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Ducks and Atlantic Brant 60 days (except Pintails)
Daily bag limit: 6 ducks which may NOT include more than 1 pintail (when pintail season is open; see below), 1 black duck, 2 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 4 mallards (not more than 2 hen mallards), 3 scaup, and 4 scoters; Canvasbacks closed. Brant bag limit: 3.
North Zone: Oct. 12 - Nov. 2 and Nov. 16
- Jan. 2
South Zone: Oct. 19 - Nov. 30 and Dec. 13 - Jan. 8
Coastal Zone: Nov. 2 - Nov. 12 and Nov. 28 - Jan. 25
Pintails 30 days
Daily bag limit: 1North Zone: Nov. 16 - Nov. 30 and Dec. 14 - Jan. 2
South Zone: Oct. 19 - Oct. 26 and Nov. 5 - Nov. 30
Coastal Zone: Nov. 2 - Nov. 12 and Dec. 7 - Dec. 31
Canada Goose Regular Season, 45
days
Daily bag limit: 2
North Zone: Nov. 16 - Nov. 30 and Dec.
13 - Jan. 18
South Zone: Nov. 16 - Nov. 30 and Dec. 13 - Jan. 18
Coastal Zone: Nov. 28 - Jan. 18
September and Winter Resident Goose Seasons
Daily bag limit: 5 Canada geeseSeptember Season (Statewide): Sept. 2 - Sept. 30
Special Winter Season (Two Zones): Jan. 20 - Feb. 15
Snow Goose 107 days
Daily bag limit: 15 snow geese
North Zone: Oct. 12 - Feb. 13
South Zone:Oct. 19 - Oct. 26 and Nov. 14 - Mar. 10
Coastal Zone: Oct. 2 - Feb. 3
Sea Ducks (Sea duck area only)
107 days
Daily bag limit: 7 except no more than 4 may be scoters
Sept. 18 - Jan 20
Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day - Sept. 21
Daily bag limit for ducks and brant same as regular season.
Canada goose bag limit: 5
Rails and Gallinule (70 days)
Sept. 2 - Nov. 9
Snipe (107 days)
Sept. 20 - Jan. 4
Crows Aug. 5 - Mar. 15
(Mon., Thur., Fri., & Sat.)
Woodcock (24 days)
North Zone: Oct. 17 - Nov. 9
South Zone: Nov. 16 - Nov. 30 and Dec. 23 - Dec. 31
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