Minnesota Hunters Favor Keeping Six-Duck Daily Limit
Minnesota waterfowl hunters have chosen to retain the state's current daily duck bag limit of six birds, rejecting a proposed alternative of a three-duck limit. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will continue with the existing regulation following feedback from…
Rochester Mason City Austin, MN, October 17, 2026 —
Minnesota’s daily duck bag limit will remain at six birds after waterfowl hunters expressed a preference for keeping the current regulation over a proposed three-duck limit, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
The proposal would have lowered the daily limit from six ducks to three. The department will continue the existing six-bird limit following feedback from hunters, the trend summary said. It did not specify how the feedback was collected or how many hunters took part.
The summary also did not provide a date for the decision, a timeline for when the proposed alternative was considered, or details about the department’s process for weighing responses. It does not identify any changes to other hunting rules.
The choice described is limited to the daily duck bag limit: Minnesota’s current allowance remains six birds, rather than the proposed three. The summary does not provide a separate explanation for why the alternative was proposed, nor does it describe biological or management considerations related to either limit.
With the department continuing the existing regulation, no reduction to the daily limit is reported. Further details about the feedback and decision-making process were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Andrew Weeks on www.postbulletin.com, see more information here.
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