2017-2018 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons
Season |
Dates |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
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Rails |
Sept. 15-30 Nov. 11 - Jan. 3
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Gallinules
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Sept. 15-30 Nov. 11 - Jan. 3
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15 |
45 |
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Snipe
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8 |
24 |
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Woodcock |
Dec. 18 - Jan. 31 |
3 |
9 |
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Teal (Blue-winged, Green-winged and Cinnamon only) |
Sept. 15-30 |
6 |
18 |
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Mourning, White-winged, fully dressed Eurasian Collared and Ringed-turtle Doves
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15 in the aggregate |
45 in the aggregate |
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Ducks, Coots and Mergansers |
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Ducks 6 Coots 15 Mergansers 5 (no more than 2 hooded) No more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 females) 3 wood ducks 3 scaup 2 canvasbacks 2 redheads 1 mottled duck 1 black duck 1 pintail |
three times the daily bag limit |
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Youth Waterfowl Hunts |
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Same as regular season |
Same as regular season |
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Light Geese (Snow, Blue, Ross') |
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20 |
No possession limit |
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White-fronted Geese (Specklebelly) |
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2 |
6 possession limit |
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Conservation Order For Light Geese (Snow, Blue And Ross’s):
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No bag limit |
No possession limit |
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Canada Geese |
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1 |
3 possession limit |
FALCONRY SEASONS FOR RAILS AND GALLINULES:
Statewide: Nov. 3 - Jan. 31
Falconry daily bag and possession limit for all permitted migratory game birds must not exceed 3 and 9 birds respectively, singly or in aggregate, during the extended falconry seasons and regular hunting seasons.
FALCONRY SEASONS FOR DUCKS:
Statewide: Nov. 3 - Jan. 31
FALCONRY SEASONS FOR WOODCOCK:
Statewide: Nov. 2 - Jan. 31
EXTENDED FALCONRY FOR DOVES
Statewide: Sept. 15 - Oct. 1