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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The hunting regulations that is more process for promulgating annual efficient and establishes hunting season Fish and Wildlife Service regulations for the hunting of migratory dates earlier than was possible under game birds involves the publication of the previous process. Under the current 50 CFR Part 20 a series of proposed and final process, we develop proposed hunting [Docket No. FWS–HQ–MB–2020–0032; rulemaking documents. In this final season frameworks for a given year in FF09M22000–212–FXMB1231099BPP0] rule, in addition to our normal the fall of the prior year. We then procedure of setting forth frameworks finalize those frameworks a few months RIN 1018–BE34 for the annual hunting regulations later, thereby enabling the State agencies to select and publish their Migratory Bird Hunting; Final 2021–22 (described below), we are also making season dates in early summer. We Frameworks for Migratory Bird Hunting minor changes to the permanent provided a detailed overview of the Regulations, and Special Procedures regulations that govern the migratory current process in the August 3, 2017, for Issuance of Annual Hunting bird hunting program. The annual regulations are set forth in subpart K of Federal Register (82 FR 36308). This Regulations part 20 of the regulations in title 50 of rule is the third in a series of proposed AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). and final rules that establish regulations Interior. In this document, we also make minor for the 2021–22 migratory bird hunting ACTION: Final rule. changes to subpart N of 50 CFR part 20, season. as follows: SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Regulations Schedule for 2021 Service (Service or we) is establishing Changes to Regulations at 50 CFR Part On October 9, 2020, we published in the final frameworks from which States 20 (Subpart N) the Federal Register (85 FR 64097) a may select season dates, limits, and The regulations governing special proposal to amend 50 CFR part 20. The other options for the 2021–22 migratory procedures for issuance of annual proposal provided a background and game bird hunting season, and making hunting regulations are at 50 CFR part overview of the migratory bird hunting a minor change to the special 20, subpart N. The rules of subpart N regulations process, and addressed the procedures for issuance of annual apply only to subpart K regarding the establishment of seasons, limits, and hunting regulations. We annually issuance of the annual regulations other regulations for hunting migratory prescribe outside limits, frameworks, establishing seasons, bag limits, and game birds under §§ 20.101 through within which States may select hunting other requirements for the seasonal 20.107, 20.109, and 20.110 of subpart K. seasons. Frameworks specify the outside hunting of migratory birds. Major steps in the 2021–22 regulatory dates, season lengths, shooting hours, In subpart N, the current regulations cycle relating to open public meetings bag and possession limits, and areas require that the Service publish a notice and Federal Register notifications were where migratory game bird hunting may of meetings of the Service’s Regulations illustrated in the diagram at the end of occur. These frameworks are necessary Committee and the Flyway Councils in the October 9, 2020, proposed rule. For to allow State selections of seasons and the process of developing frameworks this regulatory cycle, we have combined limits and to allow harvest at levels for migratory bird hunting seasons. elements of the document that is compatible with migratory game bird Specifically, notice of each meeting of described in the diagram as population status and habitat the Regulations Committee and Flyway Supplemental Proposals with the conditions. Migratory game bird hunting Council to be attended by any official of document that is described as Proposed seasons provide opportunities for the Department of the Interior will be Season Frameworks. recreation and sustenance, and aid published in the Federal Register at Further, in the October 9, 2020, Federal, State, and Tribal governments least 2 weeks before the meeting or as proposed rule we explained that all in the management of migratory game soon as practicable after the Service sections of subsequent documents birds. learns of the Flyway Council meeting. outlining hunting frameworks and In addition to or in place of guidelines would be organized under DATES: This rule takes effect on July 16, publishing a meeting notice in the numbered headings, which were set 2021. Federal Register, we add posting on the forth at 85 FR 64098. This and ADDRESSES: States should send their Service’s Migratory Bird Program subsequent documents will refer only to season selections to: Chief, Division of website as a method to notify the public numbered items requiring attention. We Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish of these meetings. We are making this will omit those items not requiring and Wildlife Service, MS: MB, 5275 change because it will increase our attention, and remaining numbered Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– ability to provide more timely items may be discontinuous and appear 3803. You may inspect comments information as meeting information incomplete. received on the migratory bird hunting becomes available, and more flexibility We provided the meeting dates and regulations at http:// to inform the public of changes in locations for the Service Regulations www.regulations.gov at Docket No. meeting dates and locations should such Committee (SRC) and Flyway Council FWS–HQ–MB–2020–0032. You may changes be necessary. Greater flexibility meetings on Flyway calendars posted on obtain copies of referenced reports from has become critical when unforeseen our website at https://www.fws.gov/ the street address above, or from the exigencies require venue changes for birds/management/flyways.php. We Division of Migratory Bird these meetings. announced the April SRC meeting in the Management’s website at http:// April 9, 2020, Federal Register (85 FR www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/, or at Process for Establishing Annual 19952). The October 9, 2020, proposed http://www.regulations.gov at Docket Migratory Game Bird Hunting rule provided detailed information on No. FWS–HQ–MB–2020–0032. Regulations (Subpart K) the proposed 2021–22 regulatory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: As part of the Department of the schedule and announced the October Jerome Ford, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Interior’s retrospective regulatory SRC meeting. Service, Department of the Interior, review, in 2015 we developed a On February 22, 2021, we published (202) 208–1050. schedule for migratory game bird in the Federal Register (86 FR 10622)

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the proposed frameworks for the 2021– Review of Public Comments and migratory bird populations and long- 22 season migratory bird hunting Flyway Council Recommendations term population goals. In regard to the regulations. We have considered all The preliminary proposed regulations process, the Flyway Council pertinent comments received through rulemaking, which appeared in the system of migratory bird management March 24, 2021, which includes October 9, 2020, Federal Register, has been a longstanding example of comments submitted in response to our opened the public comment period for State-Federal cooperative management October 9 and February 22 proposed migratory game bird hunting regulations since its establishment in 1952 in rulemaking documents and comments and described the proposed regulatory regulation development process and from the October SRC meeting. This alternatives for the 2021–22 duck bird population and habitat monitoring. document establishes final frameworks hunting season. Comments and However, as always, we continue to for migratory bird hunting regulations recommendations are summarized seek new ways to streamline and for the 2021–22 season and includes no below and numbered in the order set improve the process and ensure substantive changes from the February forth in the October 9, 2020, proposed adequate conservation of the resource. 22, 2021, proposed rule except a minor rule (see 85 FR 64098). 1. Ducks correction (see 4. Canada and Cackling We received recommendations from Geese, below). We will publish State all four Flyway Councils at the April A. General Harvest Strategy selections in the Federal Register as and October SRC meetings; all Council Recommendations: The amendments to §§ 20.101 through recommendations are from the October Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and 20.107 and 20.109 of title 50 CFR part meeting unless otherwise noted. Some Pacific Flyway Councils recommended 20. recommendations supported adoption of the liberal regulatory Population Status and Harvest continuation of last year’s frameworks. alternative for their respective flyways. Due to the comprehensive nature of the Service Response: As we stated in the Each year we publish reports that annual review of the frameworks October 9, 2020, proposed rule, we provide detailed information on the performed by the Councils, support for intend to continue use of Adaptive status and harvest of certain migratory continuation of last year’s frameworks is Harvest Management (AHM) to help game bird species. These reports are assumed for items for which no determine appropriate duck-hunting available at the address indicated under recommendations were received. regulations for the 2021–22 season. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT or Council recommendations for changes AHM is a tool that permits sound from our website at https:// in the frameworks are summarized resource decisions in the face of www.fws.gov/birds/surveys-and-data/ below. As explained earlier in this uncertain regulatory impacts and reports-and-publications/population- document, we have included only the provides a mechanism for reducing that status.php. numbered items pertaining to issues for uncertainty over time. We use an AHM We used the following annual reports which we received recommendations. protocol (decision framework) to published in August 2020 in the Consequently, the issues do not follow evaluate four regulatory alternatives, development of proposed frameworks in successive numerical order. each with a different expected harvest for the migratory bird hunting level, and choose the optimal regulation regulations: Adaptive Harvest General for duck hunting based on the status Management, 2021 Hunting Season; Written Comments: Several and demographics of mallards for the American Woodcock Population Status, commenters protested the entire Mississippi, Central, and Pacific 2020; Band-tailed Pigeon Population migratory bird hunting regulations Flyways, and based on the status and Status, 2020; Migratory Bird Hunting process, protested the killing of all demographics of a suite of four species Activity and Harvest During the 2018– migratory birds, and questioned the (eastern waterfowl) in the Atlantic 19 and 2019–20 Hunting Seasons; status and habitat data on which the Flyway (see below, and the earlier Mourning Dove Population Status, 2020; migratory bird hunting regulations are referenced report ‘‘Adaptive Harvest Status and Harvests of Sandhill Cranes, based. Management, 2021 Hunting Season’’ for Mid-continent, Rocky Mountain, Lower Service Response: As we indicated more details). We have specific AHM Colorado River Valley and Eastern above under Population Status and protocols that guide appropriate bag Populations, 2020; and Waterfowl Harvest, our long-term objectives limits and season lengths for species of Population Status, 2020. continue to include providing special concern, including black ducks, Our long-term objectives continue to opportunities to harvest portions of scaup, and pintails, within the general include providing opportunities to certain migratory game bird populations duck season. These protocols use the harvest portions of certain migratory and to limit harvests to levels same outside season dates and lengths game bird populations and to limit compatible with each population’s as those regulatory alternatives for the harvests to levels compatible with each ability to maintain healthy, viable 2021–22 general duck season. population’s ability to maintain healthy, numbers. Sustaining migratory bird For the 2021–22 hunting season, we viable numbers. Having taken into populations and ensuring a variety of will continue to use independent account the zones of temperature and sustainable uses, including harvest, is optimizations to determine the the distribution, abundance, economic consistent with the guiding principles appropriate regulatory alternative for value, breeding habits, and times and by which migratory birds are to be mallard stocks in the Mississippi, lines of flight of migratory birds, we managed under the conventions Central, and Pacific Flyways and for conclude that the hunting seasons between the United States and several eastern waterfowl in the Atlantic provided for herein are compatible with foreign nations for the protection and Flyway. This means that we will the current status of migratory bird management of these birds. We have develop regulations for mid-continent populations and long-term population taken into account available information mallards, western mallards, and eastern goals. Additionally, we are obligated to, and considered public comments and waterfowl independently based on the and do, give serious consideration to all continue to conclude that the hunting breeding stock(s) that contributes information received during the public seasons provided for herein are primarily to each Flyway. We detailed comment period. compatible with the current status of implementation of AHM protocols for

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mid-continent and western mallards in WBPHS are negligible and therefore Pacific Flyway the July 24, 2008, Federal Register (73 excluded from population estimates. For the Pacific Flyway, we set duck- FR 43290), and for eastern waterfowl in For the 2021–22 hunting season, we hunting regulations based on the status the September 21, 2018, Federal evaluated alternative harvest regulations and demographics of western mallards. Register (83 FR 47868). for eastern waterfowl using: (1) A For purposes of the assessment, western We also stated in the October 9, 2020, management objective of 98 percent of mallards consist of two substocks and proposed rule, that the coronavirus maximum long-term sustainable harvest are those breeding in Alaska and Yukon pandemic prevented the Service and for eastern waterfowl; (2) the 2021–22 Territory (Federal WBPHS strata 1–12) their partners from performing the regulatory alternatives; and (3) current and those breeding in the southern Waterfowl Breeding Population and stock-specific population models and Pacific Flyway including California, Habitat Survey (WBPHS) and estimating associated weights. Based on the liberal Oregon, Washington, and British waterfowl breeding abundances and regulatory alternative selected for the Columbia (State and Provincial surveys) habitat conditions in the spring of 2020. 2020–21 duck hunting season, the 2020 combined. As a result, AHM protocols have been model predictions of 0.35 million green- For the 2021–22 hunting season, we adjusted to inform decisions on duck winged teal, 0.94 million wood ducks, evaluated alternative harvest regulations hunting regulations based on model 0.70 million ring-necked ducks, and for western mallards using: (1) A predictions of breeding abundances and 0.58 million goldeneyes, the optimal management objective of maximum habitat conditions. In most cases, regulation for the Atlantic Flyway is the long-term sustainable harvest; (2) the system models specific to each AHM liberal alternative. Therefore, we concur 2021–22 regulatory alternatives; and (3) decision framework have been used to with the recommendation of the the current population model. Based on predict breeding abundances from the Atlantic Flyway Council regarding a liberal regulatory alternative selected available information (e.g., 2019 selection of the liberal regulatory for the 2020–21 hunting season, the observations). However, for some alternative as described in the October 2020 model predictions of 0.94 million system state variables (i.e., pond 9, 2020, proposed rule for the 2021–22 western mallards in Alaska and the numbers and mean latitude) we have season. Yukon Territory (0.41 million) and the used updated time series models to The mallard bag limit in the Atlantic southern Pacific Flyway (0.53 million), forecast 2020 values based on the most Flyway is based on a separate the optimal regulation for the Pacific recent information. These technical assessment of the harvest potential of Flyway is the liberal alternative. adjustments are described in detail in eastern mallards (see xi. Other, below, Therefore, we concur with the the report entitled ‘‘Adaptive Harvest for further discussion on the mallard recommendation of the Pacific Flyway Management, 2021 Hunting Season’’ bag limit in the Atlantic Flyway). Council regarding selection of the referenced above under Population liberal regulatory alternative as Status and Harvest. Mississippi and Central Flyways described in the October 9, 2020, proposed rule for the 2021–22 season. Atlantic Flyway For the Mississippi and Central For the Atlantic Flyway, we set duck- Flyways, we set duck-hunting B. Regulatory Alternatives hunting regulations based on the status regulations based on the status and Council Recommendations: At the and demographics of a suite of four demographics of mid-continent April SRC meeting, the Atlantic, duck species (eastern waterfowl) in mallards and habitat conditions (pond Mississippi, Central, and Pacific Flyway eastern Canada and the Atlantic Flyway numbers in Prairie Canada). For Councils recommended that AHM States: Green-winged teal, common purposes of the assessment, mid- regulatory alternatives for duck hunting goldeneye, ring-necked duck, and wood continent mallards are those breeding in seasons in 2021–22 remain the same as duck. For purposes of the assessment, central North America (Federal WBPHS those used in the previous year with one eastern waterfowl stocks are those strata 13–18, 20–50, and 75–77), and in exception that we agreed to in 2020: breeding in eastern Canada and Maine Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin Moving the opening framework date to (Federal WBPHS fixed-wing surveys in (State surveys). 1 week earlier in the restrictive strata 51–53, 56, and 62–70, and For the 2021–22 hunting season, we regulatory alternative for the Mississippi helicopter plot surveys in strata 51–52, evaluated alternative harvest regulations and Central Flyways beginning with the 63–64, 66–68, and 70–72) and in for mid-continent mallards using: (1) A 2021–22 season based on their Atlantic Flyway States from New management objective of maximum recommendations (85 FR 15870; March Hampshire south to Virginia (Atlantic long-term sustainable harvest; (2) the 19, 2020). The Central Flyway Council Flyway Breeding Waterfowl Survey, 2021–22 regulatory alternatives; and (3) further recommended at the April SRC AFBWS). Abundance estimates for current population models and meeting that the bag limit for male green-winged teal, ring-necked ducks, associated weights. Based on a liberal mallards in the moderate and liberal and goldeneyes are derived annually by regulatory alternative selected for the regulatory alternatives for the Central integrating fixed-wing and helicopter 2020–21 hunting season, the 2020 Flyway be increased by one bird, so that survey data from eastern Canada and model predictions of 9.07 million mid- the male mallard bag limit would be the Maine (WBPHS strata 51–53, 56, and continent mallards and 3.40 million same as the overall duck bag limit of six 62–72). Counts of green-winged teal, ponds in Prairie Canada, the optimal ducks. This recommendation is in ring-necked ducks, and goldeneyes in regulation for the Mississippi and opposition to Mississippi Flyway the AFBWS are negligible and therefore Central Flyways is the liberal Council’s recommendation that AHM excluded from population estimates for alternative. Therefore, we concur with regulatory alternatives for duck hunting those species. Abundance estimates for the recommendations of the Mississippi seasons in 2021–22 remain the same as wood ducks in the Atlantic Flyway and Central Flyway Councils regarding those used in the previous year with the (Maine south to Florida) are estimated selection of the liberal regulatory exception noted above. by integrating data from the AFBWS and alternative as described in the October Service Response: Consistent with the North American Breeding Bird 9, 2020, proposed rule for the 2021–22 Flyway Council recommendations in Survey. Counts of wood ducks from the season. April and the Flyway Council

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recommendations we earlier adopted in new zone boundaries for the 2021–25 our ability to detect the impacts of zones the August 21, 2020, final rule (85 FR seasons from May 1, 2020, to August 15, and splits on waterfowl demographics 51854) for the 2021–22 duck season, the 2020. and harvest. Substantial concern AHM regulatory alternatives proposed Council Recommendations: The remains about the unknown for the Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway consequences of zones and split seasons and Pacific Flyways in the October 9, Councils recommended that States be on duck populations and harvest 2020, proposed rule (85 FR 64097) will allowed an additional year to select redistribution among States and be used for the 2021–22 hunting season. their zone and split-season flyways, potential reduced effectiveness The AHM regulatory alternatives consist configurations and to define potential of regulations (season length and bag only of the maximum season lengths, new zone boundaries for the 2021–25 limit) to reduce duck harvest if needed, framework dates, and bag limits for total seasons, and that those selections would and the administrative burden ducks and mallards. Restrictions for remain in effect for 4 years (2022–25). associated with changing regulations certain species within these frameworks At the April SRC meeting, the Pacific annually. that are not covered by existing harvest Flyway Council recommended that After this open period, the next strategies will be addressed elsewhere Alaska be allowed to move their two- regularly scheduled open season for in these frameworks. For those species segment season option from the Kodiak changes to zone and split-season with specific harvest strategies (pintails, zone to the Southeast Zone and retain configurations will be in 2026, for use black ducks, and scaup), those strategies grandfathered status (5 zones and 1 zone during the 2026–30 seasons. In order to will again be used for the 2021–22 with a split season). allow sufficient time for States to solicit hunting season. Service Response: We agree with the public input regarding their selections Last year, we considered proposals for Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway of zone and split season configurations mid-continent mallard duck regulations Councils’ recommendation to allow in 2026, we will reaffirm the criteria from the Central and Mississippi States an additional opportunity to during the 2025 season regulations Flyways, which differed in the number select their duck zone and split-season process. At that time, we will notify of drake mallards in the daily bag limit. configurations and to define potential States that changes to zone and split- The recommendations from the two new zone boundaries for the 5-year season configurations should be Councils in April are the same with period originally planned for the 2021– provided to the Service by May 1, 2026. regard to the bag limit for drake 25 seasons. This opportunity will apply We also agree with the Pacific Flyway mallards as those we addressed in 2020 only to States that have not yet made a Council’s recommendation that Alaska (85 FR 51854; August 21, 2020). Since change in their zone and split-season be allowed to move their two-segment the recommendations have not changed, configurations for the 2021–25 seasons, season option from the Kodiak zone to our decision also has not changed. and these selections would remain in the Southeast Zone and retain Because mid-continent mallards are effect for the 2022–25 seasons. The grandfathered status. The current shared between the two Flyways, the deadline for States to select their zone guidelines indicate that only minor (less two Flyways need to work together to and split-season configuration and to than a county in size) boundary changes create a suite of regulatory alternatives define potential new zone boundaries will be allowed for any grandfathered to which both can agree. Since such an for the 2022–25 seasons was May 1, arrangement. Although this is not a agreement between the flyways has not 2021, but we encourage States to submit boundary change, the transfer of the yet been reached, the Service supports their selections and zone boundaries as split to a different, existing zone is mallard bag limits for the 2021–22 soon as possible. The guidelines for simply a reconfiguration of the season that are the same as those from duck zones and split seasons during grandfathered zone and split structure, the 2020–21 season where the two 2022–25 seasons will remain the same and the change is expected to have Councils were last in agreement (i.e., no as those established in the August 21, negligible impacts to duck population change). 2020, final rule (see 85 FR 51857). Any status and harvest. However, because State that selects the new configuration C. Zones and Split Seasons the intent of zone and split regulations allowed by the Service beginning with is not to affect harvest distribution, the Zones and split seasons are ‘‘special the 2021–22 season (i.e., two zones with State of Alaska will be required to regulations’’ designed to distribute three segments in each zone) must provide the Service with an evaluation hunting opportunities and harvests conduct an evaluation of the impacts of of impacts to duck harvest and hunter according to temporal, geographic, and zones and splits on hunter dynamics dynamics (e.g., hunter numbers, hunter demographic variability in waterfowl (e.g., hunter numbers, satisfaction) and success, hunter satisfaction, etc.) during and other migratory game bird harvest. populations. For ducks, States have We are agreeable to allowing States an the fixed 5-year period it is been allowed the option of dividing additional opportunity to select their implemented (e.g., 2021–25 period), and their allotted hunting days into two (or zone and split-season configurations is encouraged to involve a human in some cases three) segments (splits) to because some States were planning dimensions specialist in the assessment. take advantage of species-specific peaks public input meetings during early This review should assist the Service in of abundance or to satisfy hunters in spring 2020 to gather additional input ascertaining whether major undesirable different areas who want to hunt during prior to making their selection for the changes in harvest occurred or hunter the peak of waterfowl abundance in 2021–25 seasons. However, due to the participation improved as a result of the their area. We discussed and presented coronavirus pandemic, those public regulation change. guidelines for duck zones and split meetings were cancelled, so States were D. Special Seasons/Species seasons during 2021–25 seasons in the unable to gather that input. However, in Management August 21, 2020, final rule (see 85 FR the future, we expect to adhere to our 51857). Also at that time, based on a established guidelines that restrict the i. September Teal Seasons Flyway Council recommendation, we frequency of changes in State selection Because a spring 2020 abundance extended the deadline for States to among these configurations to open estimate from the WBPHS for blue- select their zone and split-season seasons at the beginning of 5-year winged teal was not available, we used configurations and to define potential intervals. This is necessary to increase time series models to predict their

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abundance. The predicted estimate was 28, 2014). In addition, we clarify that alternatives; and (3) current population 5.83 million birds. Because this estimate criteria for operational status must be models and associated weights. Based is greater than 4.7 million birds, the teal met by Minnesota’s experimental season on the moderate regulatory alternative season guidelines indicate that a 16-day results alone, and not in combination selected for the 2020–21 hunting season special September teal season with a with data from other States. We will and the 2020 model predictions of 0.50 6-teal daily bag limit is appropriate for work with Minnesota to develop an million breeding black ducks and 0.39 States in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and evaluation plan and associated million breeding mallards (Federal Central flyways. Further, the guidelines memorandum of agreement (MOA) for WBPHS strata 51, 52, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, indicate that in Florida, Kentucky, and this experiment detailing the required 70, 71, and 72; core survey area), the Tennessee, in lieu of a 16-day special sample sizes, decision criteria for the optimal regulation for the Atlantic and September teal season, a 5-day special experimental season to become Mississippi Flyways is the moderate September teal-wood duck season with operational, and roles and alternative (and the liberal alternative in a daily bag limit of 6 birds in the responsibilities. The plan will consist of Canada). Therefore, we concur with the aggregate, of which no more than 2 may a 3-year evaluation of hunter recommendations of the Atlantic and be wood ducks, is appropriate. In performance (via spy blind studies) with Mississippi Flyway Councils. addition, a 4-day special September teal regard to attempt and kill rates on iv. Canvasbacks season with a 6-teal daily bag limit, nontarget species during the either immediately before or experimental September teal season. Council Recommendations: The immediately after the 5-day teal-wood Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and ii. September Teal-Wood Duck Seasons duck season, is appropriate. Pacific Flyway Councils recommended Council Recommendations: The Using band-recovery data for birds adoption of the liberal regulatory Mississippi Flyway Council banded in summer and fall 2019 and alternative for their respective flyways. recommended that Minnesota be harvested during the 2019–20 hunting The Flyway-specific regulations consist allowed to conduct an experimental season, we estimated kill rates for adult of a daily bag limit of two canvasbacks special September teal season for a male wood ducks in the eastern United and a season length of 60 days in the 3-year period beginning in 2021 or 2022 States to be 0.112 (rangewide) and 0.119 Atlantic and Mississippi Flyways, 74 following the framework for all other (northern birds only). These values are days in the Central Flyway, and 107 States in the Mississippi Flyway. below those in which analyses suggest days in the Pacific Flyway. Service Response: As we described in bag limit restrictions may be needed Service Response: As we discussed in the August 28, 2014, Federal Register (rangewide = 0.166; northern birds = the March 28, 2016, Federal Register (79 FR 51402), the Flyway Councils and 0.143). These results, combined with the (81 FR 17302), the canvasback harvest Service completed a thorough predicted blue-winged teal estimate strategy that we had relied on until 2015 assessment of the harvest potential for reported above indicate a 5-day was not viable under our new regulatory teal (blue-winged, green-winged, and September teal-wood duck season with process because it required biological cinnamon), as well as an assessment of a daily bag limit of 6 birds in the information that was not yet available at the impacts of current special aggregate, of which no more than 2 may the time a decision on season structure September seasons on these three be wood ducks, is appropriate in needed to be made. We do not yet have species. The assessment indicated that Florida, Kentucky, and Tennessee for a new harvest strategy to propose for use additional hunting opportunity could be the 2021–22 season. in guiding canvasback harvest provided for teal. Therefore, we management in the future. However, we supported recommendations from the iii. Black Ducks have worked with technical staff of the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central Council Recommendations: The four Flyway Councils to develop a Flyway Councils to establish new Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway decision framework (hereafter, decision hunting seasons (e.g., September teal Councils recommended continued use support tool) that relies on the best seasons in northern States) and of the AHM protocol for black ducks, biological information available to expanded hunting opportunities (e.g., and adoption of the moderate regulatory develop recommendations for annual season lengths, bag limits) in States with alternative for their respective flyways. canvasback harvest regulations. The existing teal seasons. Further, we The Flyway-specific regulations consist decision support tool uses available confirmed that we were willing to of a daily bag limit of two black ducks information (1994–2014) on canvasback consider proposals to conduct and a season length of 60 days. breeding population size in Alaska and experimental September teal seasons in Service Response: The Service, north-central North America (Federal northern (production) States if fully Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway WBPHS traditional survey area, strata evaluated for impacts to teal and Councils, and Canada adopted an 1–18, 20–50, and 75–77), growth rate, nontarget species. We also provided international AHM protocol for black survival, and harvest, and a population criteria for evaluation of these ducks in 2012 (77 FR 49868; August 17, model to evaluate alternative harvest experimental seasons. Thus, we agree 2012) whereby we set black duck regulations based on a management with the Mississippi Flyway Council’s hunting regulations for the Atlantic and objective of maximum long-term recommendation to allow an Mississippi Flyways (and Canada) based sustainable harvest. The decision experimental special September teal on the status and demographics of these support tool calls for a closed season season in Minnesota beginning in 2021 birds. The AHM protocol clarifies when the population is below 460,000, or 2022. country-specific target harvest levels, a 1-bird daily bag limit when the We earlier approved a 3-year and reduces conflicts over regulatory population is between 460,000 and experimental season in Minnesota policies. 480,000, and a 2-bird daily bag limit beginning in 2014. However, Minnesota For the 2021–22 hunting season, we when the population is greater than opted out of the experiment at that time. evaluated country-specific alternative 480,000. Because abundance estimates The criteria established in 2014 harvest regulations using: (1) A were not available from the WBPHS, we regarding the experimental season and management objective of 98 percent of used two different methods to predict transition to operational status will maximum long-term sustainable canvasback abundance during spring again apply (see 79 FR 51403, August harvest; (2) country-specific regulatory 2020. One used a population model

