08/15/2026
The 2026 Canada Goose August Management Take season will run from Aug. 15 -31.
New for 2026, Brown, Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson, and Spink counties have been removed from the season. Additionally, the daily bag limit for Canada geese has been reduced from 15 to 8.
Open areas for this season will be:
Meade County south of South Dakota Highway 34, Pennington County west of the Cheyenne River and the counties of Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Hamlin, Grant, Marshall, and Roberts.
This is a resident only season. Hunters will need an annual Small Game or Combination license and state Migratory Bird Certificate. The Federal Waterfowl stamp is not required.