Southeast North Dakota Duck Migration Forecast

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Season dates: North Dakota duck season 2026-27, dates and migration timing

Where Southeast North Dakota is

Southeast North Dakota is drawn from 7 counties in North Dakota: Barnes, Cass, Dickey, LaMoure, Ransom, Richland and Sargent. Those are the counties its shape on the DuckCast map is built from, so a hunter in any of them reads this region’s score.

When Southeast North Dakota peaks

DuckCast’s season model puts the mallard peak here around early November. This follows the statewide mallard curve. That is a modelled typical curve, not a prediction for any single year. The actual push depends on cold fronts and freeze-up upstream, which is what the daily score tracks. Always confirm season dates with the state wildlife agency, linked below.

What DuckCast watches upstream of Southeast North Dakota

2 upstream stations feed this region's freeze line, nearest first: Winnipeg, MB, about 250 miles north and Brandon, MB, about 265 miles north. When those stations ice over, the score here starts climbing before anything changes in the local sky.

Radar over Southeast North Dakota

Each morning DuckCast reads the night’s NEXRAD data from KABR, the National Weather Service radar at Aberdeen, about 65 miles southwest of the region’s weather point. That puts the radar just outside the region, near enough to see birds lifting off and passing close by. Radar sees every bird in the air, not only ducks, so it confirms or questions the score rather than moving it.

Locations stay generalized

Hunter reports for Southeast North Dakota are always shown at the region level. DuckCast never collects or displays exact coordinates, so filing a report here never burns a spot.

Also covered in North Dakota

Nearest first. Distances run between the regions’ weather points.

East Central North Dakota, about 75 miles north
South Central North Dakota, about 115 miles west
Northeast North Dakota, about 135 miles north
Central North Dakota, about 135 miles northwest
North Central North Dakota, about 200 miles northwest
West Central North Dakota, about 235 miles west
Southwest North Dakota, about 255 miles west
Northwest North Dakota, about 290 miles northwest

Across the state line

Sand Lake and the Upper James, South Dakota, about 55 miles southwest
Prairie Coteau, South Dakota, about 75 miles south

Live migration map

Season dates and regulations change. Always verify with ND Game and Fish. DuckCast forecasts conditions, not legal seasons.