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initially developed in the 1990s, and the days in the Central Flyway (which may alternative should be replaced with one other used the time series of recent have separate segments of 39 days and that explicitly exceeds the threshold. abundances from the WBPHS. Based on 35 days), and an 86-day season with a We encourage the Mississippi Flyway the resulting predictions of 550,799 and 2-bird daily bag limit in the Pacific Council to work with the other Flyway 671,280 canvasbacks, respectively, for Flyway. Also, at the April SRC meeting, Councils through the Harvest the two approaches, we concur with the the Mississippi Flyway Council Management Working Group to review recommendations of the four Flyway recommended that the restrictive and possibly revise the current scaup Councils regarding selection of the regulatory alternative for scaup in the harvest strategy as appropriate, similar liberal regulatory alternative for the Mississippi Flyway be a season of 60 to the process that is underway for the 2021–22 season. days with a daily bag limit of 2 scaup. pintail harvest strategy. Service Response: The Service and v. Pintails four Flyway Councils adopted an AHM xi. Other Council Recommendations: The protocol for scaup in 2008 (73 FR 43290, Council Recommendations: The Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and July 24, 2008; 73 FR 51124, August 29, Atlantic Flyway Council recommended Pacific Flyway Councils recommended 2008) whereby we set scaup hunting a mallard daily bag limit of two birds, adoption of the liberal regulatory regulations in all four Flyways based on only one of which could be female, for alternative with a 1-pintail daily bag the status and demographics of these the Atlantic Flyway. At the April SRC limit for their respective flyways. The birds. meeting, the Central Flyway Council Flyway-specific regulations consist of a For the 2021–22 hunting season, we presented an evaluation plan in support season length of 60 days in the Atlantic evaluated alternative harvest regulations of their earlier recommendation that the and Mississippi Flyways, 74 days in the for scaup using: (1) A management Service allow South Dakota and Central Flyway, and 107 days in the objective of 95 percent of maximum Nebraska to evaluate a two-tier Pacific Flyway. sustainable harvest; (2) the regulatory regulations system, wherein two Service Response: The Service and alternatives; and (3) the current different types of regulations would be four Flyway Councils adopted an AHM population model. Based on a moderate available to hunters to harvest ducks protocol for pintail in 2010 (75 FR regulatory alternative for the 2020–21 (see 85 FR 51857, August 21, 2020). 44856; July 29, 2010) whereby we set season, and the 2020 model prediction Service Response: We agree with the pintail hunting regulations in all four of 3.53 million scaup (Federal WBPHS Atlantic Flyway Council’s Flyways based on the status and traditional survey area, strata 1–18, 20– recommendation for a mallard daily bag demographics of these birds. 50, and 75–77), the optimal regulation limit of two birds, of which only one For the 2021–22 hunting season, we for all four Flyways is the restrictive may be female, for the Atlantic Flyway. evaluated alternative harvest regulations alternative. Therefore, we concur with The Atlantic Flyway Council’s eastern for pintails using: (1) A management the recommendations of the four Flyway waterfowl AHM protocol (see above) did objective of maximum long-term Councils regarding selection of the not specifically address bag limits for sustainable harvest, including a closed- restrictive alternative for the 2021–22 mallards. The number of breeding season constraint of 1.75 million birds; season. mallards in the northeastern United (2) the regulatory alternatives; and (3) We do not support the Mississippi States (about two-thirds of the eastern current population models and Flyway Council’s recommendation to mallard population in 1998) has associated weights. Based on a liberal revise the restrictive scaup regulatory decreased by about 38 percent since regulatory alternative with a 1-bird daily alternative for the Mississippi Flyway to 1998, and the overall population has bag limit for the 2020–21 season, and include a 60-day season with a 2-bird declined by about 1 percent per year the 2020 model predictions of 2.45 daily bag limit. The scaup harvest during that time period. This situation million pintails with the center of the strategy prescribes allowable harvest has resulted in reduced harvest population predicted to occur at a mean limits for each flyway. In 2009, we potential for that population. The latitude of 55.2 degrees (Federal WBPHS accepted the Mississippi Flyway Service conducted a Prescribed Take traditional survey area, strata 1–18, 20– Council’s recommendation for a hybrid Level (PTL) analysis to estimate the 50, and 75–77), the optimal regulation season with 45 days at a 2-bird daily bag allowable take (kill rate) for eastern for all four Flyways is the liberal limit and 15 days at a 1-bird daily bag mallards, and compared that with the alternative with a 1-pintail daily bag under the restrictive alternative to stay expected kill rate under the most liberal limit. Therefore, we concur with the within allowable harvest limits. We do season length (60 days) considered as recommendations of the four Flyway not support the current part of the eastern waterfowl AHM Councils. recommendation because it is outside regulatory alternatives. the normal process for revising national Using contemporary data and vi. Scaup harvest strategies, which involves assuming a management objective of Council Recommendations: The working with the Service and Flyway maximum long-term sustainable Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and Councils through the Harvest harvest, the PTL analysis estimated an Pacific Flyway Councils recommended Management Working Group. Further, allowable kill rate of 0.194–0.198. The adoption of the restrictive regulatory predicted harvest under this expected kill rate for eastern mallards alternative for the 2021–22 season. The recommendation would exceed the under a 60-day season and a 2-mallard Flyway-specific regulations consist of a harvest threshold established for the daily bag limit in the U.S. portion of the 60-day season with a 1-bird daily bag Mississippi Flyway restrictive Atlantic Flyway was 0.193 (SE = 0.016), limit during 40 consecutive days and a alternative, as we previously indicated which is slightly below (but not 2-bird daily bag limit during 20 in 2008 when we received a similar significantly different from) the point consecutive days in the Atlantic recommendation. We note the estimate of allowable kill at maximum Flyway, a 60-day season with a 2-bird Mississippi Flyway Council observation long-term sustainable harvest. This daily bag limit during 45 consecutive that realized harvests in the Mississippi indicates that a 2-bird daily bag limit is days and a 1-bird daily bag limit during Flyway have exceeded thresholds in sustainable at this time. 15 consecutive days in the Mississippi other years, but do not agree that Regarding the Central Flyway Flyway, a 1-bird daily bag limit for 74 because that has occurred the Council’s evaluation plan for a two-tier

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regulations system, we earlier noted our change for the for Atlantic Population harvest areas (other than the Northeast intent to approve the Central Flyway (AP) Canada geese recommended by the Hunt Unit of North Carolina) in the U.S. Council’s recommendation for a limited Atlantic Flyway Council on September portion of the Atlantic Flyway for the two-tier regulations system in selected 25, 2020, was made to and approved by 2021–2022 season; and in the Northeast States to assess impacts to hunters and the Service Regulations Committee on Hunt Unit of North Carolina, a season duck harvests during the 2021–22 October 21, 2020, but was not reflected length of 14 days with a daily bag limit season as published in the Federal in the February 22, 2021, proposed rule of 1 goose. The recommendation is Register (see 85 FR 51857, August 21, for the 2021–2022 season. The Council consistent with the Atlantic Flyway 2020). In October 2019, the Service recommended a season length of 30 Council’s AP goose harvest strategy and tasked Division of Migratory Bird days with a daily bag limit of 1 goose available data on the status of the Management staff to work with the for all AP goose harvest areas (other population. The estimated abundance of Flyway Councils to develop a team to than the Northeast Hunt Unit of North breeding pairs has declined over the address the components needed in an Carolina) in the U.S. portion of the past 5 years combined with poor evaluation, and to have a draft Atlantic Flyway for the 2021–2022 recruitment since 2009. Also, the evaluation plan that is supported by season; and in the Northeast Hunt Unit Council’s recommendation standardizes both the Division of Migratory Bird of North Carolina, a season length of 14 regulations among States in the Atlantic Management and the Flyway Councils days with a daily bag limit of 1 goose. Flyway and addresses a social concern ready for review prior to the spring 2020 Service Response: We agree with the regarding differential bag limits under SRC meeting. As of spring of 2021 the Mississippi Flyway Council’s the harvest strategy’s restrictive components of the evaluation plan recommendation to increase the daily package. bag limit for Canada and cackling geese (compliance, developing shared 6. Brant objectives, identifying appropriate from 3 to 5 geese in the aggregate for the metrics for evaluation, monitoring entire 107-day season. The Council’s Council Recommendations: The efforts, and addressing law enforcement technical assessment suggests that this Atlantic Flyway Council recommended concerns) have been addressed in an change will maintain the harvest rate for that the Service discontinue use of the MOA between the Service and the two subarctic Canada and cackling goose harvest strategy for Atlantic brant States, which outlines the roles and breeding populations at or below 11 adopted by the Service in 2015 for responsibilities of each partner in the percent, which serves as a decision setting annual Atlantic brant hunting regulations. The Atlantic Flyway agreement. threshold between liberal and standard We appreciate the work that the frameworks in the Mississippi Flyway Council also recommended frameworks Flyway Councils and the Division of Council’s management plan. If with a 50-day season and a 2-bird daily Migratory Bird Management have operational monitoring for subarctic bag limit for Atlantic brant in the completed to finalize an evaluation plan Canada and cackling goose populations Atlantic Flyway for the 2021–22 season. The Pacific Flyway Council for the first year of a two-tier regulation is not conducted during spring and recommended that the 2021–22 brant study for duck harvests. The group has summer 2021 due to the ongoing season frameworks be determined based completed the work we requested last coronavirus pandemic, we will discuss on the harvest strategy in the Council’s October, and therefore we support with the Mississippi Flyway Council the management plan for the Pacific moving forward with the study appropriate daily bag limit for the subsequent season due to the lack of population of brant pending results of beginning with the 2021–22 season. The the 2021 Winter Brant Survey (WBS). If study will allow different species- monitoring information. We also agree with the Pacific Flyway results of the 2021 WBS are not specific and overall bag limits for each Council’s recommendation to decrease available, results of the most recent of the two license types. We encourage the daily bag limit for Canada and WBS should be used. the Central Flyway and the Division of cackling geese from 6 to 4 geese in the Service Response: We agree with the Migratory Bird Management to review aggregate in Oregon’s Northwest Permit Atlantic Flyway Council’s information collected during the first Zone. The most recently available 3-year recommendation to discontinue use of season and as the study progresses. The average predicted fall population the harvest strategy for Atlantic brant goal of the data collection is to estimate (2017–19) for minima cackling adopted by the Service in 2015 for determine whether improvement of geese is 235,137, which is near the establishing Atlantic brant season collection methods is necessary or lower end of the Council’s population frameworks. As we discussed in the appropriate, and to assess possible objective of 250,000 ± 10 percent March 28, 2016, Federal Register (81 FR enforcement issues faced by (225,000–275,000). The decrease in bag 17302), we adopted in 2015 the Atlantic conservation officers from two-tier limit is specifically intended to Flyway Council’s harvest strategy to regulations. maintain objective abundance of determine the Atlantic brant season 4. Canada and Cackling Geese minima cackling geese, and is consistent frameworks. In developing the annual with the Council’s harvest strategy for proposed frameworks for Atlantic brant, B. Regular Seasons these birds. Also, the bag limit for the Atlantic Flyway Council and the Council Recommendations: The Canada and cackling geese of 4 per day Service used the number of brant Mississippi Flyway Council in the aggregate in Oregon’s Northwest counted during the Midwinter recommended increasing the daily bag Permit Zone will simplify regulations by Waterfowl Survey (MWS) in the limit for Canada and cackling geese matching the 4-bird bag limit currently Atlantic Flyway to determine annual from 3 to 5 geese in the aggregate in the allowed for Canada and cackling geese allowable season length and daily bag Mississippi Flyway. The Pacific Flyway in the aggregate in the basic season limits. The MWS is conducted each Council recommended decreasing the framework for Oregon and the Pacific January, which is after the date that daily bag limit for Canada and cackling Flyway. proposed frameworks are formulated in geese from 6 to 4 geese in the aggregate We also agree with the Atlantic the regulatory process. However, the in Oregon’s Northwest Permit Zone. Flyway Council’s recommendation for a data were typically available by the Written Comments: The Atlantic season length of 30 days with a daily expected publication of final Flyway Council noted that a regulatory bag limit of 1 goose for all AP goose frameworks. When we acquired the

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survey data, we determined the 2021–22 season is a 107-day season daily bag limit currently allowed for appropriate allowable harvest for the with a 4-bird daily bag limit in Alaska, light geese in the basic season Atlantic brant season according to the and a 37-day season with a 2-bird daily framework for the Pacific Flyway. harvest strategy, and published the bag limit in California, Oregon, and 9. Sandhill Cranes results in the final frameworks rule. Washington. However, in 2020, the Atlantic Flyway Council Recommendations: The 7. Snow and Ross’s (Light) Geese Council developed and adopted a new Central and Pacific Flyway Councils harvest strategy for Atlantic brant that Council Recommendations: The recommended establishment of two new uses available data and a demographic Pacific Flyway Council recommended hunting areas for the Rocky Mountain model to predict population abundance two changes to the light goose season Population (RMP) of sandhill cranes for the subsequent year and determine frameworks in the Pacific Flyway. including Duchesne County in northeast the appropriate regulatory alternative. Specifically, the Council recommended: Utah and Cascade and Teton Counties The Atlantic Flyway Council’s newly 1. In Oregon, increasing the daily bag in northcentral Montana, and that adopted harvest strategy now fits within limit for light geese to 20 per day, allowable harvest of RMP cranes be the regulatory schedule, and makes the statewide and during the entire season determined based on the formula Service’s 2015 adopted harvest strategy framework, and described in the Pacific and Central obsolete and unnecessary. Based on the 2. In Washington, increasing the daily Flyway Councils’ Management Plan for Atlantic Flyway Council’s new harvest bag limit for light geese on or before the RMP cranes. strategy, the 2021 predicted Atlantic last Sunday in January to 10 per day and Service Response: We agree with the brant population index is 126,000 birds 20 per day thereafter. Central and Pacific Flyway Councils’ and results in a prescribed season Service Response: We agree with the recommendations to establish the two framework with a 50-day season and a Pacific Flyway Council’s new hunting areas for RMP cranes. The 2-bird daily bag limit for Atlantic brant recommendations for increasing the new hunting areas are consistent with in the Atlantic Flyway for the 2021–22 daily bag limit for light geese in Oregon the hunting area requirements in the season. Therefore, we also agree with and Washington. Three populations of Pacific and Central Flyway Councils’ the Atlantic Flyway Council’s light geese occur in the Pacific Flyway RMP crane management plan. recommendation for a framework for and are above the Council’s We also agree with the Central and Atlantic brant with a 50-day season and management plan population objectives Pacific Flyway Councils’ 2-bird daily bag limit for the 2021–22 based on the most recently available recommendations to determine season. breeding population indices. The allowable harvest of RMP cranes using We also agree with the Pacific Flyway population estimate for the Western the formula in the Pacific and Central Council’s recommendation that the Arctic Population (WAP) of lesser snow Flyway Councils’ management plan for 2021–22 Pacific brant season framework geese was 419,800 in 2013, which is RMP cranes pending results of the fall be determined by the harvest strategy in above the objective of 200,000 geese. 2020 abundance and recruitment the Council’s management plan for the Ross’s geese were estimated at 233,300 surveys. As we discussed in the March Pacific population of brant pending in 2019, and are above the objective of 28, 2016, Federal Register (81 FR results of the 2021 WBS. As we 100,000 geese. The Wrangel Island 17302), the harvest strategy used to discussed in the August 21, 2020, Population (WIP) of lesser snow geese calculate the allowable harvest of RMP Federal Register (85 FR 51854), the was 685,120 in 2020, and the recent 3- cranes does not fit well within the harvest strategy used to determine the year (2018–2020) average was 477,640, current regulatory process. In Pacific brant season frameworks does which is above the objective of 120,000 developing the annual proposed not fit well within the current regulatory geese based on the 3-year average. Also, frameworks for RMP cranes, the Flyway process. In developing the annual light geese in the Pacific Flyway are Councils and the Service use the fall proposed frameworks for Pacific brant, indexed by fall and winter surveys in abundance and recruitment surveys of the Pacific Flyway Council and the California, Oregon, Washington, and RMP cranes to determine annual Service use the 3-year average number British Columbia. The most recent allowable harvest. Results of the fall of brant counted during the WBS in the winter index was 1,599,641 light geese abundance and recruitment surveys of Pacific Flyway to determine annual in 2019. The annual index has increased RMP cranes are released between allowable season length and daily bag 6.04 percent annually since 2000, when December 1 and January 31 each year, limits. The WBS is conducted each the index averaged about 550,000, and which is after the date proposed January, which is after the date that indicates continued growth of light frameworks are developed. However, proposed frameworks are formulated in goose populations in the Pacific Flyway. the data are typically available by the the regulatory process. However, the Current evidence suggests most light expected publication of these final data are typically available by the geese in Oregon and Washington during frameworks. When we acquire the expected publication of these final fall and early winter are primarily WIP survey data, we determine the frameworks. When we acquire the snow geese, but an influx of WAP snow appropriate allowable harvest for the survey data, we determine the and Ross’s geese occurs during late RMP crane season according to the appropriate allowable harvest for the winter as birds begin to move north harvest strategy in the Central and Pacific brant season according to the toward breeding areas. The current 6- Pacific Flyway Councils’ management harvest strategy in the Pacific Flyway bird daily bag limit for light geese in plan for RMP cranes published in the Council’s management plan for the Oregon (on or before the last Sunday in March 28, 2016, Federal Register (81 FR Pacific population of brant published in January, and in the Northwest Permit 17302). the August 21, 2020, Federal Register Zone season long) and Washington were The 2020 fall RMP crane abundance (85 FR 51854). intended to minimize harvest of WIP estimate was 25,636 cranes, resulting in The recent 3-year average (2019–2021) snow geese when they were below the a 3-year (2018–20) average of 22,909 WBS count of Pacific brant was 151,434. population objective. The bag limit cranes, similar to the previous 3-year Based on the harvest strategy, the increase to 20 light geese per day in average, which was 20,894 cranes. The appropriate season length and daily bag Oregon and Washington will simplify RMP crane recruitment estimate was limit framework for Pacific brant in the regulations by matching the 20-bird 9.70 percent young in the fall

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population, resulting in a 3-year (2018– Pacific Flyway Councils recommended Required Determinations 20) average of 8.84 percent, which is adoption of the standard regulatory National Environmental Policy Act similar to the previous 3-year average of alternative as prescribed in the national (NEPA) Consideration 8.25 percent. Using the current harvest mourning dove harvest strategy for their strategy and the above most recent 3- respective Mourning Dove Management The programmatic document, ‘‘Second Final Supplemental year average abundance and recruitment Units. The standard regulatory Environmental Impact Statement: estimates, the allowable harvest for the alternative consists of a 90-day season 2021–22 season is 2,378 cranes. Issuance of Annual Regulations and 15-bird daily bag limit for States Permitting the Sport Hunting of 14. American Woodcock within the Eastern and Central Migratory Birds (EIS 20130139),’’ filed Management Units, and a 60-day season Council Recommendations: At the with the Environmental Protection April SRC meeting, the Atlantic, and 15-bird daily bag limit for States in Agency (EPA) on May 24, 2013, Mississippi, and Central Flyway the Western Management Unit. addresses NEPA compliance by the Councils recommended season The Central Flyway Council also Service for issuance of the annual framework dates for American recommended changes to the Special framework regulations for hunting of woodcock in the Eastern Management White-winged Dove Area in Texas. They migratory game bird species. We Region and Central Management Region proposed to add 2 days to the existing published a notice of availability in the be changed to September 13–January 31 4 days allowed in that area, and to Federal Register on May 31, 2013 (78 and use of the ‘‘moderate’’ season codify in Federal regulations that FR 32686), and our Record of Decision framework for the 2021–22 season. hunting may occur only from noon to on July 26, 2013 (78 FR 45376). We also Service Response: In 2011, we sunset during those days. This latter address NEPA compliance for waterfowl implemented a harvest strategy for restriction has been in Texas’ State hunting frameworks through the annual American woodcock (76 FR 19876; regulations, so making this provision preparation of separate environmental April 8, 2011). The harvest strategy would involve only codifying the assessments, the most recent being provides a transparent framework for shooting hours in Federal regulations. ‘‘Duck Hunting Regulations for 2021– making regulatory decisions for 22,’’ with its corresponding May 2021 American woodcock season length and Service Response: Based on the finding of no significant impact. The bag limits while we work to improve harvest strategies and current programmatic document, as well as the monitoring and assessment protocols for population status, we agree with the separate environmental assessment, is this species. The American Woodcock recommended selection of the standard available on our website at https:// Harvest Strategy is available on our season frameworks for doves in the www.fws.gov/birds/index.php, or from website at https://www.fws.gov/birds/ Eastern, Central, and Western the address indicated under the caption surveys-and-data/webless-migratory- Management Units for the 2021–22 ADDRESSES. game-birds/american-woodcock.php. season. We also agree with the Central In the October 9, 2020, proposed rule Flyway Council’s recommendation to Endangered Species Act Consideration (85 FR 64097), we proposed to change add 2 days to the existing 4 hunting Section 7 of the Endangered Species the opening framework date for days permitted in the Special White- Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 American woodcock in the Eastern and winged Dove Area in Texas, and to et seq.), provides that the Secretary shall Central Management Regions to a fixed codify in Federal regulations that insure that any action authorized, date of September 13. Framework dates shooting hours for those 6 days will be funded, or carried out is not likely to currently are October 1–January 31 and from noon to sunset. The additional jeopardize the continued existence of the Saturday nearest September 22– days will allow more opportunity and any endangered species or threatened January 31 for the Eastern and Central flexibility to hunters by providing 3 species or result in the destruction or Management Regions, respectively. consecutive days of dove hunting each adverse modification of critical habitat. Results from an assessment conducted of the first two weekends in September. After we published the October 9, 2020, by Service staff suggest that total season As we have stated in the past (see 76 FR proposed rule, we conducted formal harvest would not increase in either 54056, August 30, 2011), the Service consultations to ensure that actions management region as a result of these remains concerned about the effect of resulting from these regulations would changes. Consistent with our earlier early September hunting on late-nesting not likely jeopardize the continued proposal, we agree with the Atlantic, mourning doves. We note that existence of endangered or threatened Mississippi, and Central Flyway abundances of mourning doves in the species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of their critical Councils’ recommendations that the Central Management Unit have declined habitat. Findings from these framework dates for the Eastern since 2008, and additional harvest consultations are included in a Management Region and Central associated with this change could biological opinion, which concluded Management Region be changed to exacerbate that trend. We encourage September 13–January 31. that the regulations are not likely to Texas and the Central Flyway Council Utilizing the criteria developed for the jeopardize the continued existence of strategy, the 3-year average for the to conduct appropriate monitoring of any endangered or threatened species. Singing Ground Survey indices and both mourning and white-winged doves The biological opinion resulting from associated confidence intervals fall that will inform adjustments to the dove this section 7 consultation is available within the ‘‘moderate package’’ for both harvest management strategy, if for public inspection at the address the Eastern and Central Management necessary, to maintain desired indicated under ADDRESSES. Regions. As such, a ‘‘moderate season’’ abundances of doves. Such efforts Regulatory Planning and Review— for both management regions for the should include contemporary nesting Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 2021–22 season is appropriate. ecology studies to determine the extent of nesting activity in September, various Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 provides 16. Doves aspects of nesting ecology (e.g., nesting that the Office of Information and Council Recommendations: The rate, clutch size, nest success), and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) will review Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and exposure of nesting adults to harvest. all significant rules. OIRA has reviewed

