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2007-2008 Late Waterfowl Seasons and Bag Limits
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Shooting hours for waterfowl are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset
except for (1) teal during the September season when shooting hours are
sunrise to sunset and (2) for Resident Canada geese during September
seasons when shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to one
half hour after sunset. All dates are inclusive. No
possession limit for snow geese; for all other waterfowl, the possession
limit is twice the daily bag limit. Waterfowl hunting is closed on
Sundays in Maryland by federal regulation to compensate for the
prohibition of hunting on Sundays by Maryland law. |
DUCKS, COOTS, and
MERGANSERS |
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Season Dates:
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Oct. 13 - Oct. 20
Nov. 10 - Nov. 23
Dec. 11 - Jan. 26
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Black Duck |
Nov. 10 - Nov. 23
Dec. 11 - Jan. 26
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National Youth
Waterfowl Hunting Day |
Nov. 3* |
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Duck Daily Bag and Possession Limits:
6 ducks (including mergansers) per day which may
include no more than: 5 long-tailed ducks, 4 scoters, 4 mallards (max. 2
hen mallards), 2 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 scaup, 2 canvasbacks, 2 hooded
mergansers, 1 pintail, 1 fulvous tree duck, 1 mottled duck, and 1 black duck
(during black duck season), no harlequin ducks. In addition to the duck bag
limit, hunters may take 15 coots per day. |
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The daily bag
limits for the National Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day are: 6 ducks
per day (including mergansers) but the total may not include more
than: 5 long-tailed ducks, 4 mallards (max. 2 hen mallards), 4
scoters, 2 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 scaup, 2 canvasbacks, 2 hooded
mergansers, 1 black duck, 1 pintail, 1 fulvous tree duck, and 1
mottled duck. In addition to the duck bag limit, youth hunters may
take 2 Canada geese, 15 snow (white or blue color phase) geese, 2
brant, and 15 coots on Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day. There is no
open hunting season for harlequin ducks and swans.
*Hunters 15 years of age or younger may participate
in the National Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day if the individual
possesses a valid hunting license or is exempt from Maryland hunting
license requirements. The individual must possess a Maryland
Migratory Game Bird Stamp, and must be accompanied in the field by an
individual who:
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Is 21 years old or older.
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Possesses a valid Maryland hunting
license, or is exempt from hunting license requirements.
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Is not afield with a firearm, bow or
other hunting device.
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SEA DUCKS
(Scoters, Long-tailed Duck, and Eiders) |
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Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit
in Sea Duck Zone |
Oct. 6 - Jan. 26 |
5
(no more than 4 scoters)
per day |
ATLANTIC POPULATION (AP) CANADA GOOSE |
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Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit |
Nov. 15 - Nov. 23
Dec. 15 - Jan. 26
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2 per day
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AP Hunt Zone:
Calvert,
Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset,
St. Mary’s, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties;
that portion
of Baltimore County north of Route 138, Route 137, and Mount Carmel
Road; that portion of Carroll County north of Route 88, east of
Route 30 from the intersection of Route 30 and Route 88 to the
intersection of Route 30 and Route 482, north of Route 482, north of
Route 27 from the intersection of Route 27 and Route 482 to the
intersection of Route 27 and Route 97, and east of Route 97 from the
intersection of Route 27 and Route 97 to the Pennsylvania line
(See map for Baltimore and Carroll County zone boundary); that
portion of Anne Arundel County east of Interstate 895, Interstate
97, and Route 3; that portion of Prince Georges County east of
Routes 3 and 301, and that portion of Charles County east of Route
301 to the VA state line.
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RESIDENT POPULATION (RP) CANADA GOOSE
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Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit |
Nov.
15 - Nov. 23
Nov. 26 - Feb. 15 |
5 per day |
RP Hunt Zone:
Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick, Howard, and Montgomery;
that portion of Baltimore County south of
Route 138, Route 137, and Mount Carmel Road ; and that portion of
Carroll County south of Route 88, west of Route 30 from the intersection
of Route 30 and Route 88 to the intersection of Route 30 and Route 482,
south of Route 482, south of Route 27 from the intersection of Route 27
and Route 482 to the intersection of Route 27 and Route 97, and west of
Route 97 from the intersection of Route 27 and Route 97 to the
Pennsylvania line
(See map for Baltimore and Carroll County zone boundary); that
portion of Anne Arundel County west of Interstate 895, Interstate 97 and
Route 3; that portion of Prince George’s County west of Route 3 and
Route 301; and that portion of Charles County west of Route 301 to the
Virginia State line.
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ATLANTIC BRANT |
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Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit |
Nov. 15 - Nov. 23
Dec. 10 - Jan. 26 |
2 per day |
GREATER SNOW GEESE |
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Season Dates and
Daily Bag Limit |
Oct. 27 - Nov. 23
Dec 4 - Mar. 8 |
15 per day
No Possession
Limit |
FALCONRY SEASONS FOR MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS |
Ducks |
Oct. 6 - Oct. 12
Feb. 1 - Mar. 10 |
3 per day
Possession Limit 6 |
Atlantic Brant |
Jan. 29 - Mar. 10 |
3 per day
Possession Limit 6 |
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