Rusty Hallock
08-09-2007, 10:52 AM
2007-2008 Proposed Late Waterfowl Seasons and Bag Limits
These seasons and bag limits are preliminary and are under consideration by the Maryland DNR – Wildlife and Heritage Service. Final season selections will be made in late August following the public review process. Final season selections will be forwarded to the USFWS no later than September 1 for approval. Final selections will not become official until mid-September. A synopsis of the 2007/08 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons will be distributed to sport-license agents throughout the State in mid September.
DNR Public Forum on Waterfowl Regulations Now Open
Note: Shooting hours for waterfowl are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset except for (1) teal during the September season when shooting hours are sunrise to sunset and (2) for Resident Canada geese during September seasons when shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset. All dates are inclusive. No possession limit for snow geese; for all other waterfowl, the possession limit is twice the daily bag limit. Waterfowl hunting is closed on Sundays in Maryland by federal regulation to compensate for the prohibition of hunting on Sundays by Maryland law.
DUCKS, COOTS, and MERGANSERS
Season Dates:
Nov. 3 (juniors only)*
Oct. 13 - Oct. 20
Nov. 10 - Nov. 23
Dec. 11 - Jan. 26
Black Duck
Nov. 3 (juniors only)*
Nov. 10 - Nov. 23
Dec. 11 - Jan. 26
National Youth
Waterfowl Hunting Day
Nov. 3*
Duck Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 6 ducks (including mergansers) per day which may include no more than: 5 long-tailed ducks, 4 scoters, 4 mallards (max. 2 hen mallards), 2 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 scaup, 2 canvasbacks, 2 hooded mergansers, 1 pintail, 1 fulvous tree duck, 1 mottled duck, and 1 black duck (during black duck season), no harlequin ducks. In addition to the duck bag limit, hunters may take 15 coots per day.
The daily bag limits for the National Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day are: 6 ducks per day (including mergansers) but the total may not include more than: 5 long-tailed ducks, 4 mallards (max. 2 hen mallards), 4 scoters, 2 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 scaup, 2 canvasbacks, 2 hooded mergansers, 1 black duck, 1 pintail, 1 fulvous tree duck, and 1 mottled duck. In addition to the duck bag limit, youth hunters may take 2 Canada geese, 15 snow (white or blue color phase) geese, 2 brant, and 15 coots on Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day. There is no open hunting season for harlequin ducks and swans.
*Hunters 15 years of age or younger may participate in the National Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day if the individual possesses a valid hunting license or is exempt from Maryland hunting license requirements. The individual must possess a Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp, and must be accompanied in the field by an individual who:
Is 21 years old or older.
Possesses a valid Maryland hunting license, or is exempt from hunting license requirements.
Is not afield with a firearm, bow or other hunting device.
SEA DUCKS
(Scoters, Long-tailed Duck, and Eiders)
Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit
in Sea Duck Zone
Oct. 6 - Jan. 26
5
(no more than 4 scoters)
per day
ATLANTIC POPULATION (AP) CANADA GOOSE
Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit
Nov. 3 (juniors only)
Nov. 15 - Nov. 23
Dec. 15 - Jan. 26
2 per day
AP Hunt Zone: Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Mary’s, Talbot, Wicomico, Worcester Counties and that portion of Carroll County east of MD 97 and MD 140, Baltimore County north of MD 137 and MD 13, Anne Arundel County east of Interstate 895, Interstate 97, and Route 3, Prince George's County east of Routes 3 and 301, and Charles County east of Route 301 to the VA state line.
RESIDENT POPULATION (RP) CANADA GOOSE
Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit
Nov. 3 (juniors only)
Nov. 15 - Nov. 23
Nov. 26 - Feb. 15
5 per day
RP Hunt Zone: Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, and that portion of Carroll County west of MD 97 and MD 140, Baltimore County south of MD 137 and MD 13, Anne Arundel County west of Interstate 895, Interstate 97 and Route 3, Prince George’s County west of Route 3 and Route 301, and Charles County west of Route 301 to the Virginia State line.
ATLANTIC BRANT
Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit
Nov. 3 (juniors only)
Nov. 15 - Nov. 23
Dec. 10 - Jan. 26
2 per day
GREATER SNOW GEESE
Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit
Oct. 13 - Nov. 23
Dec 7 - Jan. 31
Feb. 1 - Mar. 10*
15 per day
No Possession Limit
Note*: Season only open on Mon., Wed., Fri., and Sat. after January 31.