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this rule and has determined that this prepared to analyze the economic Unfunded Mandates Reform Act rule is significant because it will have impacts of the annual hunting We have determined and certify, in an annual effect of $100 million or more regulations on small business entities. compliance with the requirements of the on the economy. This analysis is updated annually. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 2 E.O. 13563 reaffirms the principles of primary source of information about U.S.C. 1502 et seq., that this rulemaking E.O. 12866 while calling for hunter expenditures for migratory game will not impose a cost of $100 million improvements in the nation’s regulatory bird hunting is the National Survey, or more in any given year on local or system to promote predictability, to which is generally conducted at 5-year State government or private entities. reduce uncertainty, and to use the best, intervals. The 2021 analysis is based on Therefore, this rule is not a ‘‘significant most innovative, and least burdensome the 2016 National Survey and the U.S. regulatory action’’ under the Unfunded tools for achieving regulatory ends. E.O. Department of Commerce’s County Mandates Reform Act. 13563 directs agencies to consider Business Patterns, from which it is regulatory approaches that reduce estimated that migratory bird hunters Civil Justice Reform—Executive Order burdens and maintain flexibility and will spend approximately $2.2 billion at 12988 freedom of choice for the public where small businesses in 2021. Copies of the The Department, in promulgating this these approaches are relevant, feasible, analysis are available upon request from rule, has determined that this rule will and consistent with regulatory the Division of Migratory Bird not unduly burden the judicial system objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes Management (see ADDRESSES) or from and that it meets the requirements of further that regulations must be based http://www.regulations.gov at Docket sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of E.O. 12988. on the best available science and that No. FWS–HQ–MB–2020–0032. the rulemaking process must allow for Takings Implication Assessment public participation and an open Small Business Regulatory Enforcement In accordance with E.O. 12630, this exchange of ideas. We have developed Fairness Act rule, authorized by the Migratory Bird this rule in a manner consistent with This rule is a major rule under 5 Treaty Act, does not have significant these requirements. U.S.C. 804(2), the Small Business takings implications and does not affect An economic analysis was prepared Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. any constitutionally protected property for the 2021–22 season. This analysis For the reasons outlined above, this rule rights. This rule will not result in the was based on data from the 2016 will have an annual effect on the physical occupancy of property, the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, economy of $100 million or more. physical invasion of property, or the and Wildlife-Associated Recreation However, because this rule establishes regulatory taking of any property. In (National Survey), the most recent year hunting seasons, which are time fact, this rule will allow hunters to for which data are available (see sensitive, we do not plan to defer the exercise otherwise unavailable discussion under Regulatory Flexibility effective date under the exemption privileges and, therefore, will reduce Act, below). This analysis estimated contained in 5 U.S.C. 808(1). restrictions on the use of private and consumer surplus for three alternatives public property. for duck hunting regulations. As defined Paperwork Reduction Act by the U.S. Office of Management and This rule does not contain any new Energy Effects—Executive Order 13211 Budget in Circular A–4, consumers’ collection of information that requires E.O. 13211 requires agencies to surplus is the difference between what approval by the Office of Management prepare Statements of Energy Effects a consumer pays for a unit of a good or and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork when undertaking certain actions. service and the maximum amount the Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 While this rule is a significant consumer would be willing to pay for et seq.). OMB has previously approved regulatory action under E.O. 12866, it is that unit. The duck hunting regulatory the information collection requirements not expected to adversely affect energy alternatives are (1) issue restrictive associated with migratory bird surveys supplies, distribution, or use. Therefore, regulations allowing fewer days than and the procedures for establishing this action is not a significant energy those issued during the 2020–21 season, annual migratory bird hunting seasons action and no Statement of Energy (2) issue moderate regulations allowing under the following OMB control Effects is required. more days than those in alternative 1, numbers: Government-to-Government and (3) issue liberal regulations similar • 1018–0019, ‘‘North American Relationship With Tribes to the regulations in the 2020–21 Woodcock Singing Ground Survey’’ season. For the 2021–22 season, we (expires 02/29/2024). In accordance with the President’s chose Alternative 3, with an estimated • 1018–0023, ‘‘Migratory Bird memorandum of April 29, 1994, consumer surplus across all flyways of Surveys, 50 CFR 20.20’’ (expires 04/30/ ‘‘Government-to-Government Relations $270–$358 million with a mid-point 2023). Includes Migratory Bird Harvest with Native American Tribal estimate of $314 million. We also chose Information Program, Migratory Bird Governments’’ (59 FR 22951), E.O. Alternative 3 for the 2009–10 through Hunter Surveys, Sandhill Crane Survey, 13175, and 512 DM 2, we have 2020–21 seasons. The 2021–22 analysis and Parts Collection Survey. evaluated possible effects on Federally is part of the record for this rule and is • 1018–0171, ‘‘Establishment of recognized Indian tribes and have available at http://www.regulations.gov Annual Migratory Bird Hunting determined that there are de minimis at Docket No. FWS–HQ–MB–2020– Seasons, 50 CFR part 20’’ (expires 02/ effects on Indian trust resources. We 0032. 29/2024). solicited proposals for special migratory You may view the information bird hunting regulations for certain Regulatory Flexibility Act collection request(s) at http:// Tribes on Federal Indian reservations, The annual migratory bird hunting www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. off-reservation trust lands, and ceded regulations have a significant economic An agency may not conduct or sponsor, lands for the 2021–22 migratory bird impact on substantial numbers of small and a person is not required to respond hunting season in the October 9, 2020, entities under the Regulatory Flexibility to, a collection of information unless it proposed rule (85 FR 64097). The Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). A final displays a currently valid OMB control resulting proposals are published in a regulatory flexibility analysis was number. separate proposed rule. Through this

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process to establish annual hunting migratory bird hunting frameworks for Season Segments: All season regulations, we regularly coordinate the 2021–22 hunting season. Further, segments specified below are the with Tribes that are affected by this rule. after establishment of the final maximum number of segments allowed. frameworks, States need sufficient time Zones: Unless otherwise specified, Federalism Effects to conduct their own public processes to States may select hunting seasons by Due to the migratory nature of certain select season dates and limits; to zone. Zones for duck seasons (and species of birds, the Federal communicate those selections to us; and associated youth and veterans–active Government has been given to establish and publicize the necessary military waterfowl hunting days, responsibility over these species by the regulations and procedures to gallinule seasons, and snipe seasons) Migratory Bird Treaty Act. We annually implement their decisions. Thus, if and dove seasons may be selected only prescribe frameworks from which the there were a delay in the effective date in years we declare such changes can be States make selections regarding the of these regulations after this final made (i.e., open seasons for zones and hunting of migratory birds, and we rulemaking, States might not be able to splits) and according to federally employ guidelines to establish special meet their own administrative needs established guidelines for duck and regulations on Federal Indian and requirements. dove zones and split seasons. Areas reservations and ceded lands. This For the reasons cited above, we find open to hunting must be described, process preserves the ability of the that ‘‘good cause’’ exists, within the delineated, and designated as such in States and Tribes to determine which terms of 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) of the each State’s hunting regulations and seasons meet their individual needs. Administrative Procedure Act, and published in the Federal Register as a Any State or Tribe may be more these frameworks will take effect Federal migratory bird hunting restrictive in its regulations than the immediately upon publication. frameworks final rule. Federal frameworks at any time. The Therefore, under authority of the Shooting and Hawking (taking by frameworks are developed in a Migratory Bird Treaty Act (July 3, 1918), falconry) Hours: Unless otherwise cooperative process with the States and as amended (16 U.S.C. 703–711), we specified, from one-half hour before the Flyway Councils. This process prescribe final frameworks setting forth sunrise to sunset daily. allows States to participate in the the species to be hunted, the daily bag Possession Limits: Unless otherwise development of frameworks from which and possession limits, the shooting specified, possession limits are three they will make selections, thereby hours, the season lengths, the earliest times the daily bag limit. having an influence on their own opening and latest closing season dates, Permits: For some species of regulations. These rules do not have a and hunting areas, from which State migratory birds, the Service authorizes substantial direct effect on fiscal conservation agency officials will select the use of permits to regulate harvest or capacity, change the roles or hunting season dates and other options. monitor their take by hunters, or both. responsibilities of Federal or State Upon receipt of season selections from In such cases, the Service determines governments, or intrude on State policy these officials, we will publish a final the amount of harvest that may be taken or administration. Therefore, in rulemaking amending 50 CFR part 20 to during hunting seasons during its accordance with E.O. 13132, these reflect seasons, limits, and shooting formal regulations-setting process, and regulations do not have significant hours for the United States for the 2021– the States then issue permits to hunters federalism effects and do not have 22 seasons. The rules that eventually at levels predicted to result in the sufficient federalism implications to will be promulgated for the 2021–22 amount of take authorized by the warrant the preparation of a federalism hunting season are authorized under 16 Service. Thus, although issued by summary impact statement. U.S.C. 703–712 and 742 a–j. States, the permits would not be valid Regulations Promulgation unless the Service approved such take List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 20 in its regulations. The rulemaking process for migratory Exports, Hunting, Imports, Reporting These federally authorized, State- game bird hunting, by its nature, and recordkeeping requirements, issued permits are issued to individuals, operates under a time constraint as Transportation, Wildlife. and only the individual whose name seasons must be established each year or and address appears on the permit at the hunting seasons remain closed. Final Regulations Frameworks for time of issuance is authorized to take However, we intend that the public be 2021–22 Hunting Seasons on Certain migratory birds at levels specified in the provided extensive opportunity for Migratory Game Birds permit, in accordance with provisions of public input and involvement in Pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty both Federal and State regulations compliance with Administrative Act and delegated authorities, the governing the hunting season. The Procedure Act requirements. Thus, Department of the Interior is permit must be carried by the permittee when the preliminary proposed establishing the following frameworks when exercising its provisions and must rulemaking was published, we for outside dates, season lengths, be presented to any law enforcement established what we concluded were the shooting hours, bag and possession officer upon request. The permit is not longest periods possible for public limits, and areas within which States transferrable or assignable to another comment and the most opportunities for may select seasons for hunting individual, and may not be sold, public involvement. We also provided migratory game birds between the dates bartered, traded, or otherwise provided notification of our participation in of September 1, 2021, and March 10, to another person. If the permit is multiple Flyway Council meetings, 2022. These frameworks are altered or defaced in any way, the opportunities for additional public summarized below. permit becomes invalid. review and comment on all Flyway Council proposals for regulatory change, General Flyways and Management Units and opportunities for additional public Dates: All outside dates specified We set migratory bird hunting review during the SRC meeting. below are inclusive. frameworks for the conterminous U.S. Therefore, sufficient public notice and Season Lengths: All season lengths States by Flyway or Management Unit/ opportunity for involvement have been specified below are the maximum Region. Frameworks for Alaska, Hawaii, given to affected persons regarding the number of days allowed. Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands are

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contained in separate sections near the Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, allowed in the regular season except in end of the frameworks portion of this North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode States that implement a hybrid season document. The States included in the Island, South Carolina, Vermont, for scaup (i.e., different bag limits Flyways and Management Units/ Virginia, and West Virginia. during different portions of the season), Regions are described below. Central Management Region: in which case the bag limit will be 2 Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, scaup per day. Flyway species and area Waterfowl Flyways Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, restrictions would remain in effect. Atlantic Flyway: Includes Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Participation Restrictions for Youth Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Waterfowl Hunting Days: States may use Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, their established definition of age for Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. youth hunters. However, youth hunters North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode must be under the age of 18. In addition, Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Definitions an adult at least 18 years of age must Virginia, and West Virginia. For the purpose of the hunting accompany the youth hunter into the Mississippi Flyway: Includes regulations listed below, the collective field. This adult may not duck hunt but Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, terms ‘‘dark’’ and ‘‘light’’ geese include may participate in other seasons that are Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, the following species: open on the special youth day. Youth Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Dark geese: Canada geese, cackling hunters 16 years of age and older must Tennessee, and Wisconsin. geese, white-fronted geese, brant (except possess a Federal Migratory Bird Central Flyway: Includes Colorado in Alaska, California, Oregon, Hunting and Conservation Stamp (also (east of the Continental Divide), Kansas, Washington, and the Atlantic Flyway), known as Federal Duck Stamp). Swans Montana (Counties of Blaine, Carbon, and all other goose species except light may only be taken by participants Fergus, Judith Basin, Stillwater, geese. possessing applicable swan permits. Sweetgrass, Wheatland, and all counties Light geese: Snow (including blue) Participation Restrictions for Veterans east thereof), Nebraska, New Mexico geese and Ross’s geese. and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl (east of the Continental Divide except Area, Zone, and Unit Descriptions: Hunting Days: Veterans (as defined in the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation), Geographic descriptions related to section 101 of title 38, United States North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, regulations are contained in a later Code) and members of the Armed Texas, and Wyoming (east of the portion of this document. Forces on active duty, including Continental Divide). members of the National Guard and Pacific Flyway: Includes Arizona, Migratory Game Bird Seasons in the Reserves on active duty (other than for California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Atlantic Flyway training), may participate. All hunters Washington, and those portions of In the Atlantic Flyway States of must possess a Federal Migratory Bird Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Hunting and Conservation Stamp (also Wyoming not included in the Central Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, known as Federal Duck Stamp). Swans Flyway. North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, may only be taken by participants Mallard Management Units where Sunday hunting of migratory possessing applicable swan permits. birds is prohibited statewide by State Special September Teal Seasons High Plains Management Unit: law or regulation, all Sundays are closed Roughly defined as that portion of the to the take of all migratory game birds. Outside Dates: Between September 1 Central Flyway that lies west of the and September 30, an open season on 100th meridian. See Area, Unit, and Season Frameworks all species of teal may be selected by the Zone Descriptions, Ducks (Including Special Youth and Veterans—Active following States in areas delineated by Mergansers) and Coots, below, for Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting State regulations: specific boundaries in each State. Days Atlantic Flyway: Delaware, Florida, Columbia Basin Management Unit: In Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Washington, all areas east of the Pacific Outside Dates: States may select 2 South Carolina, and Virginia. Crest Trail and east of the Big White days per duck-hunting zone, designated Mississippi Flyway: Alabama, Salmon River in Klickitat County; and as ‘‘Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days,’’ Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, in Oregon, the counties of Gilliam, and 2 days per duck-hunting zone, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Morrow, and Umatilla. designated as ‘‘Veterans and Active Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The season Mourning Dove Management Units Days,’’ in addition to their regular duck in Minnesota is experimental. Eastern Management Unit: All States seasons. The days may be held Central Flyway: Colorado (part), east of the Mississippi River, and concurrently. The Youth Waterfowl Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico (part), Louisiana. Hunting Days must be held outside any Oklahoma, and Texas. Central Management Unit: Arkansas, regular duck season on weekends, Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, holidays, or other non-school days Limits: Not to exceed 16 consecutive Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New when youth hunters would have the days in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South maximum opportunity to participate. Central Flyways. The daily bag limit is Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. Both sets of days may be held up to 14 6 teal. Western Management Unit: Arizona, days before or after any regular duck- Shooting Hours California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, season frameworks or within any split and Washington. of a regular duck season, or within any One-half hour before sunrise to other open season on migratory birds. sunset, except in the States of Arkansas, Woodcock Management Regions Daily Bag Limits: The daily bag limits Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Eastern Management Region: may include ducks, geese, swans, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, mergansers, coots, and gallinules. Bag Carolina, and Wisconsin, where the Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New limits would be the same as those hours are from sunrise to sunset.

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Special September Duck Seasons segments. Connecticut, Maryland, North separated by at least 1 mile of open Florida, Kentucky, and Tennessee: In Carolina, and Virginia may select water from any shore, island, and lieu of a special September teal season, seasons in each of 2 zones; and all these emergent vegetation in South Carolina a 5-consecutive-day teal/wood duck States may split their season in each and Georgia; and in any waters of the Atlantic Ocean and in any tidal waters season may be selected in September. zone into 3 segments. Connecticut, of any bay that are separated by at least The daily bag limit may not exceed 6 Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia 800 yards of open water from any shore, teal and wood ducks in the aggregate, of must conduct an evaluation of the island, and emergent vegetation in which no more than 2 may be wood impacts of zones and splits on hunter Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, ducks. In addition, a 4-consecutive-day dynamics (e.g., hunter numbers, and Virginia; and provided that any teal-only season may be selected in satisfaction) and harvest during the such areas have been described, September either immediately before or 2021–25 seasons. delineated, and designated as special immediately after the 5-consecutive-day Scoters, Eiders, and Long-tailed Ducks sea duck hunting areas under the teal/wood duck season. The daily bag Special Sea Duck Seasons: hunting regulations adopted by the limit is 6 teal. Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, respective States. Waterfowl Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Canada and Cackling Geese Atlantic Flyway Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Special Early Canada and Cackling North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots Goose Seasons Carolina, and Virginia may select a Outside Dates: Between the Saturday Special Sea Duck Season in designated Season Lengths and Outside Dates: A nearest September 24 (September 25) Special Sea Duck Areas. If a Special Sea Canada and cackling goose season of not and January 31. Duck Season is selected, scoters, eiders, more than 15 days during September 1– Hunting Seasons and Duck Limits: 60 and long-tailed ducks may be taken in 15 may be selected for the Eastern Unit days. The daily bag limit is 6 ducks, the designated Special Sea Duck Area(s) of Maryland. Seasons not to exceed 30 including no more than 2 mallards (no only during the Special Sea Duck days during September 1–30 may be more than 1 of which can be female), 2 Season dates; scoters, eiders, and long- selected for Connecticut, Florida, black ducks, 1 pintail, 1 mottled duck, tailed ducks may be taken outside of Georgia, New Jersey, New York (Long 1 fulvous whistling duck, 3 wood ducks, Special Sea Duck Area(s) during the Island Zone only), North Carolina, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 4 scoters, 4 regular duck season, in accordance with Rhode Island, and South Carolina. eiders, and 4 long-tailed ducks. The the frameworks for ducks, mergansers, Seasons may not exceed 25 days during season for scaup may be split into 2 and coots specified above. September 1–25 in the remainder of the segments, with one segment consisting Outside Dates: Between September 15 Flyway. Areas open to the hunting of of 40 consecutive days with a 1-scaup and January 31. Canada and cackling geese must be daily bag limit, and the second segment Special Sea Duck Seasons and Daily described, delineated, and designated as consisting of 20 consecutive days with Bag Limits: 60 consecutive days, or 60 such in each State’s hunting regulations. a 2-scaup daily bag limit. days that are concurrent with the Daily Bag Limits: Not to exceed 15 Closures: The season on harlequin regular duck season, with a daily bag Canada and cackling geese in the ducks is closed. limit of 5, of the listed sea duck species, aggregate. Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit including no more than 4 scoters, 4 Shooting Hours: One-half hour before of mergansers is 5, only 2 of which may eiders, and 4 long-tailed ducks. Within sunrise to sunset, except that during any be hooded mergansers. In States that the special sea duck areas, during the special early Canada and cackling goose include mergansers in the duck bag regular duck season in the Atlantic season, shooting hours may extend to limit, the daily limit is the same as the Flyway, States may choose to allow the one-half hour after sunset if all other duck bag limit, only 2 of which may be above sea duck limits in addition to the waterfowl seasons are closed in the hooded mergansers. limits applying to other ducks during specific applicable area. Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15 the regular season. In all other areas, sea Regular Dark Goose Seasons coots. ducks may be taken only during the Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and Lake Champlain Zone, New York: The regular open season for ducks and are Limits: Specific regulations are provided waterfowl seasons, limits, and shooting part of the regular duck season daily bag below by State. The daily bag limit for hours should be the same as those (not to exceed 4 scoters, 4 eiders, and Canada, cackling, and white-fronted selected for the Lake Champlain Zone of 4 long-tailed ducks) and possession geese is in the aggregate. Unless Vermont. limits. subsequently provided, seasons may be Connecticut River Zone, Vermont: Special Sea Duck Areas: In all coastal split into 2 segments. The waterfowl seasons, limits, and waters and all waters of rivers and shooting hours should be the same as streams seaward from the first upstream Connecticut those selected for the Inland Zone of bridge in Maine, New Hampshire, North Atlantic Population (NAP) New Hampshire. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Zone: Between October 1 and January Zoning and Split Seasons: Delaware, Connecticut, and New York; in New 31, a 60-day season may be held with Florida, Georgia, Rhode Island, South Jersey, all coastal waters seaward from a 2-bird daily bag limit. Carolina, and West Virginia may split the International Regulations for Atlantic Population (AP) Zone: A 30- their seasons into 3 segments. Maine, Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) day season may be held between Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Demarcation Lines shown on National October 10 and February 5, with a 1- Jersey, and Vermont may select seasons Oceanic and Atmospheric bird daily bag limit. in each of 3 zones; Pennsylvania may Administration (NOAA) Nautical Charts South Zone: A special season may be select seasons in each of 4 zones; and and further described in 33 CFR 80.165, held between January 15 and February New York may select seasons in each of 80.501, 80.502, and 80.503; in any 15, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. 5 zones; and all these States may split waters of the Atlantic Ocean and in any Resident Population (RP) Zone: An their season in each zone into 2 tidal waters of any bay that are 80-day season may be held between

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October 1 and February 15, with a 5- New York Vermont bird daily bag limit. The season may be NAP Zone: Between October 1 and Lake Champlain Zone and Interior split into 3 segments. January 31, a 60-day season may be Zone: A 30-day season may be held Delaware held, with a 2-bird daily bag limit in the between October 10 and February 5, High Harvest areas; and between with a 1-bird daily bag limit. A 30-day season may be held between October 1 and February 15, a 70-day Connecticut River Zone: A 60-day November 15 and February 5, with a 1- season may be held, with a 3-bird daily season may be held between October 1 bird daily bag limit. bag limit in the Low Harvest areas. and January 31, with a 2-bird daily bag Florida AP Zone: A 30-day season may be limit. An 80-day season may be held held between the fourth Saturday in Virginia between October 1 and March 10, with October (October 23), except in the Lake SJBP Zone: A 40-day season may be a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season may Champlain Area where the opening date held between November 15 and January be split into 3 segments. is October 10, through February 5, with a 1-bird daily bag limit. 14, with a 3-bird daily bag limit. Georgia Western Long Island RP Zone: A 107- Additionally, a special late season may An 80-day season may be held day season may be held between the be held between January 15 and between October 1 and March 10, with Saturday nearest September 24 February 15, with a 5-bird daily bag a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season may (September 25) and the last day of limit. be split into 3 segments. February, with an 8-bird daily bag limit. AP Zone: A 30-day season may be The season may be split into 3 held between November 15 and Maine segments. February 5, with a 1-bird daily bag limit. North and South NAP–H Zones: A 60- Rest of State RP Zone: An 80-day RP Zone: An 80-day season may be day season may be held between season may be held between the fourth held between November 15 and March October 1 and January 31, with a 2-bird Saturday in October (October 23) and 10, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. The daily bag limit. the last day of February, with a 5-bird season may be split into 3 segments. Coastal NAP–L Zone: A 70-day season daily bag limit. The season may be split West Virginia may be held between October 1 and into 3 segments. An 80-day season may be held February 15, with a 3-bird daily bag North Carolina between October 1 and March 10, with limit. RP Zone: An 80-day season may be a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season may Maryland held between October 1 and March 10, be split into 3 segments. RP Zone: An 80-day season may be with a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season Light Geese held between November 15 and March may be split into 3 segments. Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and 10, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. The Northeast Zone: A 14-day season may Limits: States may select a 107-day season may be split into 3 segments. be held between the Saturday prior to season between October 1 and March AP Zone: A 30-day season may be December 25 (December 18) and January 10, with a 25-bird daily bag limit and no held between November 15 and 31, with a 1-bird daily bag limit. possession limit. Seasons may be split February 5, with a 1-bird daily bag limit. Pennsylvania into 3 segments. Massachusetts Southern James Bay Population Brant NAP Zone: A 60-day season may be (SJBP) Zone: A 78-day season may be Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and held between October 1 and January 31, held between the first Saturday in Limits: States may select a 50-day with a 2-bird daily bag limit. October (October 2) and February 15, season with a 2-bird daily bag limit Additionally, a special season may be with a 3-bird daily bag limit. between the Saturday nearest September held from January 15 to February 15, RP Zone: An 80-day season may be 24 (September 25) and January 31. with a 5-bird daily bag limit. held between the fourth Saturday in Seasons may be split into 2 segments. AP Zone: A 30-day season may be October (October 23) and March 10, held between October 10 and February with a 5-bird daily bag limit. The season Mississippi Flyway may be split into 3 segments. 5, with a 1-bird daily bag limit. Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots AP Zone: A 30-day season may be New Hampshire held between the fourth Saturday in Outside Dates: Between the Saturday A 60-day season may be held October (October 23) and February 5, nearest September 24 (September 25) statewide between October 1 and with a 1-bird daily bag limit. and January 31. January 31, with a 2-bird daily bag limit. Hunting Seasons and Duck Limits: 60 Rhode Island days. The daily bag limit is 6 ducks, New Jersey A 60-day season may be held between including no more than 4 mallards (no AP Zone: A 30-day season may be October 1 and January 31, with a 2-bird more than 2 of which may be females), held between the fourth Saturday in daily bag limit. A special late season 1 mottled duck, 2 black ducks, 1 pintail, October (October 24) and February 5, may be held in designated areas from 3 wood ducks, 2 canvasbacks, and 2 with a 1-bird daily bag limit. January 15 to February 15, with a 5-bird redheads. The season for scaup may be NAP Zone: A 60-day season may be daily bag limit. split into 2 segments, with one segment held between October 1 and January 31, consisting of 45 consecutive days with with a 2-bird daily bag limit. South Carolina a 2-scaup daily bag limit, and the Special Late Goose Season Area: A In designated areas, an 80-day season second segment consisting of 15 special season may be held in may be held between October 1 and consecutive days with a 1-scaup daily designated areas of north and south March 10, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. bag limit. New Jersey from January 15 to February The season may be split into 3 Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit 15, with a 5-bird daily bag limit. segments. is 5, only 2 of which may be hooded

