Beaufort, Colleton, and McCor- Season closed....... Remainder of State .......................... Nov. 22 to Nov. 25 and Dec. 6 to Jan. Ducks (except canvasbacks and red- Oct. 4 to Oct. 7 and Dec. 6 to Jan. 20.. heads)1. Canvasbacks and redheads... Closed 94 2 Point system. 15 243 30 486 'In Connecticut, the north zone is that portion of the State north of Interstate 95. The south zone is that portion of the State south of Interstate 95. 'In Maine, on the first day the season opens at sunrise. 'In Maryland, the Delmarva Peninsula includes the counties of Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Annes, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester. 'Season closed on wood ducks in Nantucket County. "In New Jersey, the green-winged teal is assigned 25 points. "In New Jersey, the south zone is that portion of the State south of the Atlantic City Expressway from its juncture with Interstate 76 near Camden east to Atlantic City. 'In New York, the west zone is that portion of Upstate New York lying west of a line commencing at the north shore of the Salmon River and its junction with Lake Ontario and extending easterly along the north shore of the Salmon River to its intersection with Interstate Highway 81, then southerly along Interstate Highway 81 to the Pennsylvania border. The north and south zones are bordered on the west by the boundary of the west zone and are separated from each other as follows: starting at the intersection of Interstate Highway 81 and New York Route 49 and extending easterly along Route 49 to its junction with Route 8 in Utica, then southerly along Route 8 to its intersection with U.S. Highway 20 in Bridgewater, then easterly along U.S. Highway 20 to the Massachusetts border. In North Carolina, the east zone is that portion of the State east of U.S. Highway 1. The west zone is that portion of the state west of U.S. Highway 1. "No special daily bag and possession limit restrictions apply to wood ducks during the October 4-7 season. 10 In Pennsylvania, on the first day the season opens at 12 noon. "In Pennsylvania, the southeastern zone is that portion of the State lying east and south of a boundary beginning at Interstate Highway 83 at the Maryland border and extending north to Harrisburg, then east on U.S. Highway 22 to the New Jersey border. 12 In Pennsylvania, in Butler, Crawford, Erie, and Mercer Counties, and the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, the Canada goose daily bag limit is 1 and the possession limit is 2. 13 See State regulations for further limit restrictions for Dead Creek Area, Addison County, Vt. "In Virginia, the wood duck is assigned 25 points during the Oct. 4-Oct. 7 season. 15 In Virginia, the Back Bay area is defined for Canada geese as those portions of the cities of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake lying east of U.S. Highway 17 and Interstate 64. 16 In Virginia, the Back Bay area is defined for snow (including blue) geese as the waters of Back Bay and its tributaries and the marshes adjacent thereto, and on the land and marshes between Back Bay and the Atlantic Ocean from Sandbridge to the North Carolina line, and on and along the shore of North Landing River and the marshes adjacent thereto, and on and along the shores of Lake Tecumseh and Red Wing Lake and the Marshes adjacent thereto. MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY Shooting hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset daily except as otherwise restricted. FLYWAYWIDE RESTRICTIONS In all States in the Mississippi Flyway selecting conventional regulations: Mallards and black ducks-No more than two mallards or two black ducks or one of each may be taken daily nor more than four mallards or four black ducks or four in the aggregate may be possessed. Wood ducks-No more than two wood ducks may be taken daily nor more than four wood ducks may be possessed, except in the Pymatuning area of Ohio, the possession limit is two wood ducks. Hooded mergansers-No more than one hooded merganser may be taken daily nor more than two hooded mergansers may be possessed. Canvasbacks and redheads-Except in closed areas, the limit on canvasbacks and redheads is one canvasback daily and one in possession or one redhead daily and one in possession under conventional regulations. Under the point system canvasbacks count 100 points each, except in closed areas, and redheads count 70 points each, except in closed areas. The areas closed to canvasback and redhead hunting are: Mississippi River-Entire river, both sides, from Alton Dam upstream to Prescott, Wis., at confluence of St. Croix River. Alabama-Baldwin and Mobile Counties. Louisiana-Caddo, St. Charles, and St. Mary Parishes; that portion of ward 1 formerly designated as ward 6 of St. Martin Parish; and Catahoula Lake in LaSalle and Rapides Parishes. Michigan-Arenac, Bay, Huron, Macomb, Monroe, St. Clair, Tuscola, and Wayne Counties, and those adjacent waters of Saginaw Bay south of a line extending from Point au Gres in sec. 6, T. 18 N., R. 7 E. (Arenac County) to Sand Point in sec. 11, T. 17 N., R. 9 E. (Huron County), the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River, and Lake Erie, under the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan. Minnesota-Douglas, Mahnomen, Polk, Pope, and Sibley Counties. Where the county line of any of the above counties crosses any portion of a lake, that entire lake is closed. In addition, all land in sec. 13, T. 130 N., R. 31 W. (i.e., land between Lake Christina and Pelican Lake) is closed. Ohio-Land and water areas comprising Erie, Ottawa, and Sandusky Counties. Tennessee-Kentucky Lake lying north of Interstate Highway 40. Wisconsin-In the Mississippi River Zone, all that portion of Wisconsin west of the Burlington-Northern Railroad in Grant, Crawford, Vernon, LaCross, Trempealeau, Buffalo, Pepin, and Pierce Counties. Also, the following lakes and waters, including a strip of land 100 yards wide adjacent to the shorelines thereof: Lake Poygan in Winnebago and Waushara Counties and Lakes Winneconne and Butte des Morts, including the connecting waters thereof, in Winnebago County. White-fronted geese-No more that two white-fronted geese may be taken daily or possessed. CHECK STATE REGULATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS AND DELINEATIONS OF GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY ON FEDERAL AND STATE PUBLIC HUNTING AREAS The season dates for mergansers and coots are the same as those for ducks in the following tables. |