(Provided by Indiana DNR)

The regular-season waterfowl dates and late-season Canada goose dates for Indiana have been finalized.

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service accepted the dates as proposed, with no changes.

Season dates for ducks, coots and mergansers are:

• North Zone: Oct. 24 to Dec. 13 and Dec. 19-27
• Central Zone: Oct. 31 to Nov. 8 and Nov. 21 to Jan. 10
• South Zone: Oct. 31 to Nov. 8 and Nov. 28 to Jan. 17

The daily bag limit for ducks in all zones is six, including no more than four mallards (of which no more than two can be hens), three scaup, three wood ducks, two pintails, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one black duck and one mottled duck. The daily bag limit for coots is 15. The daily bag limit for mergansers, separate from ducks, is five, of which no more than two can be hooded mergansers. The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.

For Canada geese, white-fronted geese, brant and light geese, season dates are:

• North Zone: Oct. 24 to Nov. 22 and Dec. 12 to Jan. 24
• Central Zone: Oct. 31 to Nov. 8 and Nov. 21 to Jan. 24
• South Zone: Oct. 31 to Nov. 8 and Nov. 28 to Jan. 31

The bag limit for all dark geese (Canada, white-fronted and brant) has changed this year. The new limit is five, no more than three of which can be Canada geese. The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit. The daily bag limit for light geese (snow, blue and/or Rossí geese) is 20, with no possession limit for light geese.

The late season for Canada geese is Feb. 1-15. The counties open during the late season are: Adams, Allen, Boone, Clay, DeKalb, Elkhart, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Huntington, Johnson, Kosciusko, LaPorte, LaGrange, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Noble, Parke, St. Joseph, Shelby, Steuben, Starke, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo, Wells and Whitley.

The daily bag limit during this season is three Canada geese, with a possession limit of nine.

The light goose conservation order is Feb. 1 to March 31, statewide, except for those counties that have a late season on Canada geese. For those counties with a late season on Canada geese, the proposed light goose conservation order season is Feb. 16 to March 31.

The light goose conservation order has no bag or possession limit. A free permit is required. Details will be available later in the winter.

Dates for youth waterfowl season are:

• North Zone: Oct. 17-18
• Central Zone: Oct. 24-25
• South Zone: Oct. 24-25

Bag and possession limits are the same as the regular seasons. The youth waterfowl season is open to youths age 15 and younger, accompanied by an adult.

Dates for extended falconry season for ducks, coots and mergansers are:

• North Zone: Sept. 27-30 and Feb. 15 to March 10
• Central Zone: Oct. 24-30 and Feb. 18 to March 10
• South Zone: Oct. 24-30 and Feb. 18 to March 10

For more information, contact Adam Phelps, DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife, at (812) 334-1137, or aphelps@dnr.IN.gov.