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mergansers. In States that include September 1–15 shooting hours may Wyoming may select seasons in each of mergansers in the duck bag limit, the extend to one-half hour after sunset for 3 zones; and all these States may split daily limit is the same as the duck bag Canada and cackling geese if all other their season in each zone into 2 limit, only 2 of which may be hooded waterfowl and crane seasons are closed segments. Nebraska may select seasons mergansers. in the specific applicable area. in each of 4 zones. Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15 Central Flyway Geese coots. Zoning and Split Seasons: Alabama, Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots Special Early Canada and Cackling Arkansas, and Mississippi may split Outside Dates: Between the Saturday Goose Seasons their seasons into 3 segments. Kentucky nearest September 24 (September 25) Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and and Tennessee may select seasons in and January 31. Limits: In Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, each of 2 zones; and Indiana, Iowa, South Dakota, and Texas, Canada and Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio Hunting Seasons cackling goose seasons of not more than and Wisconsin may select seasons in High Plains Mallard Management 30 days during September 1–30 may be each of 3 zones; and all these States may Unit (roughly defined as that portion of selected. In Colorado, New Mexico, split their season in each zone into 2 the Central Flyway that lies west of the Montana, and Wyoming, Canada and segments. Illinois may select seasons in 100th meridian): 97 days. The last 23 cackling goose seasons of not more than each of 4 zones. Louisiana may select days must run consecutively and may 15 days during September 1–15 may be seasons in each of 2 zones and may split start no earlier than the Saturday nearest selected. In North Dakota, Canada and their season in each zone into 3 December 10 (December 11). cackling goose seasons of not more than segments. Louisiana must conduct an Remainder of the Central Flyway: 74 22 days during September 1–22 may be evaluation of the impacts of zones and days. selected. The daily bag limit may not splits on hunter dynamics (e.g., hunter Duck Limits: The daily bag limit is 6 exceed 5 Canada and cackling geese in numbers, satisfaction) and harvest ducks, including no more than 5 the aggregate, except in Kansas, during the 2021–25 seasons. mallards (no more than 2 of which may Nebraska, and Oklahoma, where the Geese be females), 2 redheads, 3 wood ducks, daily bag limit may not exceed 8 Canada 1 pintail, and 2 canvasbacks. The daily and cackling geese in the aggregate, and Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and bag limit for scaup is 1, and the season in North Dakota and South Dakota, Limits for scaup may be split into 2 segments, where the daily bag limit may not Canada and Cackling Geese: States with one segment consisting of 39 exceed 15 Canada and cackling geese in may select a 107-day season between consecutive days and another segment the aggregate. Areas open to the hunting September 1 and February 15 with a consisting of 35 consecutive days. In of Canada and cackling geese must be daily bag limit of 5 geese in the Texas, the daily bag limit on mottled described, delineated, and designated as aggregate. ducks is 1, except that no mottled ducks such in each State’s hunting regulations. White-fronted Geese: States may may be taken during the first 5 days of Shooting Hours: One-half hour before select either a 74-day season with a the season. In addition to the daily sunrise to sunset, except that during daily bag limit of 3 geese, an 88-day limits listed above, the States of September 1–15 shooting hours may season with a daily bag limit of 2 geese, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, extend to one-half hour after sunset if or a 107-day season with a daily bag and Wyoming, in lieu of selecting an all other waterfowl and crane seasons limit of 1 goose. Seasons must be experimental September teal season, are closed in the specific applicable between September 1 and February 15. may include an additional daily bag and area. Brant: States may select either a 70- possession limit of 2 and 6 blue-winged Regular Goose Seasons day season with a daily bag limit of 2 teal, respectively, during the first 16 brant or a 107-day season with a daily days of the regular duck season in each Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and bag limit of 1 brant. Seasons must be respective duck hunting zone. These Limits between September 1 and February 15. extra limits are in addition to the regular Outside Dates: For dark geese, seasons In lieu of a separate brant season, brant duck bag and possession limits. may be selected between the outside may be included in the season for Merganser Limits: The daily bag limit dates of the Saturday nearest September Canada and cackling geese with a daily is 5 mergansers, only 2 of which may be 24 (September 25) and the Sunday bag limit of 5 geese in the aggregate. hooded mergansers. In States that nearest February 15 (February 13). For Dark Geese: In lieu of separate include mergansers in the duck daily light geese, outside dates for seasons seasons for Canada and cackling geese, bag limit, the daily limit may be the may be selected between the Saturday white-fronted geese, and brant, same as the duck bag limit, only two of nearest September 24 (September 25) Alabama, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, which may be hooded mergansers. and March 10. In the Rainwater Basin Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin may Coot Limits: The daily bag limit is 15 Light Goose Area (East and West) of select a 107-day dark goose season coots. Nebraska, temporal and spatial between September 1 and February 15 Zoning and Split Seasons: Colorado, restrictions that are consistent with the with a daily bag limit of 5 geese in the Kansas (Low Plains portion), Montana, late-winter snow goose hunting strategy aggregate. Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma (Low cooperatively developed by the Central Light Geese: States may select a 107- Plains portion), South Dakota (Low Flyway Council and the Service are day season between September 1 and Plains portion), Texas (Low Plains required. February 15 with a daily bag limit of 20 portion), and Wyoming may select Dark Geese: In Kansas, Nebraska, geese. There is no possession limit for hunting seasons by zones. North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, light geese. North Dakota may split their season and the Eastern Goose Zone of Texas, Split Seasons: Seasons for geese may into 3 segments. Montana, New Mexico, States may select a season for Canada be split into 4 segments. Oklahoma, and Texas may select and cackling geese (or any other dark Shooting Hours: One-half hour before seasons in each of 2 zones; and goose species except white-fronted sunrise to sunset, except that during Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, and geese) not to exceed 107 days with a

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daily bag limit of 8 in the aggregate. For September 1–20 may be selected. The North Coast Special Management Area, white-fronted geese, these States may daily bag limit may not exceed 5 Canada hunting days that occur after January 31 select either a season of 74 days with a and cackling geese in the aggregate, should be concurrent with Oregon’s bag limit of 3, or an 88-day season with except in Pacific County, Washington, South Coast Zone. a bag limit of 2, or a season of 107 days where the daily bag limit may not Northeastern Zone: The white-fronted with a bag limit of 1. exceed 15 Canada and cackling geese in goose season may be split into 3 In Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, the aggregate. Areas open to hunting of segments. and Wyoming, States may select seasons Canada and cackling geese in each State Oregon not to exceed 107 days. The daily bag must be described, delineated, and limit for dark geese is 5 in the aggregate. designated as such in each State’s Eastern Zone: For Lake County only, In the Western Goose Zone of Texas, hunting regulations. the daily white-fronted goose bag limit the season may not exceed 95 days. The is 1. daily bag limit for Canada and cackling Regular Goose Seasons Northwest Permit Zone: A Canada and geese (or any other dark goose species Season Lengths, Outside Dates, and cackling goose season may be selected except white-fronted geese) is 5 in the Limits with outside dates between the Saturday aggregate. The daily bag limit for white- nearest September 24 (September 25) Canada Geese, Cackling Geese, and and March 10. Canada and cackling fronted geese is 2. Brant: Except as subsequently provided, Light Geese: States may select a light goose and white-fronted goose seasons 107-day seasons may be selected with may be split into 3 segments. In the goose season not to exceed 107 days. outside dates between the Saturday The daily bag limit for light geese is 50 Tillamook County Management Area, nearest September 24 (September 25) the hunting season is closed on geese. with no possession limit. and January 31. In Arizona, Colorado, Split Seasons: Seasons for geese may South Coast Zone: A Canada and Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, be split into 3 segments. Three-segment cackling goose season may be selected Utah, and Wyoming, the daily bag limit seasons for Canada geese require Central with outside dates between the Saturday is 4 Canada and cackling geese and Flyway Council and U.S. Fish and nearest September 24 (September 25) brant in the aggregate. In California, Wildlife Service approval, and a 3-year and March 10. Canada and cackling Oregon, and Washington, the daily bag evaluation by each participating State. goose and white-fronted goose seasons limit is 4 Canada and cackling geese in may be split into 3 segments. The daily Pacific Flyway the aggregate. For brant, in California, bag limit of Canada and cackling geese Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots Oregon and Washington, a 37-day is 6 in the aggregate. Hunting days that season may be selected. Days must be occur after January 31 should be Outside Dates: Between the Saturday consecutive. Washington and California nearest September 24 (September 25) concurrent with California’s North Coast may select hunting seasons for up to 2 Special Management Area. and January 31. zones. The daily bag limit is 2 brant and Hunting Seasons and Duck and is in addition to other goose limits. In Utah Merganser Limits: 107 days. The daily Oregon and California, the brant season A Canada and cackling goose and bag limit is 7 ducks and mergansers, must end no later than December 15. brant season may be selected in the including no more than 2 female White-fronted Geese: Except as Wasatch Front Zone with outside dates mallards, 1 pintail, 2 canvasbacks, 2 subsequently provided, 107-day seasons between the Saturday nearest September scaup, and 2 redheads. For scaup, the may be selected with outside dates 24 (September 25) and the first Sunday season length is 86 days, which may be between the Saturday nearest September in February (February 6). split according to applicable zones and 24 (September 25) and March 10. The split duck hunting configurations daily bag limit is 10. Washington approved for each State. Light Geese: Except as subsequently The daily bag limit for light geese is Coot and Gallinule Limits: The daily provided, 107-day seasons may be 10 on or before the last Sunday in bag limit of coots and gallinules is 25 in selected with outside dates between the January (January 30). the aggregate. Saturday nearest September 24 Areas 2 Inland and 2 Coastal Zoning and Split Seasons: Montana (September 25) and March 10. The daily (Southwest Permit Zone): A Canada and and New Mexico may split their seasons bag limit is 20. cackling goose season may be selected into 3 segments. Arizona, Colorado, Split Seasons: Seasons may be split in each zone with outside dates between Oregon, Utah, Washington, and into 3 segments. Three-segment seasons the Saturday nearest September 24 Wyoming may select seasons in each of for Canada geese and white-fronted (September 25) and March 10. Canada 2 zones; Nevada may select seasons in geese require Pacific Flyway Council and cackling goose and white-fronted each of 3 zones; and California may and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service goose seasons may be split into 3 select seasons in each of 5 zones; and all approval and a 3-year evaluation by segments. these States may split their season in each participating State. Area 4: Canada and cackling goose each zone into 2 segments. Idaho may and white-fronted goose seasons may be California select seasons in each of 4 zones. split into 3 segments. Colorado River Zone, California: The daily bag limit for Canada and Seasons and limits should be the same cackling geese is 10 in the aggregate. Permit Zones as seasons and limits selected in the Balance of State Zone: A Canada and In Oregon and Washington permit adjacent portion of Arizona (South cackling goose season may be selected zones, the hunting season is closed on Zone). with outside dates between the Saturday dusky Canada geese. A dusky Canada Geese nearest September 24 (September 25) goose is any dark-breasted Canada goose and March 10. In the Sacramento Valley (Munsell 10 YR color value 5 or less) Special Early Canada and Cackling Special Management Area, the season with a bill length between 40 and 50 Goose Seasons on white-fronted geese must end on or millimeters. Hunting of geese will only A Canada and cackling goose season before December 28, and the daily bag be by hunters possessing a State-issued of not more than 15 days during limit is 3 white-fronted geese. In the permit authorizing them to do so.

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Shooting hours for geese may begin no Idaho and Montana, all hunters that —In Delaware, no more than 67 permits earlier than sunrise. Regular Canada and harvest a swan must complete and may be issued. The season is cackling goose seasons in the permit submit a reporting card (bill card) with experimental. zones of Oregon and Washington remain the bill measurement and color —In North Carolina, no more than 4,895 subject to the Memorandum of information from the harvested swan permits may be issued. Understanding entered into with the within 72 hours of harvest for species —In Virginia, no more than 638 permits Service regarding monitoring the determination. In Utah and Nevada, all may be issued. impacts of take during the regular hunters that harvest a swan must have In the Central Flyway Canada and cackling goose season on the swan or species-determinant parts the dusky Canada goose population. examined by a State or Federal biologist —The season may be 107 days, between within 72 hours of harvest for species the Saturday nearest October 1 Swans determination. (October 2) and January 31. Pacific Flyway —In the Central Flyway portion of Other Provisions: In Utah, the season Montana, no more than 500 permits In portions of the Pacific Flyway is subject to the terms of the may be issued. (Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Utah), an Memorandum of Agreement entered —In North Dakota, no more than 2,200 open season for taking a limited number into with the Service in January 2019 permits may be issued. of swans may be selected. These seasons regarding harvest monitoring, season —In South Dakota, no more than 1,300 are also subject to the following closure procedures, and education permits may be issued. conditions: requirements to minimize take of Outside Dates: Between the Saturday trumpeter swans during the swan Sandhill Cranes nearest September 24 (September 25) season. Regular Seasons in the Mississippi and January 31. Atlantic and Central Flyways Flyway Hunting Seasons: Seasons may not Outside Dates: Between September 1 exceed 107 days, and may be split into In portions of the Atlantic Flyway and February 28 in Minnesota, and 2 segments. (Delaware, North Carolina, and Virginia) between September 1 and January 31 in Permits: Swan hunting is by permit and the Central Flyway (North Dakota, Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee. only. Permits will be issued by the State South Dakota [east of the Missouri Hunting Seasons: A season not to and will authorize each permittee to River], and that portion of Montana in exceed 37 consecutive days may be take no more than 1 swan per season the Central Flyway), an open season for selected in the designated portion of with each permit. Only 1 permit may be taking a limited number of swans may northwestern Minnesota (Northwest issued per hunter in Montana and Utah, be selected. Permits will be issued by Goose Zone), and a season not to exceed 2 permits may be issued per hunter in the States that authorize the take of no 60 consecutive days in Alabama, Nevada. The total number of permits more than 1 swan per permit. A second Kentucky, and Tennessee. The season in issued may not exceed 50 in Idaho, 500 permit may be issued to hunters from Alabama is experimental. in Montana, 650 in Nevada, and 2,750 unused permits remaining after the first Daily Bag Limit: 1 sandhill crane in in Utah. drawing. Minnesota, 2 sandhill cranes in Quotas: The swan season in the Monitoring: Each State must evaluate Kentucky, and 3 sandhill cranes in respective State must end upon hunter participation, species-specific Alabama and Tennessee. In Alabama, attainment of the following reported swan harvest, and hunter compliance in Kentucky, and Tennessee, the seasonal harvest of trumpeter swans: 20 in Utah providing measurements of harvested bag limit is 3 sandhill cranes. and 10 in Nevada. There is no quota in swans for species identification. Each Permits: Each person participating in Montana. State should use appropriate measures the regular sandhill crane seasons must Monitoring: Each State must evaluate to maximize hunter compliance with have a valid State sandhill crane hunter participation, species-specific the State’s program for swan harvest hunting permit. swan harvest, and hunter compliance in reporting. Each State must achieve a Other Provisions: The number of providing either species-determinant hunter compliance of at least 80 percent permits (where applicable), open areas, parts (at least the intact head) or bill in providing species-determinant season dates, protection plans for other measurements (bill length from tip to measurements of harvested swans for species, and other provisions of seasons posterior edge of the nares opening, and species identification. Each State must must be consistent with the presence or absence of yellow lore spots provide to the Service by June 30 management plans and approved by the on the bill in front of the eyes) of following the swan season a report Mississippi Flyway Council. harvested swans for species detailing hunter participation, species- Regular Seasons in the Central Flyway identification. Each State should use specific swan harvest, and hunter appropriate measures to maximize compliance in reporting harvest. Outside Dates: Between September 1 hunter compliance with the State’s and February 28. program for swan harvest reporting. In lieu of a general swan hunting Hunting Seasons: Seasons not to Each State must achieve a hunter season, States may select a season only exceed 37 consecutive days may be compliance of at least 80 percent in for tundra swans. States selecting a selected in a designated portion of providing species-determinant parts or season only for tundra swans must Texas (Zone C). Seasons not to exceed bill measurements of harvested swans obtain harvest and hunter participation 58 consecutive days may be selected in for species identification or subsequent data. designated portions of the following permits will be reduced by 10 percent These general swan seasons and States: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, in the respective State. Each State must tundra swan seasons are also subject to North Dakota, South Dakota, and provide to the Service by June 30 the following conditions: Wyoming. Seasons not to exceed 93 following the swan season a report In the Atlantic Flyway consecutive days may be selected in detailing hunter participation, species- designated portions of the following specific swan harvest, and hunter —The season may be 90 days, between States: New Mexico, Oklahoma, and compliance in reporting harvest. In October 1 and January 31. Texas.

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Daily Bag Limits: 3 sandhill cranes, Zoning: Seasons may be selected by days in each of 2 zones. The season in except 2 sandhill cranes in designated zones established for duck hunting. the North Zone must close by October portions of North Dakota (Area 2) and 3. Rails Texas (Zone C). Permits: Each person participating in Outside Dates: States included herein Four-Corners States (Arizona, Colorado, the regular sandhill crane season must may select seasons between September New Mexico, and Utah) have a valid Federal or State sandhill 1 and January 31 on clapper, king, sora, Outside Dates: Between September 1 crane hunting permit. and Virginia rails. and November 30. Hunting Seasons: Seasons may not Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Special Seasons in the Central and exceed 70 days, and may be split into Pacific Flyways Limits: Not more than 14 consecutive 2 segments. days, with a daily bag limit of 2. Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Daily Bag Limits Zoning: New Mexico may select New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming may hunting seasons not to exceed 14 select seasons for hunting sandhill Clapper and King Rails: In consecutive days in each of 2 zones. The cranes within the range of the Rocky Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New season in the South Zone may not open Mountain Population (RMP) of sandhill Jersey, and Rhode Island, 10 rails in the until October 1. cranes subject to the following aggregate. In Alabama, Florida, Georgia, conditions: Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Doves Outside Dates: Between September 1 South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia, 15 Outside Dates: Between September 1 and January 31. rails in the aggregate. and January 31 in the Eastern Hunting Seasons: The season in any Sora and Virginia Rails: In the Management Unit, and between State or zone may not exceed 60 days, Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central September 1 and January 15 in the and may be split into 3 segments. Flyways and the Pacific Flyway Bag limits: Not to exceed 3 daily and Central and Western Management Units, portions of Colorado, Montana, New except as subsequently provided, States 9 per season. Mexico, and Wyoming, 25 rails in the Permits: Participants must have a may select hunting seasons and daily aggregate. The season is closed in the bag limits as follows: valid permit, issued by the appropriate remainder of the Pacific Flyway. State, in their possession while hunting. Eastern Management Unit Other Provisions: Numbers of permits, Snipe Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag open areas, season dates, protection Outside Dates: Between September 1 Limits: Not more than 90 days, with a plans for other species, and other and February 28, except in Connecticut, daily bag limit of 15 mourning and provisions of seasons must be consistent Delaware, Maine, Maryland, white-winged doves in the aggregate. with the management plan and Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Zoning and Split Seasons: Seasons approved by the Central and Pacific Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, may be split into 3 segments; Alabama, Flyway Councils, with the following Vermont, and Virginia, where the Louisiana, and Mississippi may select exceptions: season must end no later than January seasons in each of 2 zones, and may A. In Utah, 100 percent of the harvest 31. will be assigned to the RMP crane quota; Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag split their season in each zone into 3 B. In Arizona, monitoring the racial Limits: Seasons may not exceed 107 segments. composition of the harvest must be days and may be split into 2 segments. Central Management Unit conducted at 3-year intervals unless 100 The daily bag limit is 8 snipe. For All States Except Texas percent of the harvest will be assigned Zoning: Seasons may be selected by to the RMP crane quota; zones established for duck hunting. Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag C. In Idaho, 100 percent of the harvest Limits: Not more than 90 days, with a will be assigned to the RMP crane quota; American Woodcock daily bag limit of 15 mourning and and Outside Dates: States in the Eastern white-winged doves in the aggregate. D. In the Estancia Valley hunt area of and Central Management Regions may Zoning and Split Seasons: Seasons New Mexico, the level and racial select hunting seasons between composition of the harvest must be may be split into 3 segments; New September 13 and January 31. Mexico may select seasons in each of 2 monitored; greater sandhill cranes in the Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag harvest will be assigned to the RMP zones and may split their season in each Limits: Seasons may not exceed 45 days zone into 3 segments. crane quota. in the Eastern and Central Regions. The Gallinules daily bag limit is 3. Seasons may be split Texas Outside Dates: Between September 1 into 2 segments. Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag and January 31 in the Atlantic, Zoning: New Jersey may select Limits: Not more than 90 days, with a Mississippi, and Central Flyways. States seasons in each of two zones. The daily bag limit of 15 mourning, white- in the Pacific Flyway may select their season in each zone may not exceed 36 winged, and white-tipped doves in the hunting seasons between the outside days. aggregate, of which no more than 2 may dates for the season on ducks, Band-Tailed Pigeons be white-tipped doves. mergansers, and coots; therefore, Pacific Zoning and Split Seasons: Texas may Flyway frameworks for gallinules are Pacific Coast States (California, Oregon, select hunting seasons for each of 3 included with the duck, merganser, and Washington, and Nevada) zones subject to the following coot frameworks. Outside Dates: Between September 15 conditions: Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag and January 1. A. The season may be split into 2 Limits: Seasons may not exceed 70 days Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag segments, except in that portion of in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central Limits: Not more than 9 consecutive Texas in which the special white- Flyways. Seasons may be split into 2 days, with a daily bag limit of 2. winged dove season is allowed, where segments. The daily bag limit is 15 Zoning: California may select hunting a limited take of mourning and white- gallinules in the aggregate. seasons not to exceed 9 consecutive tipped doves may also occur during that

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special season (see Special White- Daily Bag and Possession Limits area are closed to harvest within 500 winged Dove Area in Texas, below). Ducks: Except as subsequently feet from the water’s edge. The offshore B. A season may be selected for the provided, the basic daily bag limit is 7 islands are open to harvest, for example: North and Central Zones between ducks. Basic daily bag limit in the North Woody, Long, Gull, and Puffin islands. September 1 and January 25; and for the Brant: The daily bag limit is 4. Zone is 10, and in the Gulf Coast Zone South Zone between September 14 and Snipe: The daily bag limit is 8. is 8. The basic daily bag limits may January 25. Sandhill Cranes: The daily bag limit include no more than 2 canvasbacks is 2 in the Southeast, Gulf Coast, Special White-Winged Dove Area in daily and may not include sea ducks. Kodiak, and Aleutian Zones, and Unit Texas In addition to the basic daily bag 17 in the North Zone. In the remainder In addition, Texas may select a limits, Alaska may select sea duck limits of the North Zone (outside Unit 17), the hunting season of not more than 6 days, of 10 daily in the aggregate, including daily bag limit is 3. consisting of two 3-consecutive-day no more than 6 each of either harlequin Tundra Swans: Open seasons for periods, for the Special White-winged or long-tailed ducks. Sea ducks include tundra swans may be selected subject to Dove Area between September 1 and scoters, common and king eiders, the following conditions: September 19. The daily bag limit may harlequin ducks, long-tailed ducks, and A. All seasons are by permit only. not exceed 15 white-winged, mourning, common, hooded, and red-breasted B. All season framework dates are and white-tipped doves in the aggregate, mergansers. September 1–October 31. of which no more than 2 may be Light Geese: The daily bag limit is 6. C. In Unit 17, no more than 200 mourning doves and no more than 2 Canada and Cackling Geese: The permits may be issued during this may be white-tipped doves. Shooting daily bag limit is 4 Canada and cackling operational season. No more than 3 hours are from noon to sunset. geese in the aggregate with the following tundra swans may be authorized per exceptions: permit, with no more than 1 permit Western Management Unit A. In Units 5 and 6, the taking of issued per hunter per season. Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag Limits Canada and cackling geese is permitted D. In Unit 18, no more than 500 Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and from September 28 through December permits may be issued during the Washington: Not more than 60 days. 16. operational season. No more than 3 The daily bag limit is 15 mourning and B. On Middleton Island in Unit 6, a tundra swans may be authorized per white-winged doves in the aggregate. special, permit-only Canada and permit. No more than 1 permit may be Arizona and California: Not more cackling goose season may be offered. A issued per hunter per season. than 60 days, which may be split mandatory goose identification class is E. In Unit 22, no more than 300 between 2 segments, September 1–15 required. Hunters must check in and permits may be issued during the and November 1–January 15. In check out. The daily bag and possession operational season. No more than 3 Arizona, during the first segment of the limits are 1 Canada or cackling goose. tundra swans may be authorized per season, the daily bag limit is 15 The season will close if incidental permit. No more than 1 permit may be mourning and white-winged doves in harvest includes 5 dusky Canada geese. issued per hunter per season. the aggregate, of which no more than 10 A dusky Canada goose is any dark- F. In Unit 23, no more than 300 could be white-winged doves. During breasted Canada goose (Munsell 10 YR permits may be issued during the the remainder of the season, the daily color value 5 or less) with a bill length operational season. No more than 3 bag limit is 15 mourning doves. In between 40 and 50 millimeters. tundra swans may be authorized per California, the daily bag limit is 15 C. In Units 9, 10, 17, and 18, the daily permit. No more than 1 permit may be mourning and white-winged doves in bag limit is 6 Canada and cackling geese issued per hunter per season. in the aggregate. the aggregate, of which no more than 10 Hawaii could be white-winged doves. White-fronted Geese: The daily bag Zoning and Split Seasons: Arizona, limit is 4 with the following exceptions: Outside Dates: Between October 1 and California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and A. In Units 9, 10, and 17, the daily bag January 31. Hunting Seasons: Not more than 65 Washington may split their seasons into limit is 6 white-fronted geese. days (75 under the alternative) for 2 segments. Oregon may select hunting B. In Unit 18, the daily bag limit is 10 mourning doves. seasons in each of 2 zones and may split white-fronted geese. Bag Limits: Not to exceed 15 (12 their season in each zone into 2 Emperor Geese: Open seasons for under the alternative) mourning doves. segments. emperor geese may be selected subject to the following conditions: Note: Mourning doves may be taken Alaska A. All seasons are by permit only. in Hawaii in accordance with shooting Outside Dates: Between September 1 B. No more than 1 emperor goose may hours and other regulations set by the and January 26. be harvested per hunter per season. State of Hawaii, and subject to the Hunting Seasons: Except as C. Total harvest may not exceed 500 applicable provisions of 50 CFR part 20. subsequently provided, not more than emperor geese. Puerto Rico 107 consecutive days for waterfowl D. In State Game Management Unit 8, (except brant), sandhill cranes, and the Kodiak Island Road Area is closed Doves and Pigeons snipe concurrent in each of 5 zones. The to hunting. The Kodiak Island Road Outside Dates: Between September 1 season length for brant will be Area consists of all lands and water and January 15. determined based on the upcoming (including exposed tidelands) east of a Hunting Seasons: Not more than 60 brant winter survey results and the line extending from Crag Point in the days. Pacific brant harvest strategy. The north to the west end of Saltery Cove in Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Not season may be split into 2 segments in the south and all lands and water south to exceed 30 Zenaida, mourning, and the Southeast Zone. of a line extending from Termination white-winged doves in the aggregate, of Closures: The hunting season is Point along the north side of Cascade which not more than 10 may be Zenaida closed on spectacled eiders and Steller’s Lake extending to Anton Larsen Bay. doves and 3 may be mourning doves. eiders. Marine waters adjacent to the closed Not to exceed 5 scaly-naped pigeons.

