Oklahoma Coverage
Central Duck Migration Forecast
Keystone, Arcadia and the Deep Fork bottoms through the middle of the state. Hunted hard because the population is here.
See today’s live scoreAll of OK
Season dates: Oklahoma duck season 2026-27, dates and migration timing
Where Central is
Central is drawn from 11 counties in Oklahoma: Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and Seminole. 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 Central peaks
DuckCast’s season model puts the mallard peak here around late 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 Central
3 upstream stations feed this region's freeze line, nearest first: Wichita, KS, about 160 miles north, Pratt, KS, about 175 miles northwest and Emporia, KS, about 215 miles north. When those stations ice over, the score here starts climbing before anything changes in the local sky.
Radar over Central
Each morning DuckCast reads the night’s NEXRAD data from KTLX, the National Weather Service radar at Oklahoma City, about 5 miles south of the region’s weather point. That is close enough for the radar to sample the air over the region itself. 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 Central 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 Oklahoma
Nearest first. Distances run between the regions’ weather points.
- South Central and Texoma, about 85 miles south
- North Central, about 85 miles north
- East and Eufaula, about 105 miles east
- Southwest, about 115 miles west
- Northwest and Salt Plains, about 115 miles northwest
- Northeast, about 130 miles northeast
- Southeast and Red Slough, about 150 miles southeast
- Panhandle, about 225 miles northwest
Season dates and regulations change. Always verify with Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation. DuckCast forecasts conditions, not legal seasons.