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Migratory Birds

DOVE (Mourning, white-winged, Eurasian collared, and ringed turtle doves)

  • Season: Sept.1 - Oct. 31 and Nov 3-11, 2012
  • Area open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: 15
  • Possession limit: 30

DOVE (Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves only)

  • Season: Nov. 20, 2012 - Feb. 28, 2013
  • Area open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: No limit
  • Possession limit: No limit

RAIL (Sora and Virginia)

  • Season: Sept. 1 - Nov 9, 2012
  • Area open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: 25
  • Possession limit: 25

SNIPE

  • Season: Sept. 1 - Dec. 16, 2012
  • Area open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: 8
  • Possession limit: 16

WOODCOCK

  • Season: Oct. 13 - Nov. 26, 2012
  • Area open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: 3
  • Possession limit: 6

TEAL, HIGH PLAINS ZONE

  • Season: To Be Set
  • Area open: West of Hwy. U. S. 283
  • Daily bag limit: 4
  • Possession limit: 8

TEAL, LOW PLAINS ZONE

  • Season: To Be Set
  • Area open: East of Hwy. U. S. 283
  • Daily bag limit: 4
  • Possession limit: 8

DUCKS, HIGH PLAINS ZONE

  • Season: To Be Set
  • Area open: High Plains Zone (see map)
  • Daily bag limit: 6
  • Possession limit: Twice the daily limit

DUCKS, EARLY ZONE

  • Season: To Be Set Oct. 8-Dec. 4, 2011 and Dec. 17-Jan. 1, 2012
  • Area open: Early Zone (see map)
  • Daily bag limit: 6
  • Possession limit: Twice the daily limit

DUCKS, LATE ZONE

  • Season: To Be Set
  • Area open: Late Zone (see map)
  • Daily bag limit: 6
  • Possession limit: Twice the daily limit

DUCKS, SOUTHEAST ZONE

  • Season: To Be Set
  • Area open: Southeast Zone (see map)
  • Daily bag limit: 6
  • Possession limit: Twice the daily limit

DUCK LIMITS

The daily bag limit is 6 ducks, which may include no more than 5 mallards (only two of which may be hens), 3 wood ducks, 2 pintails, 2 scaup, 2 redhead, and 1 canvasback. Daily bag limit for mergansers is 5 (only two hooded mergansers, and daily limit for coots is 15.

YOUTH WATERFOWL SEASONS

  • High Plains Zone: To Be Set
  • Early Zone: To Be Set
  • Late Zone: To Be Set
  • Southeast Zone: To Be Set

CANADA GEESE

  • Season: To Be Set
  • Area open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: 3 (including Brant)
  • Possession limit: 6

WHITE-FRONTED GEESE

  • Season: To Be Set
  • Area open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: 2
  • Possession limit: 4

LIGHT GEESE

  • Season: To Be Set
  • Area open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: 20
  • Possession limit: No limit
  • NOTE - By special conservation order, light geese may also be taken from Feb. 13 - April 30, 2012. During this period, there will be no bag or possesion limit on light geese. In addition, participants will be allowed to use unplugged shotguns and electronic calls and take light geese from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset during the period of the conservation order.

SANDHILL CRANE

  • Season: Nov. 7 2012-Jan 3, 2013
  • Daily bag limit: 3
  • Possession limit: 6