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Closed Seasons: The season is closed pintail, West Indian whistling duck, Maryland on the white-crowned pigeon and the fulvous whistling duck, and masked Western Zone: Allegany, Carroll, plain pigeon, which are protected by the duck. Garrett, Frederick and Washington Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Special Falconry Regulations Counties; and those portions of Closed Areas: There is no open season Baltimore, Howard, Prince George’s, and on doves or pigeons in the following In accordance with 50 CFR 21.29, falconry is a permitted means of taking Montgomery Counties west of a line areas: Municipality of Culebra, beginning at I–83 at the Pennsylvania Desecheo Island, Mona Island, El Verde migratory game birds in any State except for Hawaii. States may select an State line, following I–83 south to the Closure Area, and Cidra Municipality intersection of I–83 and I–695 (Outer and adjacent areas. extended season for taking migratory game birds in accordance with the Loop), south following I–695 (Outer Ducks, Coots, Gallinules, and Snipe following: Loop) to its intersection with I–95, Outside Dates: Between October 1 and Extended Seasons: For all hunting south following I–95 to its intersection January 31. methods combined, the combined with I–495 (Outer Loop), and following Hunting Seasons: Not more than 55 length of the extended season, regular I–495 (Outer Loop) to the Virginia shore days may be selected for hunting ducks, season, and any special or experimental of the Potomac River. common gallinules, and snipe. The seasons must not exceed 107 days for Eastern Zone: That portion of the season may be split into 2 segments. any species or group of species in a State not included in the Western Zone. geographical area. Each extended season Special Teal Season Area: Calvert, Daily Bag Limits may be split into 3 segments. Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Ducks: Not to exceed 6 ducks. Outside Dates: Seasons must fall Kent, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, Common Gallinules: Not to exceed 6 between September 1 and March 10. Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and common gallinules. Daily Bag Limits: Falconry daily bag Worcester Counties; that part of Anne Snipe: Not to exceed 8 snipe. limits for all permitted migratory game Arundel County east of Interstate 895, Closed Seasons: The season is closed birds must not exceed 3 birds in the Interstate 97, and Route 3; that part of on ruddy duck, white-cheeked pintail, aggregate, during extended falconry Prince George’s County east of Route 3 West Indian whistling duck, fulvous seasons, any special or experimental and Route 301; and that part of Charles whistling duck, and masked duck, seasons, and regular hunting seasons in County east of Route 301 to the Virginia which are protected by the all States, including those that do not State Line. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The select an extended falconry season. Massachusetts season is closed for purple gallinule, Regular Seasons: General hunting American coot, and Caribbean coot. regulations, including seasons and Western Zone: That portion of the Closed Areas: There is no open season hunting hours, apply to falconry. State west of a line extending south on ducks, common gallinules, and snipe Regular season bag limits do not apply from the Vermont State line on I–91 to in the Municipality of Culebra and on to falconry. The falconry bag limit is not MA 9, west on MA 9 to MA 10, south Desecheo Island. in addition to shooting limits. on MA 10 to U.S. 202, south on U.S. 202 to the Connecticut State line. Virgin Islands Area, Unit, and Zone Descriptions Central Zone: That portion of the Doves and Pigeons Ducks (Including Mergansers) and Coots State east of the Berkshire Zone and west of a line extending south from the Outside Dates: Between September 1 Atlantic Flyway New Hampshire State line on I–95 to and January 15. Hunting Seasons: Not more than 60 Connecticut U.S. 1, south on U.S. 1 to I–93, south on consecutive days. North Zone: That portion of the State I–93 to MA 3, south on MA 3 to U.S. Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Not north of I–95. 6, west on U.S. 6 to MA 28, west on MA to exceed 10 Zenaida doves. South Zone: Remainder of the State. 28 to I–195, west to the Rhode Island State line; except the waters, and the Closed Seasons: No open season is Maine prescribed for ground or quail doves or lands 150 yards inland from the high- pigeons. North Zone: That portion north of the water mark, of the Assonet River Closed Areas: There is no open season line extending east along Maine State upstream to the MA 24 bridge, and the for migratory game birds on Ruth Cay Highway 110 from the New Hampshire- Taunton River upstream to the Center (just south of St. Croix). Maine State line to the intersection of Street-Elm Street bridge shall be in the Local Names for Certain Birds: Maine State Highway 11 in Newfield; Coastal Zone. Zenaida dove, also known as mountain then north and east along Route 11 to Coastal Zone: That portion of dove; bridled quail-dove, also known as the intersection of U.S. Route 202 in Massachusetts east and south of the Barbary dove or partridge; common Auburn; then north and east on Route Central Zone. ground-dove, also known as stone dove, 202 to the intersection of I–95 in New Hampshire tobacco dove, rola, or tortolita; scaly- Augusta; then north and east along I–95 naped pigeon, also known as red-necked to Route 15 in Bangor; then east along Northern Zone: That portion of the or scaled pigeon. Route 15 to Route 9; then east along State east and north of the Inland Zone Route 9 to Stony Brook in Baileyville; beginning at the Jct. of Route 10 and Ducks then east along Stony Brook to the U.S. Route 25–A in Orford, east on Route 25– Outside Dates: Between December 1 border. A to Route 25 in Wentworth, southeast and January 31. Coastal Zone: That portion south of a on Route 25 to Exit 26 of Route I–93 in Hunting Seasons: Not more than 55 line extending east from the Maine-New Plymouth, south on Route I–93 to Route consecutive days. Brunswick border in Calais at the Route 3 at Exit 24 of Route I–93 in Ashland, Daily Bag Limits: Not to exceed 6 1 Bridge; then south along Route 1 to northeast on Route 3 to Route 113 in ducks. the Maine-New Hampshire border in Holderness, north on Route 113 to Route Closed Seasons: The season is closed Kittery. 113–A in Sandwich, north on Route on the ruddy duck, white-cheeked South Zone: Remainder of the State. 113–A to Route 113 in Tamworth, east

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on Route 113 to Route 16 in Chocorua, Pennsylvania State line in the Delaware Vermont north on Route 16 to Route 302 in River. Lake Champlain Zone: The U.S. Conway, east on Route 302 to the South Zone: That portion of the State portion of Lake Champlain and that area Maine-New Hampshire border. not within the North Zone or the Coastal north and west of the line extending Inland Zone: That portion of the State Zone. from the New York border along U.S. 4 south and west of the Northern Zone, New York to VT 22A at Fair Haven; VT 22A to U.S. west of the Coastal Zone, and includes 7 at Vergennes; U.S. 7 to VT 78 at the area of Vermont and New Lake Champlain Zone: That area east Swanton; VT 78 to VT 36; VT 36 to Hampshire as described for hunting and north of a continuous line Maquam Bay on Lake Champlain; along reciprocity. A person holding a New extending along U.S. 11 from the New and around the shoreline of Maquam Hampshire hunting license that allows York-Canada International boundary Bay and Hog Island to VT 78 at the West the taking of migratory waterfowl or a south to NY 9B, south along NY 9B to Swanton Bridge; VT 78 to VT 2 in person holding a Vermont resident U.S. 9, south along U.S. 9 to NY 22 Alburg; VT 2 to the Richelieu River in hunting license that allows the taking of south of Keesville; south along NY 22 to Alburg; along the east shore of the migratory waterfowl may take migratory the west shore of South Bay, along and waterfowl and coots from the following around the shoreline of South Bay to NY Richelieu River to the Canadian border. Interior Zone: That portion of designated area of the Inland Zone: The 22 on the east shore of South Bay; Vermont east of the Lake Champlain State of Vermont east of Route I–91 at southeast along NY 22 to U.S. 4, Zone and west of a line extending from the Massachusetts border, north on northeast along U.S. 4 to the Vermont the Massachusetts border at Interstate Route I–91 to Route 2, north on Route State line. 91; north along Interstate 91 to U.S. 2; 2 to Route 102, north on Route 102 to Long Island Zone: That area Route 253, and north on Route 253 to consisting of Nassau County, Suffolk east along U.S. 2 to VT 102; north along the border with Canada and the area of County, that area of Westchester County VT 102 to VT 253; north along VT 253 New Hampshire west of Route 63 at the southeast of I–95, and their tidal waters. to the Canadian border. Connecticut River Zone: The Massachusetts border, north on Route Western Zone: That area west of a line remaining portion of Vermont east of 63 to Route 12, north on Route 12 to extending from Lake Ontario east along the Interior Zone. Route 12–A, north on Route 12–A to the north shore of the Salmon River to Route 10, north on Route 10 to Route I–81, and south along I–81 to the Virginia 135, north on Route 135 to Route 3, Pennsylvania State line. Northeastern Zone: That area north of Western Zone: All counties and north on Route 3 to the intersection portions of counties west of I–95. with the Connecticut River. a continuous line extending from Lake Ontario east along the north shore of the Eastern Zone: All counties and Coastal Zone: That portion of the portions of counties east of I–95. State east of a line beginning at the Salmon River to I–81, south along I–81 Maine-New Hampshire border in to NY 31, east along NY 31 to NY 13, Mississippi Flyway north along NY 13 to NY 49, east along Rollinsford, then extending to Route 4 Illinois west to the city of Dover, south to the NY 49 to NY 365, east along NY 365 to intersection of Route 108, south along NY 28, east along NY 28 to NY 29, east North Zone: That portion of the State Route 108 through Madbury, Durham, along NY 29 to NY 22, north along NY north of a line extending west from the and Newmarket to the junction of Route 22 to Washington County Route 153, Indiana border along Peotone-Beecher 85 in Newfields, south to Route 101 in east along CR 153 to the New York- Road to Illinois Route 50, south along Exeter, east to Interstate 95 (New Vermont boundary, exclusive of the Illinois Route 50 to Wilmington-Peotone Hampshire Turnpike) in Hampton, and Lake Champlain Zone. Road, west along Wilmington-Peotone south to the Massachusetts border. Southeastern Zone: The remaining Road to Illinois Route 53, north along portion of New York. Illinois Route 53 to New River Road, New Jersey North Carolina northwest along New River Road to Coastal Zone: That portion of the Interstate Highway 55, south along I–55 State seaward of a line beginning at the Coastal Zone: All counties and to Pine Bluff-Lorenzo Road, west along New York State line in Raritan Bay and portions of counties east of I–95. Pine Bluff-Lorenzo Road to Illinois Inland Zone: All counties and extending west along the New York Route 47, north along Illinois Route 47 portions of counties west of I–95. State line to NJ 440 at Perth Amboy; to I–80, west along I–80 to I–39, south west on NJ 440 to the Garden State Pennsylvania along I–39 to Illinois Route 18, west Parkway; south on the Garden State Lake Erie Zone: The Lake Erie waters along Illinois Route 18 to Illinois Route Parkway to NJ 109; south on NJ 109 to of Pennsylvania and a shoreline margin 29, south along Illinois Route 29 to Cape May County Route 633 (Lafayette along Lake Erie from New York on the Illinois Route 17, west along Illinois Street); south on Lafayette Street to east to Ohio on the west extending 150 Route 17 to the Mississippi River, and Jackson Street; south on Jackson Street yards inland, but including all of due south across the Mississippi River to the shoreline at Cape May; west along Presque Isle Peninsula. to the Iowa border. the shoreline of Cape May beach to Northwest Zone: The area bounded on Central Zone: That portion of the COLREGS Demarcation Line 80.503 at the north by the Lake Erie Zone and State south of the North Duck Zone line Cape May Point; south along COLREGS including all of Erie and Crawford to a line extending west from the Demarcation Line 80.503 to the Counties and those portions of Mercer Indiana border along I–70 to Illinois Delaware State line in Delaware Bay. and Venango Counties north of I–80. Route 4, south along Illinois Route 4 to North Zone: That portion of the State North Zone: That portion of the State Illinois Route 161, west along Illinois west of the Coastal Zone and north of east of the Northwest Zone and north of Route 161 to Illinois Route 158, south a line extending west from the Garden a line extending east on I–80 to U.S. and west along Illinois Route 158 to State Parkway on NJ 70 to the New 220, Route 220 to I–180, I–180 to I–80, Illinois Route 159, south along Illinois Jersey Turnpike, north on the turnpike and I–80 to the Delaware River. Route 159 to Illinois Route 3, south to U.S. 206, north on U.S. 206 to U.S. South Zone: The remaining portion of along Illinois Route 3 to St. Leo’s Road, 1 at Trenton, west on U.S. 1 to the Pennsylvania. south along St. Leo’s Road to Modoc

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Road, west along Modoc Road to Modoc Central Zone: The remainder of Iowa due east and on the Michigan/U.S.- Ferry Road, southwest along Modoc not included in the North and South Canadian border. Ferry Road to Levee Road, southeast zones. South Zone: The remainder of along Levee Road to County Route 12 South Zone: The south duck hunting Michigan. zone is that part of Iowa west of (Modoc Ferry entrance Road), south Minnesota along County Route 12 to the Modoc Interstate 29 and south of State Highway Ferry route and southwest on the Modoc 92 east to the Iowa-Illinois border. North Duck Zone: That portion of the State north of a line extending east from Ferry route across the Mississippi River Kentucky to the Missouri border. the North Dakota State line along State West Zone: All counties west of and Highway 210 to State Highway 23 and South Zone: That portion of the State including Butler, Daviess, Ohio, east to State Highway 39 and east to the south and east of a line extending west Simpson, and Warren Counties. Wisconsin State line at the Oliver from the Indiana border along Interstate East Zone: The remainder of Bridge. 70, south along U.S. Highway 45, to Kentucky. South Duck Zone: The portion of the Illinois Route 13, west along Illinois State south of a line extending east from Louisiana Route 13 to Greenbriar Road, north on the South Dakota State line along U.S. Greenbriar Road to Sycamore Road, East Zone: That area of the State Highway 212 to Interstate 494 and east west on Sycamore Road to N. Reed beginning at the Arkansas border, then to Interstate 94 and east to the Station Road, south on N. Reed Station south on U.S. Hwy 79 to State Hwy 9, Wisconsin State line. Road to Illinois Route 13, west along then south on State Hwy 9 to State Hwy Central Duck Zone: The remainder of Illinois Route 13 to Illinois Route 127, 147, then south on State Hwy 147 to the State. south along Illinois Route 127 to State U.S. Hwy 167, then south and east on Forest Road (1025 N), west along State U.S. Hwy 167 to U.S. Hwy 90, then Missouri Forest Road to Illinois Route 3, north south on U.S. Hwy 90 to the Mississippi North Zone: That portion of Missouri along Illinois Route 3 to the south bank State line. north of a line running west from the of the Big Muddy River, west along the West Zone: Remainder of the State. Illinois border at I–70; west on I–70 to south bank of the Big Muddy River to Hwy 65; north on Hwy 65 to Hwy 41, Michigan the Mississippi River, west across the north on Hwy 41 to Hwy 24; west on Mississippi River to the Missouri North Zone: The Upper Peninsula. Hwy 24 to MO Hwy 10, west on Hwy border. Middle Zone: That portion of the 10 to Hwy 69, north on Hwy 69 to MO South Central Zone: The remainder of Lower Peninsula north of a line Hwy 116, west on MO Hwy 116 to Hwy the State between the south border of beginning at the Michigan-Wisconsin 59, south on Hwy 59 to the Kansas the Central Zone and the North border boundary line in Lake Michigan, border. of the South Zone. directly due west of the mouth of Middle Zone: The remainder of Stoney Creek in section 31, T14N R18W, Missouri not included in other zones. Indiana Oceana County, then proceed easterly South Zone: That portion of Missouri North Zone: That part of Indiana and southerly along the centerline of south of a line running west from the north of a line extending east from the Stoney Creek to its intersection with Illinois border on MO Hwy 74 to MO Illinois border along State Road 18 to Scenic Drive, southerly on Scenic Drive Hwy 25; south on MO Hwy 25. to U.S. U.S. 31; north along U.S. 31 to U.S. 24; to Stoney Lake Road in section 5, T13N Hwy 62; west on U.S. Hwy 62 to MO east along U.S. 24 to Huntington; R18W, Oceana County, easterly on Hwy 53; north on MO Hwy 53 to MO southeast along U.S. 224; south along Stoney Lake Road then both west and Hwy 51; north on MO Hwy 51 to U.S. State Road 5; and east along State Road east Garfield Roads (name change only; Hwy 60; west on U.S. Hwy 60 to MO 124 to the Ohio border. not an intersection) then crossing Hwy 21; north on MO Hwy 21 to MO highway U.S.–31 to State Highway M– Hwy 72; west on MO Hwy 72 to MO Central Zone: That part of Indiana 20 (north of the town of New Era; also Hwy 32; west on MO Hwy 32 to U.S. south of the North Zone boundary and locally named Hayes Road) in section Hwy 65; north on U.S. Hwy 65 to U.S. north of the South Zone boundary. 33, T14N R17W, Oceana County, Hwy 54; west on U.S. Hwy 54 to the South Zone: That part of Indiana easterly on M–20 through Oceana, Kansas border. south of a line extending east from the Newaygo, Mecosta, Isabella, and Illinois border along I–70; east along Midland Counties to highway U.S.–10 Ohio National Ave.; east along U.S. 150; business route in the city of Midland, Lake Erie Marsh Zone: Includes all south along U.S. 41; east along State easterly on U.S.–10 BR to highway U.S.– land and water within the boundaries of Road 58; south along State Road 37 to 10 at the Bay County line, easterly on the area bordered by a line beginning at Bedford; and east along U.S. 50 to the U.S.–10 then crossing U.S.–75 to State the intersection of Interstate 75 at the Ohio border. Highway M–25 (west of the town of Bay Ohio-Michigan State line and Iowa City), easterly along M–25 into Tuscola continuing south to Interstate 280, then County then northeasterly and easterly south on I–280 to the Ohio Turnpike (I– North Zone: That portion of Iowa on M–25 through Tuscola County into 80/I–90), then east on the Ohio north of a line beginning on the South Huron County, turning southeasterly on Turnpike to the Erie-Lorain County line, Dakota-Iowa border at Interstate 29, M–25 (near the town of Huron City; also then north to Lake Erie, then following southeast along Interstate 29 to State locally named North Shore Road) to the the Lake Erie shoreline at a distance of Highway 20 to the Iowa-Illinois border. centerline of Willow Creek in section 4, 200 yards offshore, then following the The south duck hunting zone is that T18N R14E, Huron County, then shoreline west toward and around the part of Iowa west of Interstate 29 and northerly along the centerline of Willow northern tip of Cedar Point Amusement south of State Highway 92 east to the Creek to the mouth of Willow Creek into Park, then continuing from the Iowa-Illinois border. The central duck Lake Huron, then directly due east along westernmost point of Cedar Point hunting zone is the remainder of the a line from the mouth of Willow Creek toward the southernmost tip of the sand State. heading east into Lake Huron to a point bar at the mouth of Sandusky Bay and

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out into Lake Erie at a distance of 200 Central Flyway junction with Federal Hwy U.S.–56, yards offshore continuing parallel to the Colorado (Central Flyway Portion) then southwest on Federal Hwy U.S.–56 Lake Erie shoreline north and west to its junction with State Hwy K–19, toward the northernmost tip of Cedar Special Teal Season Area: Lake and then east on State Hwy K–19 to its Point National Wildlife Refuge, then Chaffee Counties and that portion of the junction with Federal Hwy U.S.–281, following a direct line toward the State east of Interstate Highway 25. then south on Federal Hwy U.S.–281 to southernmost tip of Wood Tick Northeast Zone: All areas east of its junction with Federal Hwy U.S.–54, Peninsula in Michigan to a point that Interstate 25 and north of Interstate 70. then west on Federal Hwy U.S.–54 to its Southeast Zone: All areas east of intersects the Ohio-Michigan State line, junction with Federal Hwy U.S.–183, Interstate 25 and south of Interstate 70, then following the State line back to the then north on Federal Hwy U.S.–183 to and all of El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, point of the beginning. its junction with Federal Hwy U.S.–56, and Las Animas Counties. then southwest on Federal Hwy U.S.–56 North Zone: That portion of the State, Mountain/Foothills Zone: All areas to its junction with North Main Street in excluding the Lake Erie Marsh Zone, west of Interstate 25 and east of the Spearville, then south on North Main north of a line extending east from the Continental Divide, except El Paso, Street to Davis Street, then east on Davis Indiana State line along U.S. Highway Pueblo, Huerfano, and Las Animas Street to Ford County Road 126 (South (U.S.) 33 to State Route (SR) 127, then Counties. south along SR 127 to SR 703, then Stafford Street), then south on Ford south along SR 703 and including all Kansas County Road 126 to Garnett Road, then lands within the Mercer Wildlife Area High Plains: That portion of the State east on Garnett Road to Ford County to SR 219, then east along SR 219 to SR west of U.S. 283. Road 126, then south on Ford County 364, then north along SR 364 and Low Plains Early Zone: That part of Road 126 to Ford Spearville Road, then including all lands within the St. Mary’s Kansas bounded by a line from the west on Ford Spearville Road to its Fish Hatchery to SR 703, then east along Federal Hwy U.S.–283 and State Hwy junction with Federal Hwy U.S.–400, SR 703 to SR 66, then north along SR 96 junction, then east on State Hwy 96 then northwest on Federal Hwy U.S.– 66 to U.S. 33, then east along U.S. 33 to to its junction with Federal Hwy U.S.– 400 to its junction with Federal Hwy SR 385, then east along SR 385 to SR 183, then north on Federal Hwy U.S.– U.S.–283, and then north on Federal 117, then south along SR 117 to SR 273, 183 to its junction with Federal Hwy Hwy U.S.–283 to its junction with then east along SR 273 to SR 31, then U.S.–24, then east on Federal Hwy U.S.– Federal Hwy U.S.–96. south along SR 31 to SR 739, then east 24 to its junction with Federal Hwy Low Plains Late Zone: That part of along SR 739 to SR 4, then north along U.S.–281, then north on Federal Hwy Kansas bounded by a line from the SR 4 to SR 95, then east along SR 95 to U.S.–281 to its junction with Federal Federal Hwy U.S.–283 and State Hwy SR 13, then southeast along SR 13 to SR Hwy U.S.–36, then east on Federal Hwy 96 junction, then north on Federal Hwy 3, then northeast along SR 3 to SR 60, U.S.–36 to its junction with State Hwy U.S.–283 to the Kansas-Nebraska State then north along SR 60 to U.S. 30, then K–199, then south on State Hwy K–199 line, then east along the Kansas- east along U.S. 30 to SR 3, then south to its junction with Republic County Nebraska State line to its junction with along SR 3 to SR 226, then south along 30th Road, then south on Republic the Kansas-Missouri State line, then SR 226 to SR 514, then southwest along County 30th Road to its junction with southeast along the Kansas-Missouri SR 514 to SR 754, then south along SR State Hwy K–148, then east on State State line to its junction with State Hwy 754 to SR 39/60, then east along SR 39/ Hwy K–148 to its junction with K–68, then west on State Hwy K–68 to 60 to SR 241, then north along SR 241 Republic County 50th Road, then south its junction with interstate Hwy I–35, to U.S. 30, then east along U.S. 30 to SR on Republic County 50th Road to its then southwest on interstate Hwy I–35 39, then east along SR 39 to the junction with Cloud County 40th Road, to its junction with Butler County NE Pennsylvania State line. then south on Cloud County 40th Road 150th Street, then west on Butler South Zone: The remainder of Ohio to its junction with State Hwy K–9, then County NE 150th Street to its junction not included in the Lake Erie Marsh west on State Hwy K–9 to its junction with Federal Hwy U.S.–77, then south Zone or the North Zone. with Federal Hwy U.S.–24, then west on on Federal Hwy U.S.–77 to its junction Tennessee Federal Hwy U.S.–24 to its junction with the Kansas-Oklahoma State line, with Federal Hwy U.S.–181, then south then west along the Kansas-Oklahoma Reelfoot Zone: The lands and waters on Federal Hwy U.S.–181 to its junction State line to its junction with Federal within the boundaries of Reelfoot Lake with State Hwy K–18, then west on Hwy U.S.–283, then north on Federal WMA only. State Hwy K–18 to its junction with Hwy U.S.–283 to its junction with Remainder of State: That portion of Federal Hwy U.S.–281, then south on Federal Hwy U.S.–400, then east on Tennessee outside of the Reelfoot Zone. Federal Hwy U.S.–281 to its junction Federal Hwy U.S.–400 to its junction with Ford Spearville Road, then east on Wisconsin with State Hwy K–4, then east on State Hwy K–4 to its junction with interstate Ford Spearville Road to Ford County North Zone: That portion of the State Hwy I–135, then south on interstate Road 126 (South Stafford Street), then north of a line extending east from the Hwy I–135 to its junction with State north on Ford County Road 126 to Minnesota State line along U.S. Hwy K–61, then southwest on State Garnett Road, then west on Garnett Highway 10 to U.S. Highway 41, then Hwy K–61 to its junction with Road to Ford County Road 126, then north on U.S. Highway 41 to the McPherson County 14th Avenue, then north on Ford County Road 126 to Davis Michigan State line. south on McPherson County 14th Street, then west on Davis Street to Open Water Zone: That portion of the Avenue to its junction with McPherson North Main Street, then north on North State extending 500 feet or greater from County Arapaho Road, then west on Main Street to its junction with Federal the Lake Michigan shoreline bounded McPherson County Arapaho Road to its Hwy U.S.–56, then east on Federal Hwy by the Michigan State line and the junction with State Hwy K–61, then U.S.–56 to its junction with Federal Illinois State line. southwest on State Hwy K–61 to its Hwy U.S.–183, then south on Federal South Zone: The remainder of the junction with State Hwy K–96, then Hwy U.S.–183 to its junction with State. northwest on State Hwy K–96 to its Federal Hwy U.S.–54, then east on

