and Coots
Falconry
Sep 24, 2025-Jan 8, 2026
2025 season
Zone: Central Flyway Zone 1
Ducks (including Mergansers) and Coots
Falconry
Sep 24, 2025-Jan 20, 2026
2025 season. Split season: Sept. 24 - Oct. 12 & Oct. 25 - Jan. 20
Zone: Central Flyway Zone 2
Ducks (including Mergansers), Coots, Geese
Falconry
Oct 4, 2025-Jan 16, 2026
2025 season
Zone: Pacific Flyway
Geese
Falconry
Oct 4, 2025-Jan 16, 2026
2025 season
Zone: Central Flyway Zone 1
Geese
General
Oct 4, 2025-Jan 16, 2026
2025 season
Zone: Pacific Flyway
Geese
Falconry
Oct 4, 2025-Jan 28, 2026
2025 season. Split season: Oct. 4 - Oct. 12 & Oct. 25 - Jan. 28
Zone: Central Flyway Zone 2
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Geese
General
Oct 4, 2025-Jan 16, 2026
2025 season
Zone: Central Flyway Zone 1
Geese
General
Oct 4, 2025-Jan 28, 2026
2025 season. Split season: Oct. 4 - Oct. 12 & Oct. 25 - Jan. 28
Zone: Central Flyway Zone 2
Waterfowl
Youth
Sep 27-28, 2025
2025 season Youth Waterfowl
Zone: Statewide