1 Except as provided in footnote 7, the shooting hours for waterfowl and coots in these States are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour before sunset and for Wilson's snipe one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. 2 Wood ducks: Closed season. may include 1 hooded merganser. Mergansers: Daily bag and possession limits to be counted in the daily bag and possession limits on other ducks. 4 Geese: Such limit may not include, in the alternative, more than (a) 2 Canada geese or its subspecies; (b) 2 white-fronted geese; or (c) 1 Canada goose or its subspecies and 1 white-fronted goose. Louisiana: Waterfowl and coots, Nov. 1-Nov. 25 and Dec. 7-Jan. 13: Provided, That for lands and waters of the State of Louisiana lying easterly of the center line of the main navigable channel of the Mississippi River between the northerly boundary of Louisiana to latitude 31° N., the season shall be Nov. 7Jan. 15. • Mississippi: Waterfowl and coots, Nov. 7-Jan. 15: Provided, That for lands and waters of the State of Mississippi lying westerly of the center line of the main navigable channel of the Mississippi River from the northerly boundary of Louisiana to latitude 31° N., the season shall be Nov. 1-Nov. 25 and Dec. 7Jan. 13. 7 Ohio: Waterfowl and coots, Oct. 15-Dec. 22: Provided, That for Pymatuning Reservoir in Ashtabula County, and 4 mile distant in any direction from said reservoir, the season shall be Oct. 10-Dec. 18 and the shooting hours for the area described shall be one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. See footnote 3-... Oct. 25-Nov. 23. 1 Wood ducks and mergansers: Daily bag and possession limits may include 1 wood duck and 1 hooded merganser. American and red-breasted mergansers are to be counted in the daily bag and possession limits on other ducks. Geese: Such limit may not include, in the alternative, more than (a) 2 Canada geese or its subspecies; (b) 2 white-fronted geese; or (c) 1 Canada goose or its subspecies and 1 white-fronted goose. Closed season on snow geese in Beaverhead, Gallatin, and Madison Counties in Montana. 'Colorado: Geese, Nov. 9-Jan. 7, except in the counties of Routt and Moffat where the season, so far as it affects Canada geese and its subspecies only, shall close on Dec. 15. Closed season on all species of geese in the counties of Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Jackson, Rio Grande, and Saguache. 'Texas: Closed season on black-bellied tree ducks. 'Wyoming: Geese, Oct. 26-Dec. 24: Provided, That in all areas of the State (except Teton and Goshen Counties and that part of Lincoln County within the drainages of the Salt, Grey's, and Snake Rivers), the season on geese, so far as it affects Canada geese and its subspecies only, shall terminate on Dec. 15: Provided further, That a closed season is prescribed on snow geese in Lincoln and Teton Counties. 1 In all States except California, the daily bag limit is 6 and the possession limit is 12. These limits may be increased to 9 and 15, respectively, provided such limits contain not less than 3 pintails, 3 widgeons, or 3 of these species in the aggregate. In California, the daily bag and possession limit is 7, which may be increased to 10, provided such limit contains not less than 3 pintails, 3 widgeons, or 3 of these species in the aggregate. Wood ducks and mergansers: Daily bag and possession limits in all States may include 1 wood duck and 1 hooded merganser. American and red-breasted mergansers are to be counted in the daily bag and possession limits on other ducks. 2 Geese: Not more than 3 of the dark species of geese may be included in the daily bag and possession limit: Provided, That in the counties of Yuma and Mohave, Arizona; the counties of Bear Lake, Caribou, and Bonneville, Idaho; the counties of Yamhill, Polk, Benton, Lane, and Linn, Oregon; and in the entire State of Utah, the daily bag and possession limit may not include more than 2 Canada geese or its subspecies: Provided further, That in California Fish and Game District No. 22 (as defined in the California Fish and Game Code) the daily bag and possession limit may not include more than 1 Canada goose or its subspecies: And provided further, That in the areas designated the season on geese, so far as its affects Canada geese and its subspecies only, shall close 3 California: The seasons for hunting ducks and geese (except Oct. 28-Jan. 15.-In those portions of San Bernardino, River- Oct. 13-Dec. 31.-In the area described as: Beginning at a point National Monument approximately 91⁄2 miles to the northeast corner Oct. 20-Jan. 7.-In the remainder of the State. Idaho: Closed season on snow geese in the counties of Clark, 5 Nevada: Ducks and geese, Oct. 13-Dec. 31: Provided, That Copies of Federal laws and regulations affording | protection to migratory birds and certain other species of wildlife may be obtained from the following: Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Region 3 (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minne- Alaska: Administrator, Wildlife Resources, P. O. Copies of State and Provincial laws and regulations affording protection to migratory birds and other species of wildlife may be obtained from the following: Maryland: Director, Game and Inland Fish Com- Minnesota: Commissioner, Department of Con- Missouri: Director, Conservation Commission, Monroe Building, Jefferson City. Montana: State Fish and Game Warden, Depart ment of Fish and Game, Helena. Nebraska: Executive Secretary, Game, Forestation and Parks Commission, Lincoln 9. Nevada: Director, Fish and Game Commission, 51 Grove St., Reno. New Hampshire: Director, Fish and Game Department, State House Annex, Concord. New Jersey: Director, Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Fish and Game, 230 W. State St., Trenton 7. New Mexico: State Game Warden, Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe. New York: Commissioner, Conservation Depart ment, Albany 7. North Carolina: Executive Director, Wildlife Resources Commission, Raleigh. North Dakota: Commissioner, Game and Fish Oklahoma: Director, Game and Fish Department, Alabama: Director, Division of Game, Fish and Seafoods, Department of Conservation, Mont-Oregon: State Game Director, State Game Comgomery 4. Arizona: Director, Game and Fish Commission, California: Director, Department of Fish and Game, 722 Capitol Ave., Sacramento 14. Colorado: Director, Game and Fish Commission, 1530 Sherman Street, Denver 5. Connecticut: Superintendent, Board of Fisheries and Game, State Office Building, Hartford 1. Delaware: Chief Warden, Board of Game and Fish Commissioners, Dover. District of Columbia: Superintendent, Metropolitan Police, Washington. Florida: Director, Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee. Georgia: Director, Game and Fish Commission, 412 State Capitol, Atlanta 3. Idaho: Director, Department of Fish and Game, Boise, Illinois: Director, Department of Conservation, Springfield. Indiana: Director, Division of Fish and Game, Department of Conservation, 311 West Washington Street, Indianapolis 9. Iowa: Director, State Conservation Commission, Kentucky: Commissioner, Department of Fish and Maine: Commissioner, Department of Inland Fisheries and Game, State House, Augusta, mission, P. O. Box 4136, Portland 8. Pennsylvania: Executive Director, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Harrisburg Rhode Island: Administrator, Division of Fish and Game, Department of Agriculture and Conservation, State House, Providence 2. South Carolina: Director, Wildlife Resources Commission, Columbia. South Dakota: Director, Department of Game, Fish and Parks, Pierre. Tennessee: Director, Tennessee Game and Fish Commission, Cordell Hull Bldg., Sixth Ave., N., Nashville 3. Texas: Executive Secretary, Game and Fish Commission, Austin. Utah: Director, Fish and Game Commission, 1596 West North Temple, Salt Lake City 16. Vermont: Director, Fish and Game Service, Montpelier. 13. Virginia: Executive Director, Commission of Game West Virginia: Director, Conservation Commission Hawaii: Fish and Game Division, Commissioner |