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Federal Hwy U.S.–54 to its junction Montana (Central Flyway Portion) County Rd 167; south to U.S. Hwy 26; with Federal Hwy U.S.–281, then north Zone 1: The Counties of Blaine, east to County Rd 171; north to County on Federal Hwy U.S.–281 to its junction Carter, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Rd 68; east to County Rd 183; south to with State Hwy K–19, then west on Garfield, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, County Rd 64; east to County Rd 189; State Hwy K–19 to its junction with McCone, Musselshell, Petroleum, north to County Rd 70; east to County Federal Hwy U.S.–56, then east on Phillips, Powder River, Richland, Rd 201; south to County Rd 60A; east Federal Hwy U.S.–56 to its junction Roosevelt, Sheridan, Stillwater, Sweet to County Rd 203; south to County Rd with State Hwy K–96, then southeast on Grass, Valley, Wheatland, and Wibaux. 52; east to Keith County Line; north State Hwy K–96 to its junction with Zone 2: The Counties of Big Horn, along the Keith County line to the State Hwy K–61, then northeast on State Carbon, Custer, Prairie, Rosebud, northern border of Keith County; east Hwy K–61 to its junction with Treasure, and Yellowstone. along the northern boundaries of Keith McPherson County Arapaho Road, then and Lincoln Counties to NE Hwy 97; east on McPherson County Arapaho Nebraska south to U.S. Hwy 83; south to E Hall Road to its junction with McPherson High Plains: That portion of Nebraska School Rd; east to North Airport Road; County 14th Avenue, then north on lying west of a line beginning at the south to U.S. Hwy 30; east to NE Hwy McPherson County 14th Avenue to its South Dakota-Nebraska border on U.S. 47; south to NE Hwy 23; east on NE junction with State Hwy K–61, then east Hwy 183; south on U.S. Hwy 183 to U.S. Hwy 23 to U.S. Hwy 283; south on U.S. on State Hwy K–61 to its junction with Hwy 20; west on U.S. Hwy 20 to NE Hwy 283 to the Kansas-Nebraska border; interstate Hwy I–135, then north on Hwy 7; south on NE Hwy 7 to NE Hwy west along Kansas-Nebraska border to interstate Hwy I–135 to its junction with 91; southwest on NE Hwy 91 to NE Hwy the Nebraska-Colorado border; north State Hwy K–4, then west on State Hwy 2; southeast on NE Hwy 2 to NE Hwy and west to the Wyoming-Nebraska K–4 to its junction with Federal Hwy 92; west on NE Hwy 92 to NE Hwy 40; border; north along the Wyoming- U.S.–281, then north on Federal Hwy south on NE Hwy 40 to NE Hwy 47; Nebraska border to its northernmost- U.S.–281 to its junction with State Hwy south on NE Hwy 47 to NE Hwy 23; east intersection with the Interstate Canal. K–18, then east on State Hwy K–18 to on NE Hwy 23 to U.S. Hwy 283; and Zone 4: Area encompassed by its junction with Federal Hwy U.S.–181, south on U.S. Hwy 283 to the Kansas- designated Federal and State highways then north on Federal Hwy U.S.–181 to Nebraska border. and County Roads beginning at the its junction with Federal Hwy U.S.–24, Zone 1: Area bounded by designated intersection of U.S. Hwy 283 at the then east on Federal Hwy U.S.–24 to its Federal and State highways and Kansas-Nebraska border; north to NE junction with State Hwy K–9, then east political boundaries beginning at the Hwy 23; west to NE Hwy 47; north to on State Hwy K–9 to its junction with South Dakota-Nebraska border at U.S. Dawson County Rd 769; east to County Cloud County 40th Road, then north on Hwy 183; south along Hwy 183 to the Rd 423; south to County Rd 766; east to Cloud County 40th Road to its junction Niobara River; east along the Niobara County Rd 428; south to County Rd 763; with Republic County 50th Road, then River to NE Hwy 137; south to U.S. Hwy east to NE Hwy 21; south to County Rd north on Republic County 50th Road to 20; east to U.S. Hwy 281; north to the 761; east on County Rd 761 to County its junction with State Hwy K–148, then Niobrara River; east along the Niobrara Road 437; south to the Dawson County west on State Hwy K–148 to its junction River to the Boyd County Line; north Canal; southeast along Dawson County with Republic County 30th Road, then along the Boyd County line to NE Hwy Canal; east to County Rd 444; south to north on Republic County 30th Road to 12; east to NE 26E Spur; north along the U.S. Hwy 30; east to U.S. Hwy 183; its junction with State Hwy K–199, then NE 26E Spur to the Ponca State Park north to Buffalo County Rd 100; east to north on State Hwy K–199 to its boat ramp; north and west along the 46th Ave.; north to NE Hwy 40; east to junction with Federal Hwy U.S.–36, Missouri River to the Nebraska-South NE Hwy 10; north to County Rd 220 and then west on Federal Hwy U.S.–36 to its Dakota border; west along the Nebraska- Hall County Husker Highway; east to junction with Federal Hwy U.S.–281, South Dakota border to U.S. Hwy 183. Hall County S 70th Rd; north to NE Hwy then south on Federal Hwy U.S.–281 to Both banks of the Niobrara River in 2; east to U.S. Hwy 281; north to its junction with Federal Hwy U.S.–24, Keya Paha and Boyd counties east of Chapman Rd; east to 7th Rd; south to then west on Federal Hwy U.S.–24 to its U.S. Hwy 183 shall be included in Zone U.S. Hwy 30; north and east to NE Hwy junction with Federal Hwy U.S.–183, 1. 14; south to County Rd 22; west to then south on Federal Hwy U.S.–183 to Zone 2: Those areas of the State that County Rd M; south to County Rd 21; its junction with Federal Hwy U.S.–96, are not contained in Zones 1, 3, or 4. west to County Rd K; south to U.S. Hwy and then west on Federal Hwy U.S.–96 Zone 3: Area bounded by designated 34; west to NE Hwy 2; south to U.S. to its junction with Federal Hwy U.S.– Federal and State highways, County Hwy I–80; west to Gunbarrel Rd (Hall/ 283. Roads, and political boundaries Hamilton county line); south to Giltner Low Plains Southeast Zone: That part beginning at the Wyoming-Nebraska Rd; west to U.S. Hwy 281; south to W. of Kansas bounded by a line from the border at its northernmost intersection 82nd St; west to Holstein Ave.; south to Missouri-Kansas State line west on K– with the Interstate Canal; southeast U.S. Hwy 34; west to NE Hwy 10; north 68 to its junction with I–35, then along the Interstate Canal to the to Kearney County Rd R and Phelps southwest on I–35 to its junction with northern border of Scotts Bluff County; County Rd 742; west to Gosper County Butler County, NE 150th Street, then east along northern borders of Scotts Rd 433; south to N. Railway Street; west west on NE 150th Street to its junction Bluff and Morrill Counties to Morrill to Commercial Ave.; south to NE Hwy with Federal Hwy U.S.–77, then south County Road 125; south to Morrill 23; west to Gosper County Rd 427; south on Federal Hwy U.S.–77 to the County Rd 94; east to County Rd 135; to Gosper County Rd 737; west to Oklahoma-Kansas State line, then east south to County Rd 88; east to County Gosper County Rd 426; south to Gosper along the Kansas-Oklahoma State line to Rd 147; south to County Rd 88; County Rd 735; east to Gosper County its junction with the Kansas-Missouri southeast to County Rd 86; east to Rd 427; south to Furnas County Rd 276; State line, then north along the Kansas- County Rd 151; south to County Rd 80; west to Furnas County Rd 425.5/425; Missouri State line to its junction with east to County Rd 161; south to County south to U.S. Hwy 34; east to NE Hwy State Hwy K–68. 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136; east to NE Hwy 14; south to NE border; west along Kansas-Nebraska on U.S. 281 and U.S. 18 to SD 50; south Hwy 8; east to U.S. Hwy 81; north to NE border to U.S. Hwy 283. and east on SD 50 to the Bon Homme Hwy 4; east to NE Hwy 15; north to U.S. County line; the Counties of Bon New Mexico (Central Flyway Portion) Hwy 6; east to NE Hwy 33; east to SW Homme, Yankton, and Clay south of SD 142 Street; south to W. Hallam Rd; east North Zone: That portion of the State 50; and Union County south and west to SW 100 Rd; south to W. Chestnut Rd; north of I–40 and U.S. 54. of SD 50 and I–29. west to NE Hwy 103; south to NE Hwy South Zone: The remainder of New Low Plains Middle Zone: The 4; west to NE Hwy 15; south to U.S. Mexico. remainder of South Dakota. Hwy 136; east to Jefferson County Rd North Dakota Texas 578 Ave.; south to PWF Rd; east to NE Hwy 103; south to NE Hwy 8; east to High Plains: That portion of the State High Plains: That portion of the State U.S. Hwy 75; north to U.S. Hwy 136; south and west of a line beginning at the west of a line extending south from the east to the intersection of U.S. Hwy 136 junction of U.S. Hwy 83 and the South Oklahoma State line along U.S. 183 to Dakota State line, then north along U.S. and the Steamboat Trace (Trace); north Vernon, south along U.S. 283 to Albany, Hwy 83 and I–94 to ND Hwy 41, then along the Trace to the intersection with south along TX 6 to TX 351 to Abilene, north on ND Hwy 41 to ND Hwy 53, Federal Levee R–562; north along south along U.S. 277 to Del Rio, then then west on ND Hwy 53 to U.S. Hwy Federal Levee R–562 to the intersection south along the Del Rio International 83, then north on U.S. Hwy 83 to U.S. with Nemaha County Rd 643A; south to Toll Bridge access road to the Mexico Hwy 2, then west on U.S. Hwy 2 to the the Trace; north along the Trace/ border. Williams County line, then north and Low Plains North Zone: That portion Burlington Northern Railroad right-of- west along the Williams and Divide of northeastern Texas east of the High way to NE Hwy 2; west to U.S. Hwy 75; County lines to the Canadian border. Plains Zone and north of a line north to NE Hwy 2; west to NE Hwy 50; Low Plains: The remainder of North beginning at the International Toll north to Otoe County Rd D; east to N. Dakota. Bridge south of Del Rio, then extending 32nd Rd; north to Otoe County Rd B; east on U.S. 90 to San Antonio, then west to NE Hwy 50; north to U.S. Hwy Oklahoma continuing east on I–10 to the Louisiana 34; west to NE Hwy 63; north to NE High Plains: The Counties of Beaver, State line at Orange, Texas. Hwy 66; north and west to U.S. Hwy 77; Cimarron, and Texas. Low Plains South Zone: The north to NE Hwy 109; west along NE Low Plains Zone 1: That portion of the remainder of Texas. Hwy 109 and Saunders County Rd X to State east of the High Plains Zone and Saunders County 19; south to NE Hwy north of a line extending east from the Wyoming (Central Flyway portion) 92; west to NE Hwy Spur 12F; south to Texas State line along OK 33 to OK 47, Zone C1: Big Horn, Converse, Goshen, Butler County Rd 30; east to County Rd east along OK 47 to U.S. 183, south Hot Springs, Natrona, Park, Platte, and X; south to County Rd 27; west to along U.S. 183 to I–40, east along I–40 Washakie Counties; and Fremont County Rd W; south to County Rd 26; to U.S. 177, north along U.S. 177 to OK County excluding the portions west or east to County Rd X; south to County Rd 33, east along OK 33 to OK 18, north south of the Continental Divide. 21 (Seward County Line); west to NE along OK 18 to OK 51, west along OK Zone C2: Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Hwy 15; north to County Rd 34; west to 51 to I–35, north along I–35 to U.S. 412, Niobrara, Sheridan, and Weston County Rd H; south to NE Hwy 92; west west along U.S. 412 to OK 132, then Counties. to U.S. Hwy 81; south to NE Hwy 66; north along OK 132 to the Kansas State Zone C3: Albany and Laramie west to Dark Island Trail, north to line. Counties; and that portion of Carbon Merrick County Rd M; east to Merrick Low Plains Zone 2: The remainder of County east of the Continental Divide. County Rd 18; north to NE Hwy 92; west Oklahoma. Pacific Flyway to NE Hwy 14; north to NE Hwy 52; west and north to NE Hwy 91; west to South Dakota Arizona U.S. Hwy 281; south to NE Hwy 58; High Plains: That portion of the State North Zone: Game Management Units west to NE Hwy 11; west and south to west of a line beginning at the North 1–5, those portions of Game NE Hwy 2; west to NE Hwy 68; north Dakota State line and extending south Management Units 6 and 8 within to NE Hwy L82A; west to NE Hwy 10; along U.S. 83 to U.S. 14, east on U.S. 14 Coconino County, and Game north to NE Hwy 92; west to U.S. Hwy to Blunt, south on the Blunt-Canning Management Units 7, 9, and 12A. 183; north to Round Valley Rd; west to Road to SD 34, east and south on SD 34 South Zone: Those portions of Game Sargent River Rd; west to Sargent Rd; to SD 50 at Lee’s Corner, south on SD Management Units 6 and 8 in Yavapai west to NE Hwy S21A; west to NE Hwy 50 to I–90, east on I–90 to SD 50, south County, and Game Management Units 2; north to NE Hwy 91 to North Loup on SD 50 to SD 44, west on SD 44 across 10 and 12B–45. Spur Rd; north to North Loup River Rd; the Platte-Winner bridge to SD 47, south north and east along to Pleasant Valley/ on SD 47 to U.S. 18, east on U.S. 18 to California Worth Rd; east to Loup County Line; SD 47, south on SD 47 to the Nebraska Northeastern Zone: That portion of north along the Loup County Line to State line. California lying east and north of a line Loup-Brown County line; east along Low Plains North Zone: That portion beginning at the intersection of northern boundaries of Loup and of northeastern South Dakota east of the Interstate 5 with the California-Oregon Garfield Counties to NE Hwy 11; south High Plains Unit and north of a line line; south along Interstate 5 to its to Cedar River Road; east and south to extending east along U.S. 212 to the junction with Walters Lane south of the NE Hwy 70; east to U.S. Hwy 281; north Minnesota State line. town of Yreka; west along Walters Lane to NE Hwy 70; east to NE Hwy 14; south Low Plains South Zone: That portion to its junction with Easy Street; south to NE Hwy 39; southeast to NE Hwy 22; of Gregory County east of SD 47 and along Easy Street to the junction with east to U.S. Hwy 81; southeast to U.S. south of SD 44; Charles Mix County Old Highway 99; south along Old Hwy 30; east to the Iowa-Nebraska south of SD 44 to the Douglas County Highway 99 to the point of intersection border; south to the Missouri-Nebraska line; south on SD 50 to Geddes; east on with Interstate 5 north of the town of border; south to Kansas-Nebraska the Geddes Highway to U.S. 281; south Weed; south along Interstate 5 to its

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junction with Highway 89; east and junction of Highway 58; east on Northwest Zone: Carson City, south along Highway 89 to Main Street Highway 58 to the junction of Interstate Churchill, Douglas, Humboldt, Lyon, Greenville; north and east to its junction 15; east on Interstate 15 to the junction Mineral, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe with North Valley Road; south to its with Highway 127; north on Highway Counties. junction of Diamond Mountain Road; 127 to the point of intersection with the South Zone: Clark, Esmeralda, north and east to its junction with North California-Nevada State line. Lincoln, and Nye Counties. Arm Road; south and west to the Southern San Joaquin Valley Zone: Moapa Valley Special Management junction of North Valley Road; south to All of Kings and Tulare Counties and Area: That portion of Clark County the junction with Arlington Road (A22); that portion of Kern County north of the including the Moapa Valley to the west to the junction of Highway 89; Southern Zone. confluence of the Muddy and Virgin south and west to the junction of Balance of State Zone: The remainder Rivers. Highway 70; east on Highway 70 to of California not included in the Oregon Highway 395; south and east on Northeastern, Colorado River, Southern, Highway 395 to the point of intersection and the Southern San Joaquin Valley Zone 1: Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, with the California-Nevada State line; Zones. Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, north along the California-Nevada State Gilliam, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, line to the junction of the California- Colorado (Pacific Flyway Portion) Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Morrow, Nevada-Oregon State lines; west along Eastern Zone: Routt, Grand, Summit, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, the California-Oregon State line to the Eagle, and Pitkin Counties, those Umatilla, Wasco, Washington, and point of origin. portions of Saguache, San Juan, Yamhill Counties. Colorado River Zone: Those portions Hinsdale, and Mineral Counties west of Zone 2: The remainder of Oregon not of San Bernardino, Riverside, and the Continental Divide, those portions included in Zone 1. Imperial Counties east of a line from the of Gunnison County except the North Utah intersection of Highway 95 with the Fork of the Gunnison River Valley Zone 1: Box Elder, Cache, Daggett, California-Nevada State line; south on (Game Management Units 521, 53, and Davis, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, Salt Highway 95 through the junction with 63), and that portion of Moffat County Lake, Summit, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Highway 40; south on Highway 95 to east of the northern intersection of and Weber Counties, and that part of Vidal Junction; south through the town Moffat County Road 29 with the Moffat- Toole County north of I–80. of Rice to the San Bernardino-Riverside Routt County line, south along Moffat County line on a road known as Zone 2: The remainder of Utah not County Road 29 to the intersection of included in Zone 1. ‘‘Aqueduct Road’’ also known as Moffat County Road 29 with the Moffat- Highway 62 in San Bernardino County; Routt County line (Elkhead Reservoir Washington southwest on Highway 62 to Desert State Park). Center Rice Road; south on Desert East Zone: All areas east of the Pacific Western Zone: All areas west of the Center Rice Road/Highway 177 to the Crest Trail and east of the Big White town of Desert Center; east 31 miles on Continental Divide not included in the Salmon River in Klickitat County. Interstate 10 to its intersection with Eastern Zone. West Zone: The remainder of Wiley Well Road; south on Wiley Well Idaho Washington not included in the East Road to Wiley Well; southeast on Zone. Zone 1: All lands and waters within Milpitas Wash Road to the Blythe, Wyoming (Pacific Flyway Portion) Brawley, Davis Lake intersections; south the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, on Blythe Ogilby Road also known as including private in-holdings; Bannock Snake River Zone: Beginning at the County Highway 34 to its intersection County; Bingham County except that south boundary of Yellowstone National with Ogilby Road; south on Ogilby Road portion within the Blackfoot Reservoir Park and the Continental Divide; south to its intersection with Interstate 8; east drainage; Caribou County within the along the Continental Divide to Union 7 miles on Interstate 8 to its intersection Fort Hall Indian Reservation; and Power Pass and the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. with the Andrade-Algodones Road/ County east of State Highway 37 and Road 600); west and south along the Highway 186; south on Highway 186 to State Highway 39. Union Pass Road to U.S.F.S. Road 605; its intersection with the U.S.-Mexico Zone 2: Bear Lake, Bonneville, Butte, south along U.S.F.S. Road 605 to the border at Los Algodones, Mexico. Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, and Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; Southern Zone: That portion of Teton Counties; Bingham County within along the national forest boundary to the southern California (but excluding the the Blackfoot Reservoir drainage; and Idaho State line; north along the Idaho Colorado River zone) south and east of Caribou County except within the Fort State line to the south boundary of a line beginning at the mouth of the Hall Indian Reservation. Yellowstone National Park; east along Santa Maria River at the Pacific Ocean; Zone 3: Ada, Adams, Benewah, the Yellowstone National Park boundary east along the Santa Maria River to Blaine, Boise, Bonner, Boundary, to the Continental Divide. where it crosses Highway 101–166 near Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Clearwater, Balance of State Zone: The remainder the City of Santa Maria; north on Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Gem, Gooding, of the Pacific Flyway portion of Highway 101–166; east on Highway 166 Idaho, Jerome, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Wyoming not included in the Snake to the junction with Highway 99; south Lewis, Lincoln, Minidoka, Nez Perce, River Zone. on Highway 99 to the junction of Oneida, Owyhee, Payette, Shoshone, Geese Interstate 5; south on Interstate 5 to the Twin Falls, and Washington Counties; crest of the Tehachapi Mountains at and Power County west of State Atlantic Flyway Tejon Pass; east and north along the Highway 37 and State Highway 39. Connecticut crest of the Tehachapi Mountains to Zone 4: Valley County. where it intersects Highway 178 at Early Canada and Cackling Goose Nevada Walker Pass; east on Highway 178 to the Seasons junction of Highway 395 at the town of Northeast Zone: Elko, Eureka, Lander, South Zone: Same as for ducks. Inyokern; south on Highway 395 to the and White Pine Counties. North Zone: Same as for ducks.

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Regular Seasons west of Route 3 and Route 301; that then south along Route 9 to Route 625 AP Unit: Litchfield County and the portion of Charles County west of Route (Sea Isle City Boulevard); then east portion of Hartford County west of a 301 to the Virginia State line; and that along Route 625 to the Atlantic Ocean; line beginning at the Massachusetts portion of Carroll County west of Route then north to the beginning point. border in Suffield and extending south 31 to the intersection of Route 97, and New York west of Route 97 to the Pennsylvania along Route 159 to its intersection with Lake Champlain Goose Area: The I–91 in Hartford, and then extending State line. AP Zone: Remainder of the State. same as the Lake Champlain Waterfowl south along I–91 to its intersection with Hunting Zone, which is that area of New the Hartford-Middlesex County line. Massachusetts York State lying east and north of a NAP H–Unit: That part of the State NAP Zone: Central and Coastal Zones continuous line extending along Route east of a line beginning at the (see duck zones). 11 from the New York-Canada Massachusetts border in Suffield and AP Zone: The Western Zone (see duck international boundary south to Route extending south along Route 159 to its zones). 9B, south along Route 9B to Route 9, intersection with I–91 in Hartford and Special Late Season Area: The Central south along Route 9 to Route 22 south then extending south along I–91 to State Zone and that portion of the Coastal of Keeseville, south along Route 22 to Street in New Haven; then south on Zone (see duck zones) that lies north of the west shore of South Bay along and State Street to Route 34, west on Route the Cape Cod Canal, north to the New around the shoreline of South Bay to 34 to Route 8, south along Route 8 to Hampshire State line. Route 22 on the east shore of South Bay, Route 110, south along Route 110 to southeast along Route 22 to Route 4, New Hampshire Route 15, north along Route 15 to the northeast along Route 4 to the New Milford Parkway, south along the Same zones as for ducks. York-Vermont boundary. Milford Parkway to I–95, north along I– New Jersey Northeast Goose Area: The same as 95 to the intersection with the east shore the Northeastern Waterfowl Hunting of the Quinnipiac River, south to the AP Zone: North and South Zones (see Zone, which is that area of New York mouth of the Quinnipiac River and then duck zones). State lying north of a continuous line south along the eastern shore of New NAP Zone: The Coastal Zone (see extending from Lake Ontario east along Haven Harbor to the Long Island Sound. duck zones). the north shore of the Salmon River to Atlantic Flyway Resident Population Special Late Season Area: In northern Interstate 81, south along Interstate 81 to (AFRP) Unit: Remainder of the State not New Jersey, that portion of the State Route 31, east along Route 31 to Route included in AP and NAP Units. within a continuous line that runs east 13, north along Route 13 to Route 49, South Zone: Same as for ducks. along the New York State boundary line east along Route 49 to Route 365, east to the Hudson River; then south along Maine along Route 365 to Route 28, east along the New York State boundary to its Route 28 to Route 29, east along Route North NAP–H Zone: Same as North intersection with Route 440 at Perth 29 to Route 22 at Greenwich Junction, Zone for ducks. Amboy; then west on Route 440 to its north along Route 22 to Washington Coastal NAP–L Zone: Same as Coastal intersection with Route 287; then west County Route 153, east along CR 153 to Zone for ducks. along Route 287 to its intersection with the New York-Vermont boundary, South NAP–H Zone: Same as South Route 206 in Bedminster (Exit 18); then exclusive of the Lake Champlain Zone. Zone for ducks. north along Route 206 to its intersection East Central Goose Area: That area of Maryland with Route 94; then west along Route 94 New York State lying inside of a to the toll bridge in Columbia; then continuous line extending from Early Canada and Cackling Goose north along the Pennsylvania State Interstate Route 81 in Cicero, east along Seasons boundary in the Delaware River to the Route 31 to Route 13, north along Route Eastern Unit: Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, beginning point. In southern New 13 to Route 49, east along Route 49 to Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen Jersey, that portion of the State within Route 365, east along Route 365 to Anne’s, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, a continuous line that runs west from Route 28, east along Route 28 to Route Wicomico, and Worcester Counties; and the Atlantic Ocean at Ship Bottom along 29, east along Route 29 to Route 147 at that part of Anne Arundel County east Route 72 to Route 70; then west along Kimball Corners, south along Route 147 of Interstate 895, Interstate 97, and Route 70 to Route 206; then south along to Schenectady County Route 40 (West Route 3; that part of Prince George’s Route 206 to Route 536; then west along Glenville Road), west along Route 40 to County east of Route 3 and Route 301; Route 536 to Route 322; then west along Touareuna Road, south along Touareuna and that part of Charles County east of Route 322 to Route 55; then south along Road to Schenectady County Route 59, Route 301 to the Virginia State line. Route 55 to Route 553 (Buck Road); then south along Route 59 to State Route 5, Western Unit: Allegany, Baltimore, south along Route 553 to Route 40; then east along Route 5 to the Lock 9 bridge, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, east along Route 40 to route 55; then southwest along the Lock 9 bridge to Montgomery, and Washington Counties south along Route 55 to Route 552 Route 5S, southeast along Route 5S to and that part of Anne Arundel County (Sherman Avenue); then west along Schenectady County Route 58, west of Interstate 895, Interstate 97, and Route 552 to Carmel Road; then south southwest along Route 58 to the NYS Route 3; that part of Prince George’s along Carmel Road to Route 49; then Thruway, south along the Thruway to County west of Route 3 and Route 301; east along Route 49 to Route 555; then Route 7, southwest along Route 7 to and that part of Charles County west of south along Route 555 to Route 553; Schenectady County Route 103, south Route 301 to the Virginia State line. then east along Route 553 to Route 649; along Route 103 to Route 406, east along then north along Route 649 to Route Route 406 to Schenectady County Route Regular Seasons 670; then east along Route 670 to Route 99 (Windy Hill Road), south along Route Resident Population (RP) Zone: 47; then north along Route 47 to Route 99 to Dunnsville Road, south along Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, 548; then east along Route 548 to Route Dunnsville Road to Route 397, Montgomery, and Washington Counties; 49; then east along Route 49 to Route 50; southwest along Route 397 to Route 146 that portion of Prince George’s County then south along Route 50 to Route 9; at Altamont, west along Route 146 to

