Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons
2012-2013 MigratoryBird Hunting Regulations
Species |
Open Seasons (All Dates Inclusive) |
Daily Bag Limits (a) |
Possession Limits (b) |
Mourning Dove
3-way Split Season |
Sept. 1 – Oct. 6 |
15 |
30 |
| Oct. 22 – Nov. 10 |
| Dec. 24 – Jan. 5 |
| Sora and Virginia Rails |
Sept. 1 – Nov. 3 |
25 |
25 |
| Common Snipe |
Sept. 1 – Dec. 8 |
8 |
16 |
| Woodcock |
Oct. 13 – Nov. 26 |
3 |
6 |
Youth Waterfowl
(2 single days) |
Sept. 22 and Nov. 3 |
(c) |
(c) |
Ducks
3-way Split Season |
Oct. 1 – Oct. 13 |
6 (d) |
12 (d) |
| Nov. 5 – Nov. 10 |
| Dec. 17 – Jan. 26 |
| Coots |
Same as Ducks |
15 |
30 |
Gallinules
2-way Split Season |
Oct. 1 – Oct. 13 |
15 |
30 |
| Dec. 17 – Jan. 26 |
| Mergansers |
Same as Ducks |
5 (e) |
10 (e) |
Canada Goose
4-way Split Season |
Sept. 1 – Sept. 15 |
5 |
10 |
| Oct. 1 – Oct. 27 |
| Nov. 5 – Nov. 10 |
| Dec. 17 – Jan. 31 |
Snow and Blue Goose
3-way Split Season |
Oct. 1 – Oct. 27 |
5 |
10 |
| Nov. 5 – Nov. 10 |
| Dec. 17 – Jan. 31 |
| Brant |
Dec. 17 – Jan. 26 |
2 |
4 |
| Closed Seasons |
Swans, King and Clapper Rails, Eiders, Whistling Ducks, Mottled Ducks, and Harlequin Ducks |
- The daily bag limit for falconry hunting is three (3) migratory game birds in the aggregate, and the possession limit is six (6)
migratory game birds in the aggregate.
- After the first day.
- The bag limit for the youth days is the same as the daily limit of the regular duck and goose seasons.
- The daily bag limit of six (6) can include only two (2) pintails, four (4) long-tailed ducks, two (2) scaup, one (1) black duck, three
(3) wood ducks, two (2) redheads, four (4) scoters, one (1) canvasback and four (4) mallards of which only two (2) may be hens.
The duck possession limit can include only twice the daily bag limit.
- The daily merganser bag limit can include only two (2) hooded mergansers, with a possession limit of four (4).
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