SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources wants to remind waterfowl hunters that the general-season duck hunt begins on Saturday, Oct. 4 and goes until Jan. 17, 2026. In Utah’s northern zone it runs from Oct. 11 to Jan. 24, 2026, in the southern zone. The youth waterfowl hunts in northern zone will take place on Saturday, Sept. 20, and the in the southern zone it will begin on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Those who hunt in Utah might want to check out DWR’s Utah Waterfowl and Migratory Game Birds Guidebook for the boundaries of the two zones and to see the bag limits for ducks.

Requirements

Tundra swans require a permit from the hunt drawing that ended July 16 . The rest of the Waterfowl hunts in Utah are open to anyone with a hunting or combination license.

Hunters are req

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