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Albany County Route 252, northwest Falls, east along Route 224 to Route 228 York-Pennsylvania boundary to the New along Route 252 to Schenectady County in Odessa, north along Route 228 to York-New Jersey boundary, southeast Route 131, north along Route 131 to Route 79 in Mecklenburg, east along along the New York-New Jersey Route 7, west along Route 7 to Route 10 Route 79 to Route 366 in Ithaca, boundary to Route 210 near Greenwood at Richmondville, south on Route 10 to northeast along Route 366 to Route 13, Lake, northeast along Route 210 to Route 23 at Stamford, west along Route northeast along Route 13 to Interstate Orange County Route 5, northeast along 23 to Route 7 in Oneonta, southwest Route 81 in Cortland, north along Route Orange County Route 5 to Route 105 in along Route 7 to Route 79 to Interstate 81 to the north shore of the Salmon the Village of Monroe, east and north Route 88 near Harpursville, west along River to shore of Lake Ontario, along Route 105 to Route 32, northeast Route 88 to Interstate Route 81, north extending generally northwest in a along Route 32 to Orange County Route along Route 81 to the point of straight line to the nearest point of the 107 (Quaker Avenue), east along Route beginning. international boundary with Canada, 107 to Route 9W, north along Route 9W West Central Goose Area: That area of south and west along the international to the south bank of Moodna Creek, New York State lying within a boundary to the point of beginning. southeast along the south bank of continuous line beginning at the point Hudson Valley Goose Area: That area Moodna Creek to the New Windsor- where the northerly extension of Route of New York State lying within a Cornwall town boundary, northeast 269 (County Line Road on the Niagara- continuous line extending from Route 4 along the New Windsor-Cornwall town Orleans County boundary) meets the at the New York-Vermont boundary, boundary to the Orange-Dutchess international boundary with Canada, west and south along Route 4 to Route County boundary (middle of the Hudson south to the shore of Lake Ontario at the 149 at Fort Ann, west on Route 149 to River), north along the county boundary eastern boundary of Golden Hill State Route 9, south along Route 9 to to Interstate Route 84, east along Route Park, south along the extension of Route Interstate Route 87 (at Exit 20 in Glens 84 to the Dutchess-Putnam County 269 and Route 269 to Route 104 at Falls), south along Route 87 to Route 29, boundary, east along the county Jeddo, west along Route 104 to Niagara west along Route 29 to Route 147 at boundary to the New York-Connecticut boundary, north along the New York- County Route 271, south along Route Kimball Corners, south along Route 147 Connecticut boundary to the New York- 271 to Route 31E at Middleport, south to Schenectady County Route 40 (West Massachusetts boundary, north along along Route 31E to Route 31, west along Glenville Road), west along Route 40 to the New York-Massachusetts boundary Route 31 to Griswold Street, south along Touareuna Road, south along Touareuna to the New York-Vermont boundary, Griswold Street to Ditch Road, south Road to Schenectady County Route 59, north to the point of beginning. along Ditch Road to Foot Road, south south along Route 59 to State Route 5, Eastern Long Island Goose Area (NAP along Foot Road to the north bank of east along Route 5 to the Lock 9 bridge, High Harvest Area): That area of Suffolk Tonawanda Creek, west along the north southwest along the Lock 9 bridge to County lying east of a continuous line bank of Tonawanda Creek to Route 93, Route 5S, southeast along Route 5S to extending due south from the New south along Route 93 to Route 5, east Schenectady County Route 58, York-Connecticut boundary to the along Route 5 to Crittenden-Murrays southwest along Route 58 to the NYS northernmost end of Roanoke Avenue in Corners Road, south on Crittenden- Thruway, south along the Thruway to the Town of Riverhead; then south on Murrays Corners Road to the NYS Route 7, southwest along Route 7 to Roanoke Avenue (which becomes Thruway, east along the Thruway 90 to Schenectady County Route 103, south County Route 73) to State Route 25; then Route 98 (at Thruway Exit 48) in along Route 103 to Route 406, east along west on Route 25 to Peconic Avenue; Batavia, south along Route 98 to Route Route 406 to Schenectady County Route then south on Peconic Avenue to 20, east along Route 20 to Route 19 in 99 (Windy Hill Road), south along Route County Route (CR) 104 (Riverleigh Pavilion Center, south along Route 19 to 99 to Dunnsville Road, south along Avenue); then south on CR 104 to CR 31 Route 63, southeast along Route 63 to Dunnsville Road to Route 397, (Old Riverhead Road); then south on CR Route 246, south along Route 246 to southwest along Route 397 to Route 146 31 to Oak Street; then south on Oak Route 39 in Perry, northeast along Route at Altamont, southeast along Route 146 Street to Potunk Lane; then west on 39 to Route 20A, northeast along Route to Main Street in Altamont, west along Stevens Lane; then south on Jessup 20A to Route 20, east along Route 20 to Main Street to Route 156, southeast Avenue (in Westhampton Beach) to Route 364 (near Canandaigua), south along Route 156 to Albany County Dune Road (CR 89); then due south to and east along Route 364 to Yates Route 307, southeast along Route 307 to international waters. County Route 18 (Italy Valley Road), Route 85A, southwest along Route 85A Western Long Island Goose Area (RP southwest along Route 18 to Yates to Route 85, south along Route 85 to Area): That area of Westchester County County Route 34, east along Route 34 to Route 443, southeast along Route 443 to and its tidal waters southeast of Yates County Route 32, south along Albany County Route 301 at Clarksville, Interstate Route 95 and that area of Route 32 to Steuben County Route 122, southeast along Route 301 to Route 32, Nassau and Suffolk Counties lying west south along Route 122 to Route 53, south along Route 32 to Route 23 at of a continuous line extending due south along Route 53 to Steuben County Cairo, west along Route 23 to Joseph south from the New York-Connecticut Route 74, east along Route 74 to Route Chadderdon Road, southeast along boundary to the northernmost end of 54A (near Pulteney), south along Route Joseph Chadderdon Road to Hearts Sound Road (just east of Wading River 54A to Steuben County Route 87, east Content Road (Greene County Route 31), Marsh); then south on Sound Road to along Route 87 to Steuben County Route southeast along Route 31 to Route 32, North Country Road; then west on North 96, east along Route 96 to Steuben south along Route 32 to Greene County Country Road to Randall Road; then County Route 114, east along Route 114 Route 23A, east along Route 23A to south on Randall Road to Route 25A, to Schuyler County Route 23, east and Interstate Route 87 (the NYS Thruway), then west on Route 25A to the Sunken southeast along Route 23 to Schuyler south along Route 87 to Route 28 (Exit Meadow State Parkway; then south on County Route 28, southeast along Route 19) near Kingston, northwest on Route the Sunken Meadow Parkway to the 28 to Route 409 at Watkins Glen, south 28 to Route 209, southwest on Route Sagtikos State Parkway; then south on along Route 409 to Route 14, south 209 to the New York-Pennsylvania the Sagtikos Parkway to the Robert along Route 14 to Route 224 at Montour boundary, southeast along the New Moses State Parkway; then south on the

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Robert Moses Parkway to its delineating the channel of the Santee along Illinois Route 3 to St. Leo’s Road, southernmost end; then due south to River. south along St. Leo’s Road to Modoc international waters. West of U.S. 301: That portion of Road, west along Modoc Road to Modoc Central Long Island Goose Area (NAP Clarendon County bounded on the Ferry Road, southwest along Modoc Low Harvest Area): That area of Suffolk North by S–14–26 extending southward Ferry Road to Levee Road, southeast County lying between the Western and to that portion of Orangeburg County along Levee Road to County Route 12 Eastern Long Island Goose Areas, as bordered by Hwy 6. (Modoc Ferry entrance Road), south defined above. Vermont along County Route 12 to the Modoc South Goose Area: The remainder of Ferry route and southwest on the Modoc New York State, excluding New York Same zones as for ducks. Ferry route across the Mississippi River City. Virginia to the Missouri border. South Zone: Same zone as for ducks. North Carolina AP Zone: The area east and south of South Central Zone: Same zone as for Northeast Zone: Includes the the following line—the Stafford County ducks. following counties or portions of line from the Potomac River west to Indiana counties: Bertie (that portion north and Interstate 95 at Fredericksburg, then east of a line formed by NC 45 at the south along Interstate 95 to Petersburg, Same zones as for ducks. then Route 460 (SE) to City of Suffolk, Washington County line to U.S. 17 in Iowa Midway, U.S. 17 in Midway to U.S. 13 then south along Route 32 to the North in Windsor, U.S. 13 in Windsor to the Carolina line. Same zones as for ducks. Hertford County line), Camden, SJBP Zone: The area to the west of the Louisiana AP Zone boundary and east of the Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, North Zone: That portion of the State Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and following line: The ‘‘Blue Ridge’’ (mountain spine) at the West Virginia- north of the line from the Texas border Washington. at State Hwy 190/12 east to State Hwy RP Zone: Remainder of the State. Virginia Border (Loudoun County- Clarke County line) south to Interstate 49, then south on State Hwy 49 to Pennsylvania 64 (the Blue Ridge line follows county Interstate 10, then east on Interstate 10 Resident Canada and Cackling Goose borders along the western edge of to Interstate 12, then east on Interstate Zone: All of Pennsylvania except for the Loudoun-Fauquier-Rappahannock- 12 to Interstate 10, then east on SJBP Zone and the area east of route SR Madison-Greene-Albemarle and into Interstate 10 to the Mississippi State 97 from the Maryland State Line to the Nelson Counties), then east along line. South Zone: Remainder of the State. intersection of SR 194, east of SR 194 to Interstate Route 64 to Route 15, then the intersection of U.S. Route 30, south south along Route 15 to the North Michigan Carolina line. of U.S. Route 30 to SR 441, east of SR North Zone: Same as North duck 441 to SR 743, east of SR 743 to RP Zone: The remainder of the State west of the SJBP Zone. zone. intersection of I–81, east of I–81 to Middle Zone: Same as Middle duck intersection of I–80, and south of I–80 Mississippi Flyway zone. to the New Jersey State line. South Zone: Same as South duck Arkansas SJBP Zone: The area north of I–80 and zone. west of I–79 including in the city of Erie Northwest Zone: Baxter, Benton, Allegan County Game Management west of Bay Front Parkway to and Boone, Carroll, Conway, Crawford, Unit (GMU): That area encompassed by including the Lake Erie Duck zone (Lake Faulkner, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, a line beginning at the junction of 136th Erie, Presque Isle, and the area within Madison, Marion, Newton, Perry, Pope, Avenue and Interstate Highway 196 in 150 yards of the Lake Erie shoreline). Pulaski, Searcy, Sebastian, Scott, Van Lake Town Township and extending AP Zone: The area east of route SR 97 Buren, Washington, and Yell Counties. easterly along 136th Avenue to from Maryland State Line to the Remainder of State: That portion of Michigan Highway 40, southerly along intersection of SR 194, east of SR 194 to the State outside of the Northwest Zone. Michigan 40 through the city of Allegan intersection of U.S. Route 30, south of Illinois to 108th Avenue in Trowbridge U.S. Route 30 to SR 441, east of SR 441 Township, westerly along 108th Avenue to SR 743, east of SR 743 to intersection North Zone: That portion of the State to 46th Street, northerly along 46th of I–81, east of I–81 to intersection of I– north of a line extending west from the Street to 109th Avenue, westerly along 80, south of I–80 to the New Jersey State Indiana border along Interstate 80 to I– 109th Avenue to I–196 in Casco line. 39, south along I–39 to Illinois Route 18, Township, then northerly along I–196 to west along Illinois Route 18 to Illinois Rhode Island the point of beginning. Route 29, south along Illinois Route 29 Muskegon Wastewater GMU: That Special Area for Canada and Cackling to Illinois Route 17, west along Illinois portion of Muskegon County within the Geese: Kent and Providence Counties Route 17 to the Mississippi River, and boundaries of the Muskegon County and portions of the towns of Exeter and due south across the Mississippi River wastewater system, east of the North Kingston within Washington to the Iowa border. Muskegon State Game Area, in sections County (see State regulations for Central Zone: That portion of the 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, and 32, detailed descriptions). State south of the North Goose Zone line T10N R14W, and sections 1, 2, 10, 11, to a line extending west from the South Carolina 12, 13, 14, 24, and 25, T10N R15W, as Indiana border along I-70 to Illinois posted. Canada and Cackling Goose Area: Route 4, south along Illinois Route 4 to Statewide except for the following area: Illinois Route 161, west along Illinois Minnesota East of U.S. 301: That portion of Route 161 to Illinois Route 158, south Same zones as for ducks. Clarendon County bounded to the North and west along Illinois Route 158 to by S–14–25, to the East by Hwy 260, Illinois Route 159, south along Illinois Missouri and to the South by the markers Route 159 to Illinois Route 3, south Same zones as for ducks.

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Ohio South Dakota border to U.S. Hwy 83. North Dakota Same zones as for ducks. Where the Niobrara River forms the Missouri River Canada and Cackling boundary, both banks of the river are Goose Zone: The area within and Tennessee included in the Niobrara Unit. bounded by a line starting where ND Reelfoot Zone: The lands and waters Platte River Unit: The area bounded Hwy 6 crosses the South Dakota border; within the boundaries of Reelfoot Lake starting at the northernmost intersection then north on ND Hwy 6 to I–94; then WMA only. of the Interstate Canal at the Nebraska- west on I–94 to ND Hwy 49; then north Remainder of State: The remainder of Wyoming border, south along the on ND Hwy 49 to ND Hwy 200; then the State. Nebraska-Wyoming border to the west on ND Hwy 200; then north on ND Nebraska-Colorado border, east and Wisconsin Hwy 8 to the Mercer/McLean County south along the Nebraska-Colorado line; then east following the county line North and South Zones: Same zones border to the Nebraska-Kansas border, until it turns south toward Garrison as for ducks. east along the Nebraska-Kansas border Dam; then east along a line (including Mississippi River Zone: That area to the Nebraska-Missouri border, north Mallard Island) of Lake Sakakawea to encompassed by a line beginning at the along the Nebraska-Missouri and U.S. Hwy 83; then south on U.S. Hwy intersection of the Burlington Northern Nebraska-Iowa borders to the Burt- 83 to ND Hwy 200; then east on ND & Santa Fe Railway and the Illinois Washington County line, west along the Hwy 200 to ND Hwy 41; then south on State line in Grant County and Burt-Washington County line to U.S. ND Hwy 41 to U.S. Hwy 83; then south extending northerly along the Hwy 75, south to Dodge County Road 4/ on U.S. Hwy 83 to I–94; then east on I– Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Washington County Road 4, west to U.S. 94 to U.S. Hwy 83; then south on U.S. to the city limit of Prescott in Pierce Hwy 77, south to U.S. Hwy 275, Hwy 83 to the South Dakota border; northwest to U.S. Hwy 91, west to NE County, then west along the Prescott then west along the South Dakota border Hwy 45, north to NE Hwy 32, west to city limit to the Minnesota State line. to ND Hwy 6. NE Hwy 14, north to NE Hwy 70, west Central Flyway Western North Dakota Canada and to U.S. Hwy 281, south to NE Hwy 70, Cackling Goose Zone: Same as the High Colorado (Central Flyway Portion) west along NE Hwy 70/91 to NE Hwy Plains Unit for ducks, mergansers and 11, north to the Holt County Line, west Northern Front Range Area: All areas coots, excluding the Missouri River along the northern border of Garfield, Canada Goose Zone. in Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties Loup, Blaine, and Thomas Counties to from the Continental Divide east along Rest of State: Remainder of North the Hooker County Line, south along the Dakota. the Wyoming border to U.S. 85, south Thomas-Hooker County Lines to the on U.S. 85 to the Adams County line, McPherson County Line, east along the South Dakota and all lands in Adams, Arapahoe, south border of Thomas County to the Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Early Canada and Cackling Goose Custer County Line, south along the Seasons Douglas, Gilpin, and Jefferson Counties. Custer-Logan County lines to NE Hwy North Park Area: Jackson County. 92, west to U.S. Hwy 83, north to NE Special Early Canada and Cackling South Park Area: Chaffee, Custer, Hwy 92, west to NE Hwy 61, north to Goose Unit: The Counties of Campbell, Fremont, Lake, Park, and Teller NE Hwy 2, west along NE Hwy 2 to the Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Counties. corner formed by Garden, Grant and Hamlin, Marshall, Roberts, Walworth; San Luis Valley Area: All of Alamosa, Sheridan Counties, west along the north that portion of Perkins County west of Conejos, Costilla, and Rio Grande borders of Garden, Morrill, and Scotts State Highway 75 and south of State Counties, and those portions of Bluff Counties to the intersection with Highway 20; that portion of Dewey Saguache, Mineral, Hinsdale, Archuleta, the Interstate Canal, north and west County north of Bureau of Indian Affairs and San Juan Counties east of the along the Interstate Canal to the Road 8, Bureau of Indian Affairs Road Continental Divide. intersection with the Nebraska- 9, and the section of U.S. Highway 212 Remainder: Remainder of the Central Wyoming border. east of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Road Flyway portion of Colorado. North-Central Unit: Those portions of 8 junction; that portion of Potter County Eastern Colorado Late Light Goose the State not in the Niobrara and Platte east of U.S. Highway 83; that portion of Area: That portion of the State east of River zones. Sully County east of U.S. Highway 83; Interstate Highway 25. portions of Hyde, Buffalo, Brule, and Light Geese Montana (Central Flyway Portion) Charles Mix Counties north and east of Rainwater Basin Light Goose Area: a line beginning at the Hughes-Hyde Zone 1: Same as Zone 1 for ducks and The area bounded by the junction of NE County line on State Highway 34, east coots. Hwy 92 and NE Hwy 15, south along NE to Lees Boulevard, southeast to State Zone 2: Same as Zone 2 for ducks and Hwy 15 to NE Hwy 4, west along NE Highway 34, east 7 miles to 350th coots. Hwy 4 to U.S. Hwy 34, west along U.S. Avenue, south to Interstate 90 on 350th Nebraska Hwy 34 to U.S. Hwy 283, north along Avenue, south and east on State U.S. Hwy 283 to U.S. Hwy 30, east along Highway 50 to Geddes, east on 285th Dark Geese U.S. Hwy 30 to NE Hwy 92, east along Street to U.S. Highway 281, and north Niobrara Unit: That area contained NE Hwy 92 to the beginning. on U.S. Highway 281 to the Charles within and bounded by the intersection Remainder of State: The remainder of Mix-Douglas County boundary; that of the Nebraska-South Dakota border Nebraska. portion of Bon Homme County north of and U.S Hwy 83, south to U.S. Hwy 20, New Mexico (Central Flyway Portion) State Highway 50; those portions of east to NE Hwy 14, north along NE Hwy Yankton and Clay Counties north of a 14 to NE Hwy 59 and County Road 872, Dark Geese line beginning at the junction of State west along County Road 872 to the Knox Middle Rio Grande Valley Unit: Highway 50 and 306th Street/County County Line, north along the Knox Sierra, Socorro, and Valencia Counties. Highway 585 in Bon Homme County, County Line to the Nebraska-South Remainder: The remainder of the east to U.S. Highway 81, then north on Dakota border, west along the Nebraska- Central Flyway portion of New Mexico. U.S. Highway 81 to 303rd Street, then

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east on 303rd Street to 444th Avenue, Wyoming (Central Flyway Portion) Highway 111/Great Northern Road to then south on 444th Avenue to 305th Dark Geese Highway 120/Highway 124; west on Street, then east on 305th Street/Bluff Highway 120/Highway 124 to Hill Road; Road to State Highway 19, then south to Zone G1: Big Horn, Converse, Hot south on Hill Road until Lairds Camp State Highway 50 and east to the Clay/ Springs, Natrona, Park, and Washakie Road; west on Lairds Camp Road until Counties. Union County Line; Aurora, Beadle, Willow Creek; west and south on Zone G1A: Goshen and Platte Willow Creek to Red Rock Road; west Brookings, Brown, Butte, Corson, Counties. Davison, Douglas, Edmunds, Faulk, on Red Rock Road until Meiss Lake Zone G2: Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Road/Old State Highway; north on Haakon, Hand, Hanson, Harding, Niobrara, Sheridan, and Weston Hutchinson, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Meiss Lake Road/Old State Highway to Counties. Highway 97; north on Highway 97 to the Kingsbury, Lake, McCook, McPherson, Zone G3: Albany and Laramie point of origin. Meade, Mellette, Miner, Moody, Oglala Counties; and that portion of Carbon Colorado River Zone: Those portions Lakota (formerly Shannon), Sanborn, County east of the Continental Divide. of San Bernardino, Riverside, and Zone G4: Fremont County excluding Spink, Todd, Turner, and Ziebach Imperial Counties east of a line from the those portions south or west of the Counties; and those portions of intersection of Highway 95 with the Continental Divide. Minnehaha and Lincoln Counties California-Nevada State line; south on outside of an area bounded by a line Pacific Flyway Highway 95 through the junction with beginning at the junction of the South Arizona Highway 40; south on Highway 95 to Dakota-Minnesota State line and Vidal Junction; south through the town Minnehaha County Highway 122 (254th Same zones as for ducks. of Rice to the San Bernardino-Riverside Street) west to its junction with California County line on a road known as Minnehaha County Highway 149 (464th ‘‘Aqueduct Road’’ also known as Avenue), south on Minnehaha County Northeastern Zone: That portion of Highway 62 in San Bernardino County; Highway 149 (464th Avenue) to California lying east and north of a line southwest on Highway 62 to Desert Hartford, then south on Minnehaha beginning at the intersection of Center Rice Road; south on Desert Interstate 5 with the California-Oregon County Highway 151 (463rd Avenue) to Center Rice Road/Highway 177 to the line; south along Interstate 5 to its State Highway 42, east on State town of Desert Center; east 31 miles on junction with Walters Lane south of the Highway 42 to State Highway 17, south Interstate 10 to its intersection with town of Yreka; west along Walters Lane on State Highway 17 to its junction with Wiley Well Road; south on Wiley Well to its junction with Easy Street; south Lincoln County Highway 116 (Klondike Road to Wiley Well; southeast on along Easy Street to the junction with Milpitas Wash Road to the Blythe, Road), and east on Lincoln County Old Highway 99; south along Old Highway 116 (Klondike Road) to the Brawley, Davis Lake intersections; south Highway 99 to the point of intersection on Blythe Ogilby Road also known as South Dakota-Iowa State line, then with Interstate 5 north of the town of north along the South Dakota-Iowa and County Highway 34 to its intersection Weed; south along Interstate 5 to its with Ogilby Road; south on Ogilby Road South Dakota-Minnesota border to the junction with Highway 89; east and junction of the South Dakota-Minnesota to its intersection with Interstate 8; east south along Highway 89 to main street 7 miles on Interstate 8 to its intersection State line and Minnehaha County Greenville; north and east to its junction Highway 122 (254th Street). with the Andrade-Algodones Road/ with North Valley Road; south to its Highway 186; south on Highway 186 to Regular Seasons junction of Diamond Mountain Road; its intersection with the U.S.-Mexico north and east to its junction with North border at Los Algodones, Mexico. Unit 1: Same as that for the Special Arm Road; south and west to the Southern Zone: That portion of Early Canada and Cackling Goose Unit. junction of North Valley Road; south to southern California (but excluding the Unit 2: All of South Dakota not the junction with Arlington Road (A22); Colorado River zone) south and east of included in Unit 1 and Unit 3. west to the junction of Highway 89; a line beginning at the mouth of the south and west to the junction of Santa Maria River at the Pacific Ocean; Unit 3: Bennett County. Highway 70; east on Highway 70 to east along the Santa Maria River to Texas Highway 395; south and east on where it crosses Highway 101–166 near Highway 395 to the point of intersection the City of Santa Maria; north on Northeast Goose Zone: That portion of with the California-Nevada State line; Highway 101–166; east on Highway 166 Texas lying east and north of a line north along the California-Nevada State to the junction with Highway 99; south beginning at the Texas-Oklahoma border line to the junction of the California- on Highway 99 to the junction of at U.S. 81, then continuing south to Nevada-Oregon State lines west along Interstate 5; south on Interstate 5 to the Bowie and then southeasterly along U.S. the California-Oregon State line to the crest of the Tehachapi Mountains at 81 and U.S. 287 to I–35W and I–35 to point of origin. Tejon Pass; east and north along the the juncture with I–10 in San Antonio, Klamath Basin Special Management crest of the Tehachapi Mountains to then east on I–10 to the Texas-Louisiana Area: Beginning at the intersection of where it intersects Highway 178 at border. Highway 161 and Highway 97; east on Walker Pass; east on Highway 178 to the Highway 161 to Hill Road; south on Hill junction of Highway 395 at the town of Southeast Goose Zone: That portion Road to N Dike Road West Side; east on Inyokern; south on Highway 395 to the of Texas lying east and south of a line N Dike Road West Side until the junction of Highway 58; east on beginning at the International Toll junction of the Lost River; north on N Highway 58 to the junction of Interstate Bridge at Laredo, then continuing north Dike Road West Side until the Volcanic 15; east on Interstate 15 to the junction following I–35 to the juncture with I–10 Legacy Scenic Byway; east on Volcanic with Highway 127; north on Highway in San Antonio, then easterly along I– Legacy Scenic Byway until N Dike Road 127 to the point of intersection with the 10 to the Texas-Louisiana border. East Side; south on the N Dike Road California-Nevada State line. West Goose Zone: The remainder of East Side; continue east on N Dike Road Imperial County Special Management the State. East Side to Highway 111; south on Area: The area bounded by a line

