Hunting Seasons Quick Reference
Migratory Game Birds (2024/2025)
| Season | Dates | Daily Bag Limit | Possession Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dove (Mourning, White-winged, Fully Dressed Eurasian, and Collard Doves) |
North Zone: September 7-28 October 5 - November 9 December 21 - January 21 South Zone: September 7-21 October 19 - November 30 December 14 - January 14 |
15 in aggregate | 45 in aggregate |
| Rails and Gallinules | September 14-29 November 9 - January 1 Extended Falconry*: November 2 - January 26 |
King and Clapper: |
King and Clapper: 45 Sora and Virginia: 75 Gallinules: 45 |
| Snipe | November 2 - December 8 December 21 - February 28 |
8 | 24 |
| Woodcock |
December 18 - January 31 |
3 | 9 |
| Teal (Blue, Green, and Cinnamon) | September 14-29 | 6 | 18 |
| Ducks, Coots, Mergansers |
East Zone:
West Zone:
Extended Falconry (all zones): |
Ducks: Daily bag limit on ducks is 6 and may include no more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 females), 3 wood ducks, 2 canvasbacks, 2 redheads, 1 black duck and 1 pintail. Only 1 scaup may be taken for the first 15 days of the season with 2 per day allowed for the remainder. No mottled ducks may be taken for the first 15 days of the season with 1 per day allowed for the remainder. Daily bag limits for scaup and mottled ducks during youth and veterans hunting days are 0 mottled ducks and 1 scaup if before the regular season, 1 mottled duck and 2 scaup if after the regular season. Coots: 15 Mergansers: 5 (only 2 of which may be hooded) |
3 times the daily bag limit |
| Light Geese (Snow, Blue, Ross), White-fronted Geese (Specklebelly), and Canada Geese |
East Zone: November 2 - December 1 December 14 - January 26 West Zone November 2 - December 8 December 21 - January 5 January 18 - February 7 |
Light Geese: 20 White-fronted Geese: 3 Canada Geese: 1 |
Light Geese: None White-fronted Geese: 9 Canada Geese: 3 |
| Conservation Order for Light Geese* |
East Zone: December 2-13 January 27 - March 2 West Zone: December 9-20 January 6-17 February 8 - March 2 |
None | None |
*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.
*Only snow, blue, and Ross’s geese may be taken under the terms of the Conservation Order, which allows the use of electronic calls and unplugged shotguns and eliminates the daily bag and possession limits. During the Conservation Order, shooting hours begin one-half hour before sunrise and extend until one-half hour after sunset.