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Title:The Hunting Notesfile
Notice:Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270
Moderator:SALEM::PAPPALARDO
Created:Wed Sep 02 1987
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1561
Total number of notes:17784

1386.0. "waterfowl dates" by 58323::BROSNIHAN () Fri Sep 09 1994 18:11

    Does anyone have the dates for waterfowl yet?
    
    
    Dennis
    Stowoa::brosnihan
    276-8294
    
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1386.1MA Waterfowl Dates 199418889::VIRGILFri Sep 09 1994 20:1379
    	            1994 Migratory Bird Season dates


    Season		Dates			Bag	Possesion
    =================================================================
    Sora Rails	       Sep1-Nov9		5	5
    Virginia Rails     Sep1-Nov9		10	10
    Snipe	       Sep1-Dec16		8	16
    Woodcock	       Oct15-Nov26		3	6
    
    Ducks
   
        Berkshire      Oct10-Nov12		3	6
                       Nov21-Nov26              3       6
 
        Central	       Oct13-Oct22		3	6
    		       Nov18-Dec17	        3       6

        Coastal	       Oct20-Oct29		3	6
    		       Nov25-Dec24              3       6
    
    American Coot	same as Ducks		15	30
    
    Mergansers		same as ducks		5	10
    
    Geese (except Blue and Snow)
    
        Berkshire      Oct10-Oct29		1	2
                       Oct30-Nov26              2       4
                       Dec12-Jan2               2       4

        Central	       Oct13-Oct22		1	2
                       Nov18-Dec31              2       4
                       Jan 1-Jan16              3       6

        Coastal	       Oct20-Oct29		1	2
    		       Nov22-Dec31              2       4
    		       Jan1-Jan20               3       6


    Snow and Blue Geese
		      Same As Geese		5	10

    Sea Ducks (Scoter,Eider,Oldsquaw)
    			Oct6 -Jan20		7	14
    
    Brant (Coastal only) Nov22-Jan10		2	4
    
   
    Special  Canada Goose Season
    (permit Required)
    Coastal/Central Zones Only	 Jan21-Feb4	5	10
    Berkshire Zone Only	         Sept6-Sept15	5	10
    

Daily Bag limit may contain NO MORE than:

Mallard		3(no more than 1 female)
Blackduck	1
Wood Duck	2
Redhead		2
Canvasback	1
Pintail         1
Fulvous whistling duck  1
Mottled duck    1
Harlequin       None

    Please see the offical notice from MA Widlife and fisheries for all
    the details and restrictions etc. (and in case I made an error typing.)
    
    Good luck, the season should be a good one, duck numbers are up 24-27%.
    
    Michael
    
    



1386.3VT dates?18889::VIRGILWed Sep 14 1994 19:367

    Does anyone have the waterfowl/migratory dates for VT?
    
    Thanks,
    Michael
    
1386.4I have the Vt. seasona nd regs.3149::PHELPSThu Sep 15 1994 11:4014
    
       RE: .2 , I appreciate the NH waterfowl dates very much. I would like
    to point out though that the Inland Duck season does open on the 6th,
    not the 10th. I just got my regs. from State of NH. Thanks again for
    putting them in for all of us.
    
       RE: .3  I have all of the regs. for Vt. and will input them probably
    the beginning of next week. A snapshot of the Vt. season is once again
    it is split season. Total 40 days this year vs. 30 last. Inland season
    starts Oct. 8th.  Lake Champlain season starts Oct. 15th. I'll put the
    rest in hopefully Monday. I'm headed up this weekend for the Ducks
    Unlimited Banquet in Montpelier and then up to Champlain to get my boat
    blind ready and our rock blind on our Island. Enough for now./John
    Phelps
1386.5Mass dates correct only 9 days?58323::BROSNIHANThu Sep 15 1994 13:515
    Are the dates correct for Mass?   It says the first part of the
    season is only 9 days, 13th thru 22nd. I checked last years dates and
    it ran into November. 
    
    Dennis
1386.61994 NH Waterfowl Season - corrected20263::PUSHEEThu Sep 15 1994 18:4152
Thanks to .4 for catching my transcription error (10/10 rather than 10/6).
Honest, I wasn't really trying to hog all the ducks for myself :)
I knew I couldn't get the info all in without at least one mistake.  I 
would be surprised if that was the only one.

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Steel Shot required.

Hours:	1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset

Stamps: NH and Federal waterfowl stamps required (except woodcock/snipe)

Ducks	Inland	10/6 thru 10/29 and	11/19 thru 12/4
	Coastal	10/7  thru 10/10 and	11/19 thru 12/24

Geese	Inland	10/6  thru 12/14
	Coastal	10/15 thru 10/30 and	11/19 thru 1/11/95

Brant	Inland	10/6  thru 11/24
	Coastal	11/19 thru 1/7/95

Woodcock	10/1  thru 11/14

Common Snipe	9/15  thru 11/30

Sea Ducks	9/15  thru 12/30 in coastal waters -- limits 7 with
				 no more than 4 scoters.