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beginning at Highway 86 and the Navy drainage; and Caribou County, except the Blackfoot Reservoir drainage; and Test Base Road; south on Highway 86 to that portion within the Fort Hall Indian Caribou County except within the Fort the town of Westmoreland; continue Reservation. Hall Indian Reservation. through the town of Westmoreland to Zone 5: Valley County. Zone 6: Valley County. Route S26; east on Route S26 to White-Fronted Geese Nevada Highway 115; north on Highway 115 to Weist Road; north on Weist Road to Zone 1: All lands and waters within Same zones as for ducks. the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Flowing Wells Road; northeast on New Mexico (Pacific Flyway Portion) Flowing Wells Road to the Coachella including private in-holdings; Bannock Canal; northwest on the Coachella Canal County; Bingham County except that North Zone: The Pacific Flyway to Drop 18; a straight line from Drop 18 portion within the Blackfoot Reservoir portion of New Mexico located north of to Frink Road; south on Frink Road to drainage; Caribou County within the I–40. Highway 111; north on Highway 111 to Fort Hall Indian Reservation; and Power South Zone: The Pacific Flyway Niland Marina Road; southwest on County east of State Highway 37 and portion of New Mexico located south of Niland Marina Road to the old Imperial State Highway 39. I–40. County boat ramp and the water line of Zone 2: Bear Lake, Bonneville, Butte, Oregon the Salton Sea; from the water line of Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, and the Salton Sea, a straight line across the Teton Counties; Bingham County within Northwest Permit Zone: Benton, Salton Sea to the Salinity Control the Blackfoot Reservoir drainage; and Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Lane, Research Facility and the Navy Test Caribou County except within the Fort Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Base Road; southwest on the Navy Test Hall Indian Reservation. Polk, Tillamook, Washington, and Base Road to the point of beginning. Zone 3: Adams, Benewah, Blaine, Yamhill Counties. Balance of State Zone: The remainder Bonner, Boundary, Camas, Clearwater, Tillamook County Management Area: of California not included in the Custer, Franklin, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, That portion of Tillamook County Northeastern, Colorado River, and Lemhi, Lewis, Nez Perce, Oneida, and beginning at the point where Old Woods Southern Zones. Shoshone Counties; and Power County Road crosses the south shores of Horn North Coast Special Management west of State Highway 37 and State Creek, north on Old Woods Road to Area: Del Norte and Humboldt Highway 39. Sand Lake Road at Woods, north on Counties. Zone 4: Ada, Boise, Canyon, Cassia, Sand Lake Road to the intersection with Sacramento Valley Special Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, McPhillips Drive, due west (∼200 yards) Management Area: That area bounded Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, from the intersection to the Pacific by a line beginning at Willows south on and Washington Counties. coastline, south along the Pacific I–5 to Hahn Road; easterly on Hahn Zone 5: Valley County. coastline to a point due west of the Road and the Grimes-Arbuckle Road to western end of Pacific Avenue in Pacific Grimes; northerly on CA 45 to the Light Geese City, east from this point (∼250 yards) to junction with CA 162; northerly on CA Zone 1: All lands and waters within Pacific Avenue, east on Pacific Avenue 45/162 to Glenn; and westerly on CA the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, to Brooten Road, south and then east on 162 to the point of beginning in including private in-holdings; Bannock Brooten Road to Highway 101, north on Willows. County; Bingham County east of the Highway 101 to Resort Drive, north on west bank of the Snake River, west of Resort Drive to a point due west of the Colorado (Pacific Flyway Portion) the McTucker boat ramp access road, south shores of Horn Creek at its Same zones as for ducks. and east of the American Falls Reservoir confluence with the Nestucca River, due ∼ Idaho bluff, except that portion within the east ( 80 yards) across the Nestucca Blackfoot Reservoir drainage; Caribou River to the south shores of Horn Creek, Canada and Cackling Geese and Brant County within the Fort Hall Indian east along the south shores of Horn Zone 1: All lands and waters within Reservation; and Power County below Creek to the point of beginning. the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, the American Falls Reservoir bluff, and Southwest Zone: Those portions of including private in-holdings; Bannock within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. Douglas, Coos, and Curry Counties east County; Bingham County, except that Zone 2: Franklin and Oneida of Highway 101, and Josephine and portion within the Blackfoot Reservoir Counties; Bingham County west of the Jackson Counties. drainage; Caribou County within the west bank of the Snake River, east of the South Coast Zone: Those portions of Fort Hall Indian Reservation; and Power McTucker boat ramp access road, and Douglas, Coos, and Curry Counties west County east of State Highway 37 and west of the American Falls Reservoir of Highway 101. State Highway 39. bluff; Power County, except below the Eastern Zone: Baker, Crook, Zone 2: Bonneville, Butte, Clark, American Falls Reservoir bluff and Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, and Teton those lands and waters within the Fort Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Union, Counties. Hall Indian Reservation. Wallowa, and Wheeler Counties. Zone 3: Ada, Adams, Benewah, Zone 3: Ada, Boise, Canyon, Cassia, Mid-Columbia Zone: Gilliam, Hood Blaine, Boise, Bonner, Boundary, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, River, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, and Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Clearwater, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, Wasco Counties. Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Gem, Gooding, and Washington Counties. Utah Idaho, Jerome, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Zone 4: Adams, Benewah, Blaine, Lewis, Lincoln, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Bonner, Boundary, Camas, Clearwater, East Box Elder County Zone: Oneida, Owyhee, Payette, Shoshone, Custer, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Boundary begins at the intersection of Twin Falls, and Washington Counties; Lewis, Nez Perce, and Shoshone the eastern boundary of Public Shooting and Power County west of State Counties. Grounds Waterfowl Management Area Highway 37 and State Highway 39. Zone 5: Bear Lake, Bonneville, Butte, and SR–83 (Promontory Road); east Zone 4: Bear Lake County; Bingham Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, and along SR–83 to I–15; south on I–15 to County within the Blackfoot Reservoir Teton Counties; Bingham County within the Perry access road; southwest along

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this road to the Bear River Bird Refuge Area 5: All areas east of the Pacific Doves boundary; west, north, and then east Crest Trail and east of the Big White Alabama along the refuge boundary until it Salmon River that are not included in intersects the Public Shooting Grounds Area 4. South Zone: Baldwin, Coffee, Waterfowl Management Area boundary; Covington, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Brant east and north along the Public Shooting Henry, Houston, and Mobile Counties. Grounds Waterfowl Management Area Pacific Flyway North Zone: Remainder of the State. boundary to SR–83. California Florida Wasatch Front Zone: Boundary begins at the Weber-Box Elder County line at Northern Zone: Del Norte, Humboldt, Northwest Zone: The Counties of Bay, I–15; east along Weber County line to and Mendocino Counties. Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, U.S.–89; south on U.S.–89 to I–84; east Balance of State Zone: The remainder Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, and south on I–84 to I–80; south on I– of the State not included in the Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, 80 to U.S.–189; south and west on U.S.– Northern Zone. Washington, Leon (except that portion north of U.S. 27 and east of State Road 189 to the Utah County line; southeast Washington and then west along this line to the 155), Jefferson (south of U.S. 27, west of Tooele County line; north along the Puget Sound Zone: Clallam, Skagit, State Road 59 and north of U.S. 98), and Tooele County line to I–80; east on I– and Whatcom Counties. Wakulla (except that portion south of 80 to Exit 99; north from Exit 99 along Coastal Zone: Pacific County. U.S. 98 and east of the St. Marks River). a direct line to the southern tip of South Zone: The remainder of the Swans Promontory Point and Promontory State. Road; east and north along this road to Central Flyway Louisiana the causeway separating Bear River Bay South Dakota from Ogden Bay; east on this causeway North Zone: That portion of the State to the southwest corner of Great Salt Open Area: Aurora, Beadle, north of a line extending east from the Lake Mineral Corporations (GSLMC) Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Texas border along State Highway 12 to west impoundment; north and east Campbell, Clark, Codington, Davison, U.S. Highway 190, east along U.S. along GSLMC’s west impoundment to Day, Deuel, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Highway 190 to Interstate Highway 12, the northwest corner of the Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Hughes, Hyde, east along Interstate Highway 12 to impoundment; north from this point Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, Marshall, Interstate Highway 10, then east along along a direct line to the southern McCook, McPherson, Miner, Interstate Highway 10 to the Mississippi boundary of Bear River Migratory Bird Minnehaha, Moody, Potter, Roberts, border. South Zone: The remainder of the Refuge; east along this southern Sanborn, Spink, Sully, and Walworth State. boundary to the Perry access road; Counties. northeast along this road to I–15; south Pacific Flyway Mississippi along I–15 to the Weber-Box Elder Idaho North Zone: That portion of the State County line. north and west of a line extending west Southern Zone: Boundary includes Open Area: Benewah, Bonner, from the Alabama State line along U.S. Beaver, Carbon, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Boundary, and Kootenai Counties. Highway 84 to its junction with State Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, San Montana (Pacific Flyway Portion) Highway 35, then south along State Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Washington, and Highway 35 to the Louisiana State line. Wayne Counties, and that part of Tooele Open Area: Cascade, Chouteau, Hill, South Zone: The remainder of County south of I–80. Liberty, and Toole Counties and those Mississippi. Northern Zone: The remainder of portions of Pondera and Teton Counties Utah not included in the East Box Elder lying east of U.S. 287–89. Oregon County, Wasatch Front, and Southern Nevada Zone 1: Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Zones. Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Washington Open Area: Churchill, Lyon, and Gilliam, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Pershing Counties. Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Morrow, Area 1: Skagit and Whatcom Utah Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Counties, and that portion of Umatilla, Wasco, Washington, and Snohomish County west of Interstate 5. Open Area: Those portions of Box Yamhill Counties. Area 2 Inland (Southwest Permit Elder, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, and Zone 2: The remainder of Oregon not Zone): Clark, Cowlitz, and Wahkiakum Toole Counties lying west of I–15, north included in Zone 1. Counties, and that portion of Grays of I–80, and south of a line beginning Harbor County east of Highway 101. from the Forest Street exit to the Bear Texas Area 2 Coastal (Southwest Permit River National Wildlife Refuge North Zone: That portion of the State Zone): Pacific County and that portion boundary; then north and west along the north of a line beginning at the of Grays Harbor County west of Bear River National Wildlife Refuge International Bridge south of Fort Highway 101. boundary to the farthest west boundary Hancock; north along FM 1088 to TX 20; Area 3: All areas west of the Pacific of the Refuge; then west along a line to west along TX 20 to TX 148; north along Crest Trail and west of the Big White Promontory Road; then north on TX 148 to I–10 at Fort Hancock; east Salmon River that are not included in Promontory Road to the intersection of along I–10 to I–20; northeast along I–20 Areas 1, 2 Coastal, and 2 Inland. SR 83; then north on SR 83 to I–84; then to I–30 at Fort Worth; northeast along I– Area 4: Adams, Benton, Chelan, north and west on I–84 to State Hwy 30; 30 to the Texas-Arkansas State line. Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, then west on State Hwy 30 to the Central Zone: That portion of the Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane, and Walla Nevada-Utah State line; then south on State lying between the North and South Walla Counties. the Nevada-Utah State line to I–80. Zones.

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South Zone: That portion of the State U.S. Highway 2 to State Trunk Highway Special Season Open Areas south and west of a line beginning at the (STH) 32, north along STH 32 to STH Middle Rio Grande Valley Area: The International Bridge south of Del Rio, 92, east along STH 92 to County State Central Flyway portion of New Mexico proceeding east on U.S. 90 to State Loop Aid Highway (CSAH) 2 in Polk County, in Socorro and Valencia Counties. 1604 west of San Antonio; then south, north along CSAH 2 to CSAH 27 in Estancia Valley Area: Those portions east, and north along Loop 1604 to I–10 Pennington County, north along CSAH of Santa Fe, Torrance, and Bernallilo east of San Antonio; then east on I–10 27 to STH 1, east along STH 1 to CSAH Counties within an area bounded on the to Orange, Texas. 28 in Pennington County, north along west by New Mexico Highway 55 Special White-winged Dove Area: CSAH 28 to CSAH 54 in Marshall beginning at Mountainair north to NM Same as the South Zone. County, north along CSAH 54 to CSAH 337, north to NM 14, north to I–25; on 9 in Roseau County, north along CSAH New Mexico the north by I–25 east to U.S. 285; on 9 to STH 11, west along STH 11 to STH the east by U.S. 285 south to U.S. 60; North Zone: That portion of the State 310, and north along STH 310 to the and on the south by U.S. 60 from U.S. north of a line following I–40 from the Manitoba border. 285 west to NM 55 in Mountainair. Arizona border east to U.S. Hwy 54 at Tennessee Southwest Zone: Area bounded on the Tucumcari and U.S. Hwy 54 at south by the New Mexico-Mexico Tucumcari east to the Texas border. Southeast Crane Zone: That portion of border; on the west by the New Mexico- South Zone: The remainder of the the State south of Interstate 40 and east Arizona border north to Interstate 10; on State not included in the North Zone. of State Highway 56. the north by Interstate 10 east to U.S. Band-Tailed Pigeons Remainder of State: That portion of 180, north to NM 26, east to NM 27, Tennessee outside of the Southeast north to NM 152, and east to Interstate California Crane Zone. 25; on the east by Interstate 25 south to Interstate 10, west to the Luna County North Zone: Alpine, Butte, Del Norte, Central Flyway Glenn, Humboldt, Lassen, Mendocino, line, and south to the New Mexico- Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Colorado Mexico border. Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties. Open Area: The Central Flyway North Dakota South Zone: The remainder of the portion of the State except the San Luis State not included in the North Zone. Area 1: That portion of the State west Valley (Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, of U.S. 281. New Mexico Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, and Area 2: That portion of the State east Saguache Counties east of the North Zone: That portion of the State of U.S. 281. Continental Divide) and North Park north and east of a line following U.S. (Jackson County). Oklahoma 60 from the Arizona border east to I–25 Open Area: That portion of the State at Socorro and I–25 at Socorro south to Kansas west of I–35. the Texas border. South Zone: The remainder of the Central Zone: That portion of the South Dakota State not included in the North Zone. State within an area bounded by a line beginning where I–35 crosses the Open Area: That portion of the State Washington Kansas-Oklahoma border, then north on lying west of a line beginning at the South Dakota-North Dakota border and Western Washington: The State of I–35 to Wichita, then north on I–135 to Salina, then north on U.S. 81 to the State Highway 25, south on State Washington excluding those portions Highway 25 to its junction with State lying east of the Pacific Crest Trail and Nebraska border, then west along the Kansas/Nebraska border to its Highway 34, east on State Highway 34 east of the Big White Salmon River in to its junction with U.S. Highway 81, Klickitat County. intersection with Hwy 283, then south on Hwy 283 to the intersection with then south on U.S. Highway 81 to the American Woodcock Hwy 18/24, then east along Hwy 18 to South Dakota-Nebraska border. New Jersey Hwy 183, then south on Hwy 183 to Texas Route 1, then south on Route 1 to the Zone A: That portion of Texas lying North Zone: That portion of the State Oklahoma border, then east along the west of a line beginning at the north of NJ 70. Kansas/Oklahoma border to where it international toll bridge at Laredo, then South Zone: The remainder of the crosses I–35. State. northeast along U.S. Highway 81 to its West Zone: That portion of the State junction with Interstate Highway 35 in Sandhill Cranes west of the western boundary of the Laredo, then north along Interstate Central Zone. Mississippi Flyway Highway 35 to its junction with Montana Interstate Highway 10 in San Antonio, Alabama then northwest along Interstate Highway Open Area: That area north of Regular Season Open Area: The 10 to its junction with U.S. Highway 83 Interstate 20 from the Georgia State line Central Flyway portion of the State at Junction, then north along U.S. to the interchange with Interstate 65, except for that area south and west of Highway 83 to its junction with U.S. then east of Interstate 65 to the Interstate 90, which is closed to sandhill Highway 62, 16 miles north of interchange with Interstate 22, then crane hunting. Childress, then east along U.S. Highway north of Interstate 22 to the Mississippi Special Season Open Area: Carbon 62 to the Texas-Oklahoma State line. State line. County. Zone B: That portion of Texas lying New Mexico within boundaries beginning at the Minnesota junction of U.S. Highway 81 and the Northwest Zone: That portion of the Regular-Season Open Area: Chaves, Texas-Oklahoma State line, then State encompassed by a line extending Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Lea, Quay, and southeast along U.S. Highway 81 to its east from the North Dakota border along Roosevelt Counties. junction with U.S. Highway 287 in

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Montague County, then southeast along Channel, then south and east along the Zone 3: Beginning on I–10 at the New U.S. Highway 287 to its junction with Lavaca Bay Ship Channel to the Gulf of Mexico State line; westerly on I–10 to Interstate Highway 35W in Fort Worth, Mexico, and then south and west along the Bowie-Apache Pass Road; southerly then southwest along Interstate the shore of the Gulf of Mexico to the on the Bowie-Apache Pass Road to AZ Highway 35 to its junction with Kleberg-Nueces County line. Hwy 186; southeast on AZ Hwy 186 to Interstate Highway 10 in San Antonio, Wyoming AZ Hwy 181; south on AZ Hwy 181 to then northwest along Interstate Highway the West Turkey Creek-Kuykendall 10 to its junction with U.S. Highway 83 Area 7: Campbell, Converse, Crook, cutoff road; southerly on the Kuykendall in the town of Junction, then north Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara, Platte, and cutoff road to Rucker Canyon Road; along U.S. Highway 83 to its junction Weston Counties. easterly on the Rucker Canyon Road to with U.S. Highway 62, 16 miles north of Area 4: All lands within the Bureau Tex Canyon Road; southerly on Tex Childress, then east along U.S. Highway of Reclamation’s Riverton and Boysen Canyon Road to U.S. Hwy 80; northeast 62 to the Texas-Oklahoma State line, Unit boundaries; those lands within on U.S. Hwy 80 to the New Mexico then south along the Texas-Oklahoma Boysen State Park south of Cottonwood State line; north along the State line to State line to the south bank of the Red Creek, west of Boysen Reservoir, and I–10. River, then eastward along the south of U.S. Highway 20–26; and all vegetation line on the south bank of the non-Indian owned fee title lands within Idaho Red River to U.S. Highway 81. the exterior boundaries of the Wind Area 1: All of Bear Lake County and Zone C: The remainder of the State, River Reservation, excluding those all of Caribou County except that except for the closed areas. lands within Hot Springs County. portion lying within the Grays Lake Closed areas: Area 6: Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, Basin. A. That portion of the State lying east and Washakie Counties. Area 2: All of Teton County except and north of a line beginning at the Area 8: Johnson, Natrona, and that portion lying west of State Highway junction of U.S. Highway 81 and the Sheridan Counties. 33 and south of Packsaddle Road (West Texas-Oklahoma State line, then Pacific Flyway 400 North) and north of the North southeast along U.S. Highway 81 to its Cedron Road (West 600 South) and east Arizona junction with U.S. Highway 287 in of the west bank of the Teton River. Montague County, then southeast along Zone 1: Beginning at the junction of Area 3: All of Fremont County except U.S. Highway 287 to its junction with I– the New Mexico State line and U.S. the Chester Wetlands Wildlife 35W in Fort Worth, then southwest Hwy 80; south along the State line to the Management Area. along I–35 to its junction with U.S. U.S.-Mexico border; west along the Area 4: All of Jefferson County. Highway 290 East in Austin, then east border to the San Pedro River; north Area 5: All of Bannock County east of along U.S. Highway 290 to its junction along the San Pedro River to the Interstate 15 and south of U.S. Highway with Interstate Loop 610 in Harris junction with Arizona Hwy 77; 30; and all of Franklin County. County, then south and east along northerly along Arizona Hwy 77 to the Area 6: That portion of Oneida Interstate Loop 610 to its junction with Gila River; northeast along the Gila County within the boundary beginning Interstate Highway 45 in Houston, then River to the San Carlos Indian at the intersection of the Idaho-Utah south on Interstate Highway 45 to State Reservation boundary; south then east border and Old Highway 191, then Highway 342, then to the shore of the and north along the reservation north on Old Highway 191 to 1500 S, Gulf of Mexico, and then north and east boundary to U.S. Hwy 70; southeast on then west on 1500 S to Highway 38, along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico to U.S. Hwy 70 to U.S. Hwy 191; south on then west on Highway 38 to 5400 W, the Texas-Louisiana State line. U.S. Hwy 191 to the 352 exit on I–10; then south on 5400 W to Pocatello B. That portion of the State lying east on I–10 to Bowie-Apache Pass Valley Road, then west and south on within the boundaries of a line Road; southerly on the Bowie-Apache Pocatello Valley Road to 10000 W, then beginning at the Kleberg-Nueces County Pass Road to Arizona Hwy 186; south on 10000 W to the Idaho-Utah line and the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, southeasterly on Arizona Hwy 186 to border, then east along the Idaho-Utah then west along the County line to Park Arizona Hwy 181; south on Arizona border to the beginning point. Road 22 in Nueces County, then north Hwy 181 to the West Turkey Creek- and west along Park Road 22 to its Kuykendall cutoff road; southerly on the Montana junction with State Highway 358 in Kuykendall cutoff road to Rucker Zone 1: Those portions of Deer Lodge Corpus Christi, then west and north Canyon Road; easterly on Rucker County lying within the following along State Highway 358 to its junction Canyon Road to the Tex Canyon Road; described boundary: beginning at the with State Highway 286, then north southerly on Tex Canyon Road to U.S. intersection of I–90 and Highway 273, along State Highway 286 to its junction Hwy 80; northeast on U.S. Hwy 80 to then westerly along Highway 273 to the with Interstate Highway 37, then east the New Mexico State line. junction of Highway 1, then southeast along Interstate Highway 37 to its Zone 2: Beginning at I–10 and the along said highway to Highway 275 at junction with U.S. Highway 181, then New Mexico State line; north along the Opportunity, then east along said north and west along U.S. Highway 181 State line to Arizona Hwy 78; southwest highway to East Side County road, then to its junction with U.S. Highway 77 in on Arizona Hwy 78 to U.S. Hwy 191; north along said road to Perkins Lane, Sinton, then north and east along U.S. northwest on U.S. Hwy 191 to Clifton; then west on said lane to I–90, then Highway 77 to its junction with U.S. westerly on the Lower Eagle Creek Road north on said interstate to the junction Highway 87 in Victoria, then south and (Pump Station Road) to Eagle Creek; of Highway 273, the point of beginning. east along U.S. Highway 87 to its northerly along Eagle Creek to the San Except for sections 13 and 24, T5N, junction with State Highway 35 at Port Carlos Indian Reservation boundary; R10W; and Warm Springs Pond number Lavaca, then north and east along State southerly and west along the reservation 3. Highway 35 to the south end of the boundary to U.S. Hwy 70; southeast on Zone 2: That portion of the Pacific Lavaca Bay Causeway, then south and U.S. Hwy 70 to U.S. Hwy 191; south on Flyway, located in Powell County lying east along the shore of Lavaca Bay to its U.S. Hwy 191 to I–10; easterly on I–10 within the following described junction with the Port Lavaca Ship to the New Mexico State line. boundary: beginning at the junction of

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State Routes 141 and 200, then west Southeast Zone: State Game List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 20 along Route 200 to its intersection with Management Units 1–4. Hunting, Reporting and recordkeeping the Blackfoot River at Russell Gates Pribilof and Aleutian Islands Zone: requirements, Wildlife Fishing Access Site (Powell-Missoula State Game Management Unit 10 (except County line), then southeast along said Unimak Island). Shannon A. Estenoz, river to its intersection with the Kodiak Zone: State Game Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish Ovando-Helmville Road (County Road Management Unit 8. and Wildlife and Parks, Exercising the 104) at Cedar Meadows Fishing Access Delegated Authority of the Assistant Secretary Site, then south and east along said road All Migratory Game Birds in the Virgin for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. to its junction with State Route 141, Islands Regulation Promulgation then north along said route to its Ruth Cay Closure Area: The island of Accordingly, we amend part 20, junction with State Route 200, the point Ruth Cay, just south of St. Croix. of beginning. subpart N of title 50 of the Code of Zone 3: Beaverhead, Gallatin, All Migratory Game Birds in Puerto Federal Regulations as follows: Rico Jefferson, and Madison Counties. PART 20—MIGRATORY BIRD Zone 4: Broadwater County. Municipality of Culebra Closure Area: HUNTING Zone 5: Cascade and Teton Counties. All of the municipality of Culebra. ■ Utah Desecheo Island Closure Area: All of 1. The authority citation for part 20 Desecheo Island. continues to read as follows: Cache County: Cache County. East Box Elder County: That portion Mona Island Closure Area: All of Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 742 a–j. of Box Elder County beginning on the Mona Island. ■ Utah-Idaho State line at the Box Elder- El Verde Closure Area: Those areas of 2. In § 20.153, revise paragraph (a) to Cache County line; west on the State the municipalities of Rio Grande and read as follows: Loiza delineated as follows: (1) All line to the Pocatello Valley County § 20.153 Regulations committee. Road; south on the Pocatello Valley lands between Routes 956 on the west (a) Notice of meetings. Notice of each County Road to I–15; southeast on I–15 and 186 on the east, from Route 3 on the meeting of the Regulations Committee to to SR–83; south on SR–83 to Lamp north to the juncture of Routes 956 and be attended by any person outside the Junction; west and south on the 186 (Km 13.2) in the south; (2) all lands Department of the Interior will be Promontory Point County Road to the between Routes 186 and 966 from the published in the Federal Register or tip of Promontory Point; south from juncture of 186 and 966 on the north, to online on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Promontory Point to the Box Elder- the Caribbean National Forest Boundary Service’s Migratory Bird Program Weber County line; east on the Box on the south; (3) all lands lying west of website at least 2 weeks before the Elder-Weber County line to the Box Route 186 for 1 kilometer from the meeting. The notice will state the time, Elder-Cache County line; north on the juncture of Routes 186 and 956 south to place, and general subject(s) of the Box Elder-Cache County line to the Km 6 on Route 186; (4) all lands within meeting, as well as the extent of public Utah-Idaho State line. Km 14 and Km 6 on the west and the involvement. Rich County: Rich County. Caribbean National Forest Boundary on Uintah Basin: Uintah and Duchesne the east; and (5) all lands within the * * * * * Counties. Caribbean National Forest Boundary ■ 3. In § 20.154, revise paragraph (a) to whether private or public. read as follows: Wyoming Cidra Municipality and adjacent § 20.154 Flyway Councils. Area 1: All of the Bear River and areas: All of Cidra Municipality and Ham’s Fork River drainages in Lincoln portions of Aguas Buenas, Caguas, (a) Notice of meetings. Notice of each County. Cayey, and Comerio Municipalities as meeting of a Flyway Council to be Area 2: All of the Salt River drainage encompassed within the following attended by any official of the in Lincoln County south of the McCoy boundary: Beginning on Highway 172 as Department of the Interior will be Creek Road. it leaves the municipality of Cidra on published in the Federal Register or Area 3: All lands within the Bureau the west edge, north to Highway 156, online on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife of Reclamation’s Eden Project in east on Highway 156 to Highway 1, Service’s Migratory Bird Program Sweetwater County. south on Highway 1 to Highway 765, website at least 2 weeks before the Area 5: Uinta County. south on Highway 765 to Highway 763, meeting or as soon as practicable after south on Highway 763 to the Rio the Department of the Interior learns of All Migratory Game Birds in Alaska Guavate, west along Rio Guavate to the meeting. The notice will state the North Zone: State Game Management Highway 1, southwest on Highway 1 to time, place, and general subject(s) of the Units 11–13 and 17–26. Highway 14, west on Highway 14 to meeting. Gulf Coast Zone: State Game Highway 729, north on Highway 729 to * * * * * Management Units 5–7, 9, 14–16, and Cidra Municipality boundary to the [FR Doc. 2021–15084 Filed 7–15–21; 8:45 am] 10 (Unimak Island only). point of the beginning. BILLING CODE 4333–15–P

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