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Atlantic Brant Oct. 11 – Dec. 19 (3 daily, 6 in possession). Snow Geese Nov. 6 – Mar. 10 (15 daily, no possession limit). No Open Season: Tundra and Trumpeter Swans and Harlequin Ducks Webless Migratory Bird Seasons and Daily Limits Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit. Species Doves A Open Season Sept. 1 - Sept. 27 Oct. 25 - Nov. 29 Dec. 26 - Jan. 1 Oct. 18 - Nov. 15 Oct. 18 - Nov. 29 Sept. 1 - Nov. 8 Sept. 1 - Nov. 8 Daily Limit 15 15 15 3 8 3C 3 Woodcock Common Snipe (Wilson’s) Rails (Sora and Virginia only) B Moorhens, Gallinules A During the Sept. 1-27 portion of the dove season, hunting hours are noon to sunset. During the other seasons, hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. B No open seasons on other rails. C Singly or aggregate combinations. For more on waterfowl management, visit www.flyways.us Summary of Regulations Notice: The material below is only a summary. Each hunter should also consult the actual Federal Regulations which may be found in Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 20. In addition to State regulations, the following Federal rules also apply to the taking, possession, shipping, transporting and storing of migratory game birds. Restrictions: No person shall take migratory game birds: • With a trap, snare, net, rifle, pistol, revolver, swivel gun, shotgun larger than 10-gauge, punt gun, battery gun, machine gun, fishhook, poison, drug, explosive or stupefying substance. • With a shotgun capable of holding more than three shells, unless it is plugged with a one piece filler which is incapable of removal without disassembling the gun. • From a sink box (a low floating device, having a depression affording the hunter a means of concealment beneath the surface of the water). • From or with the aid or use of a car or other motor-driven land conveyance, or any aircraft. • From or by means of any motor boat or sail boat unless the motor has been completely shut off and/or the sail furled, and its progress therefrom has ceased. • By the use or aid of live decoys. All live, tame or captive ducks and geese shall be removed for a period of 10 consecutive days prior to hunting, and confined within an enclosure which substantially reduces the audibility of their calls and totally conceals such tame birds from the sight of migratory waterfowl. • Using records or tapes of migratory bird calls or sounds, or electrically amplified imitations of bird calls. • By driving, rallying or chasing birds with any motorized conveyance or any sailboat to put them in the range of hunters. • By the aid of baiting (placing feed such as corn, wheat, salt or other feed to constitute a lure or enticement), or on or over any baited area. Hunters should be aware that a baited area is considered to be baited for 30 days after the removal of the bait. 42 GAME NEWS

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