Post by Woody Williams on Aug 3, 2006 14:50:01 GMT -5
2006 Early Migratory Game Bird Seasons
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Sora rail
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Sept. 1 - Nov. 9
Daily Bag Limit: 25
Possession Limit: 25
Mourning dove
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Sept. 1 - Oct. 15
Nov. 10 - Nov. 24
Daily Bag Limit: 15
Possession Limit: 30
Woodcock
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Oct. 14 - Nov. 27
Daily Bag Limit: 3
Possession Limit: 6
Common snipe
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Sept. 1 - Dec. 16
Daily Bag Limit: 8
Possession Limit: 16
Blue and green-winged teal
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Sept. 1 - Sept. 16
Daily Bag Limit: 4
Possession Limit: 8
Canada goose
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Sept. 1 - Sept. 15
Daily Bag Limit: 5
Possession Limit: 10
Common moorhen
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Closed
King, Clapper, Virginia Rail
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Closed
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Teal and early-season goose hunting is not allowed at Kankakee FWA.
Hovey Lake FWA does not offer early-season goose hunting.
Several state properties require non-toxic shot while hunting dove fields.
Check at property headquarters for special regulations before hunting.
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Regular Waterfowl Season dates have not yet been set for this fall
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Note New HIP Registration Information:
Licensed hunters in Indiana must register each year with the National Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) before they hunt coots, doves, ducks, geese, snipe, sora rails or woodcock.
In order to register, hunters must visit the DNR website at www.wildlife.IN.gov (click on "HIP registration") or call 1-866-671-4499 (available August 15, 2006) and provide the information requested. The average time it takes to register is less than five minutes. At the end of the registration, the hunter is given a validation number to record on his or her license. This number is valid from the date of registration through the close of the last 2006-2007 migratory bird hunting season. Lifetime license holders and persons on military leave must also register with HIP. Resident landowners and tenants who hunt on their own land must also now register with HIP.
Hunters need only to register once each season, not each time they hunt. In addition to providing name and address during the call, hunters are asked questions designed to identify which species they hunted last year and, in some cases, the number of birds they harvested.
HIP is a joint effort between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and state wildlife agencies. The program improves harvest estimates for migratory game birds nationwide. Once the harvest information is gathered, the information is used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the states to ensure that decisions regarding hunting seasons are soundly based on scientific evidence.
Migratory bird hunting regulations:
www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/huntguide1/earlybird.htm
Order a Federal Duck Stamp:
Call (800) 782-6724 or go to: www.fws.gov/duckstamp/
Fish and Wildlife Area info:
www.IN.gov/dnr/fishwild/about/18areas.htm
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Sora rail
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Sept. 1 - Nov. 9
Daily Bag Limit: 25
Possession Limit: 25
Mourning dove
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Sept. 1 - Oct. 15
Nov. 10 - Nov. 24
Daily Bag Limit: 15
Possession Limit: 30
Woodcock
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Oct. 14 - Nov. 27
Daily Bag Limit: 3
Possession Limit: 6
Common snipe
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Sept. 1 - Dec. 16
Daily Bag Limit: 8
Possession Limit: 16
Blue and green-winged teal
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Sept. 1 - Sept. 16
Daily Bag Limit: 4
Possession Limit: 8
Canada goose
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Sept. 1 - Sept. 15
Daily Bag Limit: 5
Possession Limit: 10
Common moorhen
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Closed
King, Clapper, Virginia Rail
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Closed
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Teal and early-season goose hunting is not allowed at Kankakee FWA.
Hovey Lake FWA does not offer early-season goose hunting.
Several state properties require non-toxic shot while hunting dove fields.
Check at property headquarters for special regulations before hunting.
-------------------------------------------------------
Regular Waterfowl Season dates have not yet been set for this fall
-------------------------------------------------------
Note New HIP Registration Information:
Licensed hunters in Indiana must register each year with the National Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) before they hunt coots, doves, ducks, geese, snipe, sora rails or woodcock.
In order to register, hunters must visit the DNR website at www.wildlife.IN.gov (click on "HIP registration") or call 1-866-671-4499 (available August 15, 2006) and provide the information requested. The average time it takes to register is less than five minutes. At the end of the registration, the hunter is given a validation number to record on his or her license. This number is valid from the date of registration through the close of the last 2006-2007 migratory bird hunting season. Lifetime license holders and persons on military leave must also register with HIP. Resident landowners and tenants who hunt on their own land must also now register with HIP.
Hunters need only to register once each season, not each time they hunt. In addition to providing name and address during the call, hunters are asked questions designed to identify which species they hunted last year and, in some cases, the number of birds they harvested.
HIP is a joint effort between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and state wildlife agencies. The program improves harvest estimates for migratory game birds nationwide. Once the harvest information is gathered, the information is used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the states to ensure that decisions regarding hunting seasons are soundly based on scientific evidence.
Migratory bird hunting regulations:
www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/huntguide1/earlybird.htm
Order a Federal Duck Stamp:
Call (800) 782-6724 or go to: www.fws.gov/duckstamp/
Fish and Wildlife Area info:
www.IN.gov/dnr/fishwild/about/18areas.htm