Ridgefield’s waterfowl hunt program offers a quality duck and goose hunting experience with 21 spaced blinds on 760 acres of land. Hunters can enter a pre-season lottery system to obtain reservations for priority check-in, or attend as a stand-by hunter to occupy remaining blinds. Various blind options are offered, including pit and box blinds and two accessible blinds for hunters with disabilities. Northern shovelers account for a large percentage of bagged birds, but hunters also take good numbers of green-winged teal, mallard, American wigeon, gadwall, and northern pintail.
2024 - 2025 Ridgefield NWR Waterfowl Hunt Season
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge is run in accordance with all Washington State Regulations. To understand how to hunt at Ridgefield you will need to know and understand the Washington state rules and regulations for waterfowl hunting.
Washington State Waterfowl Hunting Regulations
Top 5 Blinds for Saturday Nov 14th
A total of 31 hunters harvested 44 ducks.
| Blind | # Hunters | # Ducks | # Geese |
| 5 | 1 | 7 | -- |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | -- |
| 1a | 1 | 5 | -- |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | -- |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | -- |
Hunt Blind Conditions (updated 11/08)
All blinds are currently huntable. This will no longer be updated unless a blind goes out of service.
Hunt Season At-a-Glance
These dates are NOT exhaustive of all Washington hunt season dates. All hunters are responsible for understanding the hunt season calendar put out by the state and any restrictions applicable.
- November 28th: No Hunt/Thanksgiving
- December 24th: Hunt ends at 2 pm for Christmas Eve
- January 25th: Last regular season hunt day
- February 1st: State Veterans/Active Duty/Youth Hunt - Stand by only. No reservations required or available. See state hunt regulations for eligibility.
Optional Reservation Lottery - Closed/Issued
Reservations give hunters first blind pick during the morning check-in but are not required to hunt. Reservations lost due to a Refuge closure (dangerous weather conditions, safety issues, emergency, or government shutdown) will not be reissued or refunded. Reservations are non-transferable.