Falconry	10/6  thru 1/20/95

Daily Limits:	Ducks in total		3
			Blacks		1
			Hen Mallard	1
			Wood duck	2
			Redhead		2
			HoodedMerganser	1
			Pintail		1
			Canvasback	1
			Harlequin	1

		Mergansers	 	5
		Coot			15
		Snow & Blue Geese	5
		Brant			2
		Woodcock		3
		Common Snipe		8

		Canada Geese		1	Inland  10/6 -10/15
					2	Inland  10/16-12/14
					1	Coastal 10/15-10/30
					2	Coastal 11/19-12/31
					3	Coastal 1/1  -1/11
1386.718889::VIRGILThu Sep 15 1994 19:2129
RE: .5

    I assume you mean the following dates for central dates;

                      <<< Note 1386.1 by 18889::VIRGIL >>>
                          -< MA Waterfowl Dates 1994 >-


    	            1994 Migratory Bird Season dates


    Season		Dates			Bag	Possesion
    =================================================================
    
    Ducks
   
        Central	       Oct13-Oct22		3	6
    		       Nov18-Dec17	        3       6


    I just called Westboro office, and yes they are the correct dates,
    and yes it does only add up to 35 days.
    
    Michael




1386.8Vermont Waterfowl dates3149::PHELPSMon Sep 19 1994 16:1446
    Regarding .3      Vermont Waterfowl Seasons
    
    Interior Zone:
    
    Ducks   	Split } Oct. 8 -Nov 9     Daily Bag Limit   Possession Lim.
    Mergansers        }      +                  3*		6*
    Coots	Season} Nov.21 - Nov. 27        5**             10**
                                                15		30
    One half hour before sunrise  to sunset.Note: Exceptions to this are:
    
       Oct. 8 -All Waterfowl-7:00 Am to sunset
       Oct. 15- All Waterfowl - 7:00 Am to sunset
    
    Canada Geese: Oct. 8 - Oct. 15  		1		2
       		  Oct. 16 - Dec. 16		2		4
    
    Snow Geese:	  Oct. 8  - Jan. 22		5		10
    Brant	  Oct. 8  - Nov. 26		2		4
    
    Daily Bag Limit of 3 ducks and possession limit of 6 ducks shall not
    include more than:
    
    *	Mallard		Daily Limit 3(1 hen)	Possession limit6(2hens)
        Wood duck	Daily limit 2		Possession limit 4
        Redhead		daily limit 2		Possession limit 4
        Black duck	daily limit 1		Possession limit 2
    	Pintail		daily limit 1		Possession limit 2
       Canvasback	Daily limit 1		Possession limit 2
    **  the daily bag limit of 5 mergansers and possession limit of 10 
    mergansers shall not include more than:
    
        Hooded merganser Daily limit 1		Possession limit 2
    
    
    Lake Champlain Zone:
    
    	Ducks	Split }	Oct. 15 - Nov. 6	3*	 6*
        Mergansers    }                 	5**      10**
    	Coots   Season} Nov. 19 - Dec. 5        15	 30
    
    The Exceptions, Limits and dates for Canadas, Snows and Brant are the
    same for Lake Champlain Zone as Interior zone. Also, The State of Vt.
    puts out a "Syllabus" that contains all of this information. I would
    gladly put ONE in the mail to the person who asked for these dates if
    that person wants to send me mail at Solvit::Phelps. He can copy and
    share it with whomever needs it from there./John
1386.10Upstate NY dates?18889::VIRGILThu Sep 29 1994 12:058
    
    Would anyone have the waterfowl dates for NY?
    
    
    
    Thanks,
    Michael
1386.1124661::LEFEBVREPCBU Asia/Pacific MarketingFri Sep 30 1994 15:393
    And NH?
    
    Mark.
1386.12NH Seasons in .620263::PUSHEEMon Oct 03 1994 14:511
RE: .11 - see .6 - I fixed the title so it shows now.
1386.13Origanal posted dates are correct for MA.18889::VIRGILMon Oct 03 1994 16:4818
    
    Correction to the correction!!!!!
    
    The dates in .2 are correct!
    
    The dates published for the central zone duck season in the yellow 
    MA Migratory Bird Regulations for 1994 is INCORRECT!!!!
    
    Again the dates in note .2 are correct.
    
    Sorry for any confusion,
    Michael
        




    
1386.14ticka, ticka, ticka, ticka!35186::VANDENBARKMakes me happy!Tue Jan 17 1995 00:0823
    Guys,
    
    Well, I finally got to experiance duck hunting with decoys last
    weekend.  I was down in Western Ky at Lake Barkley and a buddy took me
    to "death" island on Lake Barkley.  We hunted out of a blind after
    putting out about 7 dozen duck and 3-4 dozen goose decoys.  We had a
    single drake mallard buzz by at about 50 yards.  I spotted him coming
    in about 1/4 mile out and one of the guys dropped him at 50yards! 
    
    After seeing about a hundred diver ducks fly by out of range for about
    30 minutes a flock of 13 mallards locked up and decided to drop on in,
    we took 4 out of the flock.  A little while later a pair of American
    Wigeon bluzzed us and they decided to join the others in our blind.
    We finished the day with 4 drake mallards, the pair of wigeon, a
    canvasback, a pair of bluebills and a diver.  
    
    Those guys had it down to a science.  They had a portable tv, a grill
    set up for shrimp shish-ka-bobs, white bean soup, deer loin, etc.  We
    had three flocks of geese go by, but they were all shy high.
    
    I was glad I had the opportunity to go.
    
    Wess