In Minnesota, youths must be age 15 or younger. Hunters ages 13-15 must have a firearms safety certification. Hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to 4 p.m. In Wisconsin, youths must be ages 12-15, have passed a hunter safety course and registered in the Harvest Information Program. Hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
Bag limits are the same as the regular duck season in both states.
In Wisconsin, young hunters must have a goose permit for that zone. Those taking a Canada goose in the Exterior zone must comply with the permit validation and harvest reporting rules. Those taking geese in either the Horicon or Collins zones must use their regular season tags.