These seasons and bag limits are preliminary and are under consideration by the Maryland DNR – Wildlife and Heritage Service. Final season selections will be made in late August following the public review process. Final season selections will be forwarded to the USFWS no later than September 1 for approval. Final selections will not become official until mid-September. A synopsis of the 2007/08 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons will be distributed to sport-license agents throughout the State in mid September.
DNR Public Forum on Waterfowl Regulations Now Open
Note: Shooting hours for waterfowl are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset except for (1) teal during the September season when shooting hours are sunrise to sunset and (2) for Resident Canada geese during September seasons when shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset. All dates are inclusive. No possession limit for snow geese; for all other waterfowl, the possession limit is twice the daily bag limit. Waterfowl hunting is closed on Sundays in Maryland by federal regulation to compensate for the prohibition of hunting on Sundays by Maryland law.
DUCKS, COOTS, and MERGANSERS
Season Dates:
Nov. 3 (juniors only)*
Oct. 13 - Oct. 20
Nov. 10 - Nov. 23
Dec. 11 - Jan. 26
Black Duck
Nov. 3 (juniors only)*
Nov. 10 - Nov. 23
Dec. 11 - Jan. 26
National Youth
Waterfowl Hunting Day
Nov. 3*
Duck Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 6 ducks (including mergansers) per day which may include no more than: 5 long-tailed ducks, 4 scoters, 4 mallards (max. 2 hen mallards), 2 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 scaup, 2 canvasbacks, 2 hooded mergansers, 1 pintail, 1 fulvous tree duck, 1 mottled duck, and 1 black duck (during black duck season), no harlequin ducks. In addition to the duck bag limit, hunters may take 15 coots per day.
The daily bag limits for the National Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day are: 6 ducks per day (including mergansers) but the total may not include more than: 5 long-tailed ducks, 4 mallards (max. 2 hen mallards), 4 scoters, 2 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 scaup, 2 canvasbacks, 2 hooded mergansers, 1 black duck, 1 pintail, 1 fulvous tree duck, and 1 mottled duck. In addition to the duck bag limit, youth hunters may take 2 Canada geese, 15 snow (white or blue color phase) geese, 2 brant, and 15 coots on Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day. There is no open hunting season for harlequin ducks and swans.
*Hunters 15 years of age or younger may participate in the National Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day if the individual possesses a valid hunting license or is exempt from Maryland hunting license requirements. The individual must possess a Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp, and must be accompanied in the field by an individual who:
Is 21 years old or older.
Possesses a valid Maryland hunting license, or is exempt from hunting license requirements.
Is not afield with a firearm, bow or other hunting device.
SEA DUCKS
(Scoters, Long-tailed Duck, and Eiders)
Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit
in Sea Duck Zone
Oct. 6 - Jan. 26
5
(no more than 4 scoters)
per day
ATLANTIC POPULATION (AP) CANADA GOOSE
Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit
Nov. 3 (juniors only)
Nov. 15 - Nov. 23
Dec. 15 - Jan. 26
2 per day
AP Hunt Zone: Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Mary’s, Talbot, Wicomico, Worcester Counties and that portion of Carroll County east of MD 97 and MD 140, Baltimore County north of MD 137 and MD 13, Anne Arundel County east of Interstate 895, Interstate 97, and Route 3, Prince George's County east of Routes 3 and 301, and Charles County east of Route 301 to the VA state line.
RESIDENT POPULATION (RP) CANADA GOOSE
Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit
Nov. 3 (juniors only)
Nov. 15 - Nov. 23
Nov. 26 - Feb. 15
5 per day
RP Hunt Zone: Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, and that portion of Carroll County west of MD 97 and MD 140, Baltimore County south of MD 137 and MD 13, Anne Arundel County west of Interstate 895, Interstate 97 and Route 3, Prince George’s County west of Route 3 and Route 301, and Charles County west of Route 301 to the Virginia State line.
ATLANTIC BRANT
Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit
Nov. 3 (juniors only)
Nov. 15 - Nov. 23
Dec. 10 - Jan. 26
2 per day
GREATER SNOW GEESE
Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit
Oct. 13 - Nov. 23
Dec 7 - Jan. 31
Feb. 1 - Mar. 10*
15 per day
No Possession Limit
Note*: Season only open on Mon., Wed., Fri., and Sat. after January 31.